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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Keeping Track.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Kevin Sweeney.
(b) Maxine Greene.
(c) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(d) Hannah Arendt.

2. Ayers stated that ________________________ is more dogmatic and insistent than any religion or political ideology.
(a) Choosing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Learning.
(d) Common sense.

3. According to Ayers, what are tests surrounded by?
(a) Stereotyping.
(b) Untrue statements.
(c) Extreme colored borders.
(d) Rituals.

4. What is an important window into a child and an essential part of any bridge's blueprint suggested by Ayers?
(a) Culture.
(b) Family.
(c) Values.
(d) Customs.

5. Which score from a sample group was the norm as suggested by Ayers?
(a) The highest score.
(b) The middle score.
(c) The lowest score.
(d) The middle score divided by 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayers, what consumes millions and millions of education dollars?

2. Who was the subject used in a study by Davide Carroll?

3. Who argued that standardized achievement tests are problematic due to their "exaggerated importance"?

4. What does Ayers say lesson plans typically begin with?

5. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?

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