Chapter 1 –Education and the Leaner: 21st Century Challenges, International Contexts
and Educational Developments in Singapore
1. One of the following is not a reason cited for asking for change in the current US
education system:
a) Poor performance of students in international achievement tests
b) Repetition of similar content at several different grades
c) Narrow focus on content knowledge in teacher education
d) Poor basic skills in younger children
ANS: d
2. “No Child Left Behind” Act in 2001 entails which of the following?
a) By enacting a system of annual assessments for measuring student progress, the
act aims to improve the quality of education offered in the United States and
consequently, student achievement.
b) Policies suggest that good schools with high standards are important as a means of
maintaining national security and preserving democracy.
c) Allowing students to undertake vocational and occupational training while
attending school.
d) Both a & b
ANS: d
3. National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies (1998) in the United Kingdom aimed
a) at tackling poor literacy and numeracy; the strategies required all primary schools
to allocate part of the daily curriculum to teaching literacy and numeracy
b) at attacking the poor performers at tertiary level of education
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
ANS: a
4. Which of the following is a reason for considering the need for reforming the
Japanese Education system?
a) Poor literacy
b) Educational crisis brought about by educational credentialism, severe academic
competition, increasing school disorder, and no creativity
c) No competitiveness among tertiary level students.
d) Poor training of teachers and bad performers
ANS: b
,5. The main emphasis in the Finnish education system of programmes has been:
a) following a foreign model.
b) stressing occupational and vocational training.
c) learning by doing and community orientation.
d) preliminary evaluation of the existing education system.
ANS: c
6. The Law of Compulsory Education (1986) in China aimed at
a) giving importance to developing basic education by investing a great deal of
financial and human resources to universalize education.
b) reforming the curricular system.
c) preliminary evaluation of the existing education system.
d) None of the above.
ANS: a
7. PERI is the acronym for
a) Primary Education and Research Incentive.
b) Primary Education Reassess and Implementation.
c) Primary Education Review and Implementation.
d) Primary Educator Reassessment & Implementation.
ANS: c
8. Which of the following is true for the US education system?
a) Emphasis on the individual, a free society, and democracy
b) The school plays an important role in training individuals to live in a democratic
society
c) Centralised by the state
d) All the above
ANS: d
9. Which of the following is not true for the UK education system?
a) Education in the United Kingdom is divided into three phases: primary, secondary,
and higher education.
b) The most important assessment is the General Certificate of Secondary Education
(GCSE).
c) The marks on the GCSE provide an option to continue to higher education.
d) A government-run school is a “state school” and not a “public school” (as referred in
the United States).
ANS: a
10. In British usage, a “public school” is
a) a school not financed by the state.
b) seen as a prestigious school with a rich history.
c) usually financed by a private charitable trust.
, d) All of the above
ANS: d
11. The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies (1998) aimed
a) at funding the public schools.
b) at tackling poor literacy and numeracy.
c) to allocate part of the daily curriculum in private schools to teaching literacy and
numeracy.
d) Both b and c
ANS: d
12. The education system in Canada is
a) is similar to that of the United States.
b) is similar to that of Singapore.
c) is similar to that of Malaysia.
d) None of the above
ANS: a
13. Reforms in Korea aim to
a) provide tools for everyone.
b) have a more student-centered approach.
c) further building the teachers training programme.
d) All the above
ANS: d
14. The biggest challenge for China is
a) to improve the overall quality of education.
b) decreasing disparity in education between the rural & urban areas, and the rich
and poor regions.
c) strengthening funding for foreign students.
d) Both a and b
ANS: d
15. An individual schooled in Singapore is expected to
a) have confidence.
b) be able to ask questions.
c) Both a and b
d) Only a
ANS: c
16. _________ constantly reviews and updates the curriculum and professional
development programs for teachers to ensure that the teacher education stays relevant
and responsive.
a) National University of Singapore (NUS)
b) Singapore Management University (SMU)
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