BUSI 411 Quiz Service Agreements https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/busi-411-quiz-service-agreements/ BUSI 411 Quiz: Service Agreements & Managing Projects 1. Ann Chovies, owner of the Perfect Pasta Pizza Parlor, uses 20 pounds of pepperoni each day in preparing pizzas. Order costs for pepperoni are $10.00 per order, and carrying costs are 4 cents per pound per day. Lead time for each order is three days, and the pepperoni itself costs $3.00 per pound. At what point should she reorder pepperoni? 2. The manager of the Quick Stop Corner Convenience Store (which never closes) sells four cases of Stein beer each day. Order costs are $8.00 per order, and Stein beer costs $.80 per six-pack (each case of Stein beer contains four six-packs). Orders arrive three days from the time they are placed. Daily holding costs are equal to 5 percent of the cost of the beer. 3. A cycle count program will usually require that A items be counted: 4. The materials manager for a billiard ball maker must periodically place orders for resin, one of the raw materials used in producing billiard balls. She knows that manufacturing uses resin at a rate of 50 kilograms each day, and that it costs $.04 per day to carry a kilogram of resin in inventory. She also knows that the order costs for resin are $100 per order, and that the lead time for delivery is four days. If the order size was 1,000 kilograms of resin, what would be the average daily total inventory costs, EXCLUDING the cost of the resin? 5. Which of these products would be most apt to involve the use of a single-period model? 6. Which of the following is not characteristic of preventive maintenance in lean systems? 7. The approaches used in lean systems to deal with quality include: 8. Which of the following would not contribute to making services more lean? 9. In the lean philosophy, the ideal lot size is: 10. Previously, management calculated the number of kanban cards allowed by using a value of 1.3 for X. Assuming nothing else (e.g., usage rates, container capacities, etc.), which of the following values for X would indicate management’s belief that the system has become more efficient? 11. Our organization can obtain visibility to potential trading partners on the Internet by using: 12. Vendor analysis is the examination of the _________ of purchased materials. 13. The purchasing cycle begins with: 14. Examination of the sources of supply for purchased parts or materials in order to improve performance is called: 15. Which of the following is not a goal of supply chain management? 16. In a task assignment situation, in how many different ways can five jobs be assigned to five machines if each job must be assigned to each machine and each machine must be assigned one job? 17. A work center can be a: 18. A major difference between manufacturing and service systems in terms of scheduling is: 19. The following table contains information about five jobs waiting to be processed at work center number three. 20. Scheduling in service systems often takes the form of: 21. In the A-B-C approach, C items typically represent about 15 percent of the number of items, but 60 percent of the dollar usage. 22. Some firms have structured their procurement function to include both centralized and decentralized purchasing. 23. The goal of supply chain management is to synchronize supply and demand of all of the organizations that are part of the chain. 24. Flow-shop scheduling is used in high-volume systems. 25. The SPT priority rule always results in the lowest average completion time.
BUSI 411 Quiz Defining Services https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/busi-411-quiz-defining-services/ BUSI 411 Quiz: Defining Services & New Service Development 1. Operations and sales are the two ________ functions in businesses. 2. Buying goods or services instead of producing or providing them in-house is called: 3. Product design and process selection are examples of _______ decisions. 4. Which is not an area of significant difference between manufacturing and service operations? 5. Which of the following statements about variation is false? 6. Which of the following is not a reason for poor performance of our organization in the marketplace? 7. Which of the following is least likely to affect the cost an organization incurs in producing its products or services? 8. A firm pursuing a strategy based on customization and variety will tend to structure and manage its supply chain to accommodate more _____________ than a firm pursuing a strategy based on low cost and high volume. 9. For an organization to grow its market share, it must: 10. In an assembly operation at a furniture factory, six employees assembled an average of 450 standard dining chairs per five-day week. What is the labor productivity of this operation? 11. Which of the following would be an advantage of using a sales force composite to develop a demand forecast? 12. Which of the following possible values of alpha would cause exponential smoothing to respond the most quickly to forecast errors? 13. The business analyst for Video Sales, Inc. wants to forecast this year’s demand for DVD decoders based on the following historical data: What is the forecast for this year using exponential smoothing with alpha = .4, if the forecast for two years ago was 750? 14. Detecting nonrandomness in errors can be done using: 15. Forecasting techniques generally assume: 16. The term “degrees of newness” is associated with: 17. Which of the following is not true about remanufacturing? 18. Mobile phones have evolved from devices intended to place and receive phone calls into handheld multimedia communications devices, but in the eyes of some customers these new features make the phones less desirable. This is an example of: 19. Which of the following questions is least appropriate during value analysis? 20. The research and development activity which starts after positive research results are available and attempts to turn these results into useful commercial applications is: 21. Goods-producing organizations are not involved in service activities. 22. There are very few pure goods or pure services, so most companies sell product packages which combine goods and services. Therefore, most production systems involve a blend of goods and services. 23. Strategy includes both organizational and functional strategies. 24. Exponential smoothing adds a percentage (called alpha) of the last period’s forecast to estimate the next period’s demand. 25. Quality function deployment is a structured approach that guarantees that the highest- quality product or service will be designed. 26. Delayed differentiation and modular design are tactics for mass customization.
HSCO 502 Quiz Young Adulthood https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/hsco-502-quiz-young-adulthood/ HSCO 502 Quiz: Young Adulthood to Late Adulthood Module 6: Week 6 — Module 8: Week 8 1. What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in middle adulthood? 2. High concentrations of ______________ secreted by cells of the immune system are related to maladaptive inflammation. 3. Based upon research about marital relationships conducted by Gottman, what feature of a relationship best predicts the demise of a relationship? 4. Petersen and Steward found that the characteristics related to high levels of generativity in adolescents and young adults are: 5. In Super’s developmental approach to career satisfaction, he argues that an individual’s vocational self-concept evolves over time. What is the career development stage that usually characterizes adolescents and young adults? 6. King and Kitchener offer specific suggesions for those that work with emerging adults. Which of the following is NOT one of their recommedations: 7. Fluid intelligence is to ____________ as crystallized intelligence is to ____________. 8. In Ryan and Deci’s self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they described include 9. Which of the following has not been proposed as a reason why people seek meaning in their lives? 10. Kindling-behavioral sensitization describes 11. When a parent is classified as “dismissive” tend to have babies that are 12. Which of the following individuals would most likely be in the reorganizational stage according to Schaie’s view of adult adjustment? 13. Video response. Review the video example 15.3 in your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: Thelma uses the concept of selection in deciding what activities she will participate in, in order to maintain her health and wellness. Statement 2: Thelma and her sister downsized from a large home, to a retirement community as a way of optimizing their environment to match their life stage and desires. Statement 3: Thelma is not able to compensate for the restraints her age places on her physical abilities. 14. Which of the following is not one of Kitchener’s stages of thinking dimensions: 15. Reitzes and Mutran suggest Several factors at preretirement are strong predictors of positive attitudes toward retirement later, including 16. Which statement regarding the research findings of partner selection is NOT accurate. 17. Video response. Review video exercise 12.5 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen used his physical fitness degree in various roles after graduation. Statement 2: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen uses his business marketing degree in his current job but much differently than he had anticipated as a college student. Statement 3: the video demonstrates how Makonnen realized that he was not going to be a professional football player and had to use his degree and talents to find employment and a way that challenged his career path. 18. Video response. Review video exercise 13.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: John stated three changes relevant to middle age; physical ability declines, mental abilities are still intake, and there are some sexual changes for men, but not to the extent that women experience. Statement 2: John stated that he has experience significant decline in his physical abilities, his ability to be successful as an adult student, and has encountered erectile dysfunction. Statement 3: a. John’s commentary on
middle age demonstrates the concept of regulation of loss, representing an adaption of expectations. 19. “The reminiscence bump” refers to 20. Cross-cultural research findings indicate that 21. Which of the following assumptions is NOT indicative of the life span development model? 22. Which statement is CORRECT regarding the attachment prototypes in peer/romantic tradition: 23. Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in their 40s ? 24. How do the attitudes toward death among elderly people compare to the attitudes of younger age groups? 25. Studies of brain activity during the early adult years suggest an increased capacity for 26. When considering primary and second control strategies, which statement is FALSE: 27. Which of these is the best definition of relativistic thought according to Perry? 28. Video response. Review the video example 15.1 in your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: Alvin stated that the most difficult part of having Alzheimer’s disease was having to tell his children and grandchildren. Statement 2: Alvin’s friend Jan recognized that he went from being very organized to misplacing things. Statement 3: One issues with Alvin’s disease is he often loses personal items. 29. Which of the following are aspects of palliative care? 30. In late adulthood, many of the physical losses of middle adulthood (e.g., sensory decline) continue. For people over 65 there is also a new physical problem that about half of the population must contend with, called 31. Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the timing of indicators of adulthood in people’s lives today? 32. Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion know as hedonic well-being. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of purpose, growth and master which is sometimes called 33. Which of the following is the best example of fifth-stage thinking? 34. The “Big Five” personality traits are 35. According to Erikson’s theory, which developmental task is central to the middle adulthood stage of life? 36. The “American paradox” refers to 37. Which of the following is the most important factor in helping young adults avoid a slide into poverty? 38. Research on mate selection indicates that people choose mates on the basis of all of the following characteristics, except for 39. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions that Kitchener used to differentiate the stages of reflective judgment? 40. The two types of stress management presented by Lazarus and Folkman are 41. A positive emotional style 42. According to research by Baltes and associates, in which decade is wisdom acquistion most important? 43. The happiest people have excellent social relationships. This is because 44. Gender differences in career choice are influenced by gender-role beliefs and life style preferences including this notion 45. Research on job satisfaction indicates which of the following? 46. What statement is FALSE regarding sterotypes and age discrimination research: 47. In a study of relationship satisfaction and stability over a 3-year period, which of the following types of partnerships was the most likely to break up? 48. How do sociologists classify actions like entry into marriage and becoming a parent? 49. In a dimensional analysis of adult attachment style (as opposed to a simple set of attachment categories), the focus is on the degree to which a certain tendency is exhibited. What two continuous dimensions or tendencies seem to characterize most attachment scales?
50. Video response. Review video 11.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: the video demonstrates Gary’s conflict between returning to a previous status of relying on his parents while in graduate school and the obligation he feels to be independent and care for his family. Statement 2: Gary feels like his success thus far is attributed to the values that his parent exemplified and reflects their support and expectations for him. Statement 3: Gary is an example of the failure to launch syndrome and is comfortable relying on his parents for support while in graduate school.
HSCO 502 Quiz Early Childhood https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/hsco-502-quiz-early-childhood/ HSCO 502 Quiz: Early Childhood to Adolescence Module 3: Week 3 — Module 5: Week 5 1. Video response. Review video example 10.5 from your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The video suggests that the media does apply peer pressure to adolescents to dress and act according popular trends. Statement 2: The video suggests that text messaging is the most popular form of communication and even increases responses to parents. Statement 3: The video suggests that there are both positive and negative influences of social media on adolescents. 2. When data are analyzed together from a large number of different studies on the same question, like “are there sex differences in nurturing tendencies,” the report is called a 3. Beliefs about sex differences sometimes are supported by research and sometimes are not. Which of the following gender stereotypes is not supported by research? 4. Some research shows that cultural values and goals shape the kinds of discipline that parents use with their children. One example is that Puerto Rican mothers wanted their children to recognize their obligations and connectedness to others; their goals for their children were more ____________ than the goals of European American mothers 5. The ability to restrain or redirect a strong impulse in order to perform a less-preferred response is called 6. When considering identity status, which statement is TRUE? 7. Which of the following is true with regard to the way coping styles relate to depression? 8. For an adolescent engaging in risky behavior (e.g., alcohol use), one strategy that counselors can use is to introduce dissonance into the discussion. Before a counselor can do so effectively, she must 9. High levels of parental monitoring and control are associated with which of the following outcomes regardless of ethnicity or social class? 10. Which of the following is a temperamental characteristic that is associated with prosocial behavior? 11. Piaget’s description of the differences between preoperational thought (characteristic of preschool aged children) and concrete operational thought (characteristic of elementary school aged children), includes which of the following? 12. Which of the following does not contribute to improvements in children’s ability to remember with increasing age? 13. Which of the following parenting styles is most closely associated with positive outcomes in psychosocial development and school achievement for adolescents? 14. According to Crittendon’s model, infants encode early experiences of care-giving in the form of 15. Billy’s babysitter takes him to the park every day where he can play with other preschoolers. When Billy falls or gets hurt, his babysitter soothes him until he feels better. One day Dwayne, another preschool child, falls from the swings. Billy looks concerned and rushes over to help. Then Billy tells his babysitter that Dwayne got hurt. According to research, Billy’s prosocial behavior is strongly related to Billy’s experience of 16. Studies show that formal operational thinking is: 17. Which of the following describes a type of influence that parents can have on whether or not their adolescent becomes a member of a particular crowd? 18. Video response. Review video example 8.3 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: When considering selective association, gender is a key consideration across cultures, during middle childhood. Statement 2: During middle childhood, girls are more interested in high activity play and boys are more interested in cooperative play;
this changes during adolescence. Statement 3: To help child develop appropriate peer relationships, girls and boys should be forced to mix and be introduced to activities that are suitable to both genders. 19. Which of the following therapeutic approaches is designed to help children develop their perspective taking and friendship skills? 20. The unique state of instability and anxiety in adolescence, brought on by body changes, emerging sexual needs, hormonal shifts, cognitive changes, and changing maturity demands, is referred to as 21. Sabrina and Bethany are both members of the same crowd in high school, which means that 22. The maturing of the corpus callosum by middle childhood is especially important for 23. One factor that promotes self-esteem among minority group members is 24. When Sammy had to learn the names of all the planets, as well as their relative sizes, he made up sentences to help him create meaningful links between the concepts. For example, “Eartha ate the Mars candy bar” helped him remember that Earth is larger than Mars. Sammy was using a memory strategy called 25. Which of the following elements is most closely associated with the concept of the imaginary audience? 26. Friendship, according to Selman, requires balancing 27. Pubertal processes begin when certain changes occur in the endocrine system. Which of the following explains the beginning of this process? 28. When Marla, age 14, decides that she is a good writer because she gets better grades than her friend Jenna on stories she writes for English, she is demonstrating the use of ____________ as part of identity formation. 29. What kind of peer intervention is least likely to be helpful to troubled teens? 30. Which of the following is a critical element that underlies the development of self-control? 31. According to research, in middle childhood, academic competence, athletic competence physical appearence , peer acceptance and behavioral conduct are important to the development of selfesteem. Which one of these domains have been proven to be more important that the others? 32. Stanley is 7 years old. His parents are quite concerned about his school progress. Although he has begun to learn to read, he reverses some letters when he writes. Based on research, Stanley’s school counselor should tell his parents that 33. By middle childhood, boys’ choices of companions tend to be based on shared interests, whereas girls’ choices of companions tend to be based more on 34. Which of the following statements is FALSE with regard to the onset of menarche? 35. A cognitive change during middle childhood that is characterized by improved declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge is know as 36. Video response. Review video 10.3 from your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The girl was exhibiting a normal element of adolescent development by desiring that her parents allow her to make more decisions on her own, and to trust her ability to make good decisions. Statement 2: The parents described in the video were permissive and allowed the girl lenience in her activities and freedom to make her own decisions. Statement 3: The girl in the video described her parents as good role models but admitted that she often disagreed with them. 37. Biological females with two X chromosomes are sometimes born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which causes their external genitalia to appear more like those of a male. They may be misidentified at birth and raised as males. If the correct identification is not made before age 3, physicians often advise parents to continue raising the child as a boy, because the child’s gender identity may be difficult to change after age 3. The experiences of CAH girls and other gender atypical children have helped demonstrate that 38. Annette is a warm and affectionate mother to her sons, Jason and Keith. When she comes home from her job, she likes to spend time playing with them, preparing their favorite foods, and watching TV with them. She describes herself as a “soft touch” when it comes to her children. Lately she has been hearing complaints about 6-year-old Jason’s behavior in school. Annette
thinks the teacher is being too hard on her son. She does not want anything to affect the good relationship she has with her children. Which style best describes Annette’s parenting? 39. At what age would a young child typically show self-recognition, the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror? 40. What does Savin-Williams (2005) argue about the nature of sexual orientation? 41. Which of the following is more typical of boys’ sex-segregated groups than of girls’ sex segregated groups? 42. In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in mixedgender groups. Studies of who has more influence on the outcome of problem solving in mixedgender groups indicate that 43. Research indicates that sex role development usually proceeds normally in single parent families as well as in the more traditional dual parent families. These findings are not consistent with predictions from what type of theory about how sex differences develop? 44. Which of the following most accurately reflects Erikson’s view of identity? 45. Which of the following emotions develops only after a child has a mental representation of him or herself as a separate person? 46. Which of the following is a well-documented gender difference in brain structure? 47. Brain developments in the adolescent period include which of the following? 48. Which of the following is a difference between working memory and long-term memory? 49. The term ____________ refers to the description of a person’s attributes, whereas the term ____________ refers to how a person feels about those attributes. 50. A coping style which has been linked to higher levels of depression among adolescent girls and women is
HSCO 502 Quiz 1 Foundations https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/hsco-502-quiz-1-foundations/ HSCO 502 Quiz 1 Foundations, Infancy to Early Childhood Module 1: Week 1 — Module 2: Week 2 1. The still-face paradigm has been used primarily to study 2. According to Vygotsky, language is one product of shared understanding among members of a social group and may be considered a ____________ that facilitates learning and thinking. 3. Which of the following statements is true about the effects of teratogens on the developing fetus? 4. In Bronfenbrenner’s model, proximal processes refer to 5. Video response. Review video example 4.2 from the textbook. From the 3 statements, select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: Children typically protest when separated from their primary caregivers Statement 2: Cultural factors can influence children’s response to strangers, and the existence of separation anxiety. Statement 3: Only children who live in orphanages have a lower anxiety response. 6. Using Erikson’s developmental theory as a framework, which of the following statements is an accurate representation of his ideas? 7. Theories of development differ from opinion primarily because: 8. Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s theory? 9. Which of the following statemet is FALSE regarding chronic stress during pregnancy and its impact on the fetus? 10. Which of the following is an accurate description of the long-term effects of chronic stress on the body? 11. Developmentalists study what infants and children understand about other people’s intentions, desires, beliefs, feelings, and so on. This field of study is referred to as 12. Which statement about cross-cultural influence on infant attachment is TRUE: 13. Which of the following statements does not reflect contemporary critiques of Piagetian theory that have experimental support? 14. Video response. Review video 1.3 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1. The teach illustrates social learning theory by modeling the process she would use to study the lesson and presents it to the group. Statement 2. In order for modeling to be effective, there must be a reward attached to motivate a child to repeat the behavior. Statement 3. The video suggests that modeling experiences could have been improved if the teacher would have worked one to one with each student opposed to having them observe this exercise as a group. 15. In considering infant mental health, helping professionals who work with young children should take an active role in 16. Basic emotions such as _____________ can be observed in young infants, but self-conscious emotions such as ____________ only emerge in childhood. 17. High levels of the hormone oxytocin plays an important role in early social bonding by 18. The measure of social status that combines aspects of education background, income, and occupation is called 19. Guidelines for the application of developmental research in helping professions include 20. Which statement regarding the understanding of objects, in infancy is FALSE? 21. Sally, age 28, recently married John, age 45. They would like to have a child, but they are concerned that they may be at high risk to have a child with a chromosomal abnormality, like Down’s syndrome, because of John’s age. What is their genetic counselor likely to tell them? 22. Jacinta, the mother of a 10-month-old baby boy, is concerned about her son’s increasing fussiness when she leaves him with his babysitter each morning. Which explanation of his
behavior is most likely to be accurate? 23. In lifespan developmental theories, significant developmental changes are thought to be largely complete by 24. Dawson recently gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy. Which of the following statements about them must be true? 25. When considering the age of entry and the amount of time spent in day care, researchers have identified a dose-response relationship which is associated with what outcome? 26. In Bowlby’s attachment theory, which of the following represents a primary outcome of the formation of attachments in infancy? 27. Infants form multiple attachments, to both mother and father and perhaps to a sibling, grandparent, and so on. Which of the following statements is most consistent with available data on the impact of these attachments? 28. Counselors must recognize the principle of ___________: Individual pathways of development may result in a wide range of possible outcomes. 29. At 10 months old, Suzie is very active, responds intensely to stimulation, avoids new stimulation, and tends to be irritable and fussy. Her temperament would be called 30. Assimilation can be described as ____________ and accommodation can be described as 31. Which statement is NOT a contribution from Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory: 32. Annette is a warm and affectionate mother to her sons, Jason and Keith. When she comes home from her job, she likes to spend time playing with them, preparing their favorite foods, and watching TV with them. She describes herself as a “soft touch” when it comes to her children. Lately she has been hearing complaints about 6-year-old Jason’s behavior in school. Annette thinks the teacher is being too hard on her son. She does not want anything to affect the good relationship she has with her children. Which style best describes Annette’s parenting? 33. One important lesson that people in helping professional can take from Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s work is that 34. Which of the following is a true statement about the stability of infant attachments? 35. For most mental illnesses and behavioral disorders, like alcoholism and clinical depression, the genetic contribution can best be described as 36. Myelinization is the process which involves 37. Harmon, the mother of 18-month-old Bryce, is concerned that Bryce has not learned to speak very well. He has a limited vocabulary and seems content to point to the things he wants. Mrs. Harmon has read several child development books which indicate that Bryce should be in the stage of language learning. Mrs. Harmon fears that Bryce is not keeping up developmentally. Based on your understanding of the timing of developmental stages, what would be your best advice? 38. Developmental researchers use the term “goodness of fit” to refer to 39. Stage theories of development typically describe ____________ changes in behavior, cognition, or social relationships. 40. Which of the following best represents early prenatal brain development? 41. Contemporary developmentalists focus on which question concerning nature and nurture? 42. True or false: The students demonstrate three processes of understanding: adaption, assimilation and accommodation related to their knowledge of tadpole development and the new information provided by the teacher about their growth. 43. Which statement is TRUE regarding the characteristic of attachment style: 44. In considering the major structures of the brain, which of these statements is FALSE. 45. Recessive, defective gene alleles can cause hereditary disorders. It is estimated that most people carry ____________ recessive, defective alleles in their genotypes. 46. Which of the following statements is NOT indicative of intergenerational transmission: 47. In one study, young rats exposed to stress vocalized their anxiety. Their mothers, alerted to this distress, responded with diligent caregiving behavior that altered the development of the hippocampus. Which of the following processes or principles does this example demonstrate? 48. When considering the level of trait in easy and difficult temperaments, as summarized in table 4.3, which statement is FALSE:
49. Video response. Review video 1.2 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1. The children were unable to successfully set the table and the teacher had to help. This demonstrates that the children mistrust their ability to perform the task. Statement 2. These children are at the age where they are demonstrating initiative vs. guilt, taking on grown-up roles. Statement 3. The children are demonstrating the emergence of autonomy with muscular control and both cognitive and language skills that help them take initiative. 50. Bea is the mother of 4-month-old Alex. She has been depressed since Alex’s birth and is frequently withdrawn. Because of Bea’s depression, we can expect that, in comparison to other 4-month-olds, Alex experiences will display
COSC 604 Quiz Final https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/cosc-604-quiz-final/ 1. Because of the numerous professional demands placed on teachers, educators are calling for 2. In the past decade, nearly ________children have been killed in or around schools due to violent behavior. 3. Young people who are deeply troubled and who may consider suicide 4. Elaborate language typically includes 5. Studies by Christopher Jencks revealed that there is little evidence that school reform efforts 6. The new working class is best identified as _________________. 7. Studies show that when working-class students accept academically oriented school norms, they 8. The addition of a large Asian American population to big-city schools has caused districts with desegregation plans to 9. Studies indicate that the problems children experience as a result of being classified or placed in a special class or program 10. Two Native American students have just joined the class. You want to foster mutual respect for cultural differences among your students, as well as enhance the learning of your two new students. Which of the following might help you the most? 11. ______________ forced change in the school curriculum by steering children towards science and math. 12. Behavioral objectives can be evaluated by measuring 13. detailed policies and procedures for including children with disabilities in a regular classroom. 14. New studies suggest that the core curriculum 15. Kevin is on the curriculum development committee for a new school in his district. He believes that schools should focus on cultivating the intellect, instilling timeless values, and presenting the classics. What kind of curriculum is Kevin most likely to support? 16. Stronger school-community ties intended to prepare students for problem-solving and active participation would be part of the 17. Direct instruction has been criticized for not emphasizing 18. stimulate(s) student engagement in learning and allow(s) students a more active role in their own learning. 19. Partnership or adopt-a-school programs enable schools to 20. Research on effective teaching might suggest that reform projects include a focus on 21. Learners approach a learning task from a learning set which includes all of the following except 22. The sinful self is still with us even after redemption and it 23. According to your text, the Bible is meant to 24. The textbook identifies all of these major sources of knowledge except 25. According to your textbook, knowing requires
COSC 604 Quiz Midterm https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/cosc-604-quiz-midterm/ COSC 604 Quiz: Midterm Module 1: Week 1 — Module 4: Week 4 1. More than forty states have adopted the use of the ____________exam to test for basic professional knowledge in reading, mathematics, and communication. 2. Recent polls taken in 2008 indicated that the level of job satisfaction of teachers since 1984 has 3. Programs that provide intense supervision and compressed formal coursework during the first few years of assignment to a teaching position can best be termed 4. Over thirty-four states legally require _____________, while it is permissible in eleven states. 5. Merit pay is often considered a(n) __________________ for superior performance. 6. The Sophists broke with traditional Greek beliefs about education in that they 7. Which of the following best reflects the metaphysical position underlying Plato’s beliefs about education? 8. In your elementary classroom, you use hands-on methods that encourage students to inquire for themselves about various ideas and problems in the curriculum’s subjects. Several parents have criticized your approach, saying that you pay too little attention to systematic subject-matter learning. You have a great deal in common with which famous educator? 9. Jane Addams was best known for _____________ ideal in the education of young children. 10. Katherine, an elementary school teacher, believes that children are by nature prone to mean and unruly behavior and that part of a teacher’s job is to be a firm disciplinarian to help children overcome these tendencies. Katherine’s ideas are most similar to which of the following? 11. Because of their acceptance of the child depravity theory, colonial teachers 12. Junior high schools emerged as a result of 13. The change that opened the door to the high-school movement was 14. Mortimer Adler’s Paideia Proposal advocated 15. _focuses on the knowledge of knowing and what we base our knowledge of the world on. 16. The aim of perennialism is to 17. Most cases involving elementary or secondary education are filed in which courts? 18. When identifying and enforcing standards of conduct, teachers have 19. You know a tenured teacher who was recently fired for insubordination. She is suing her district for damages, claiming that she was not insubordinate and that the district’s action has done irreparable damage to her good name, reputation, and integrity. This case is most likely to focus on 20. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that expression of unpopular views by students is 21. Sidney Greidanus sets forth all of the following ideas except 22. The Bible teaches clearly through the biblical doctrines of the creation, fall, and redemption all of the following except 23. In 1983 the famous report, ______________, triggered the reform movement of the 1980s and 1990s by pointing to many shortcomings in our schools. 24. According to your Graham text, learning is 25. According to your Graham text, we are made in the image of a God who is
EDAS 648 Quiz 6 School Based Finance https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/edas-648-quiz-6-school-based-finance/ EDAS 648 Quiz 6: School Based Finance and Budget Issues Module 6: Week 6 1. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, five types of budgeting models continue to be used by districts and schools; which of the following is not one of the five models still in use? 2. Which of the following is included in the outlined purposes of a budget? 3. Systems analysis is a practical, systematic approach to assist the decision maker in choosing a course of action. Which of the following is included in the description of the systems analysis approach? 4. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the budget calendar? 5. Which of the following statements is appropriately matched with the budget acronym shown below: 6. Site-Based Budgeting (SBB) is a concept of developing a district budget through the involvement of teachers, community, and administrators at the school level. 7. The extent to which financial information is understood by school principals is vital for decision making. Most principals have limited formal training in the principles of accounting necessary for overseeing such a large financial operation. 8. Line-item budgeting is the most common approach used in schools because of its simplicity and focus on control. 9. Translating educational needs into a budget includes the following pattern: (1) organizing objectives, (2) establishing goals, (3) identifying needs, (4) building a program to meet those goals, and (5) producing a budget to fund those programs. 10. Preparation of the budget includes the following three dimensions as indicated in the following sequence: determination of the educational plan, the conversion of the education plan into cost terms, and finally, the determination of the sources of required revenue. 11. Which of the following is NOT included in the general principles that form the basis for an adequate and effective accounting system in every school? 12. Government funds are generally financed through taxes and intergovernmental revenues, and consist of four classifications to reflect their specific use. Which of the funds below is NOT considered to be classified as a “government fund”? 13. The accrual basis is the superior method of accounting for the economic resources of the local education agency. Which of the following are considered essential elements of accrual accounting? 14. Which of the following is NOT one of the most common kinds of school audits? 15. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the selection of auditors: 16. The discovery of fraud and the detection of errors were once the main functions of auditing. 17. Funds held by a school district and are related to school activities, but are not owned, or directly controlled, by the school district are called “agency funds”. 18. Timeliness is essential in audits. 19. Bonding provides motivation to the official to be businesslike in handling the funds under his or her jurisdiction, as well as protecting the school district against fraud or loss. 20. Surety bonding of employees protects the school district against fraud or loss, along with providing motivation to the official to be businesslike in handling the funds under their jurisdiction. 21. One approach to transferring risk is using public entity risk pools. Governmental Accounting Standards Board 10 defines risk pools as “a cooperative group of governmental entities joining together to nance an exposure, liability, or risk. Which of the following classications is NOT an accurate description of risk pools?
22. Regardless of the size of the school district, there are certain services that must be provided as part of the business administration functions. Which of the following are areas that may be considered part of the office operation? 23. School districts are concerned primarily with insurance protection against which of the following? 24. The emergency operation plan (EOP) has five mission areas; which of the following is NOT one of the five mission areas? 25. Purchasing supplies and equipment is not just a simple process of ordering something from a vendor. It involves a complicated and complex process which can result in numerous problems. Which of the following is NOT included in the potential problems associated with the purchasing process? 26. No executive can possibly perform all of the generally accepted functions of the superintendence alone; some of the duties of the office must be delegated to others. However, whether delegated or not, providing for safe and secure schools is a primary function of the business side of a superintendent’s position. 27. The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted program that operates in approximately 95 percent of public schools in the U.S. 28. Insurance has been called a necessary expenditure to provide for benefits in case of an incident, or emergency that the purchaser of insurance hopes will never happen. 29. Accountability in education might well start with the procurement of school materials. It is among the first of the school’s business operations to be studied and improved when the pressure of public opinion is directed toward economizing school business operations. 30. A coinsurance policy insures only a partial value of the property owned by the insured.
EDAS 648 Quiz 5 Federal Interests https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/edas-648-quiz-5-federal-interests/ EDAS 648 Quiz 5: Federal Interests, School Finance, and School Facilities Module 5: Week 5 1. Which of the following arguments is included in the reasons opponents are against direct aid to nonpublic schools? 2. The state of Arizona enacted a law that provides tax credits to a “school tuition organization.” The law allows funds to ow to private schools. However, does it include parochial schools? 3. Indicate in which of the following states the U. S. Supreme Court approved taxpayers to provide free text books. 4. Which of the following court cases did not involve prayer in public schools? 5. The courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have repeatedly disallowed direct state financial support to private and parochial schools. Congress and state legislatures have been allowed, however, to provide funds if certain conditions are met. Which of the following is NOT part of the Lemon test? 6. Defining what qualities as a charter school is challenging because state requirements for charter holders differ markedly. 7. The decisions in the court cases of Tilton and Lemon determined that there is less likelihood of state involvement or entanglement in the affairs of a church-related college than in a churchrelated elementary or secondary school. 8. There has been some criticism about the application of the Lemon test. 9. Charter schools are technically part of the public school system. 10. The accumulation of tax funds to be held in reserve for future building needs has been practiced in a few states; in some others, it is illegal. Identify which of the following statements would be among the legitimate objections to this process. 11. Pay-As-You-Go Financing has proven for some school districts to be an ideal way to finance capital outlays. Which of the following is included in the advantages of using this approach? 12. States have done little to help finance local public school capital outlays until the second quarter of the twentieth century. At various times the effort has been enthusiastic, but at other times denial of responsibility has been evident. Which of the following is NOT included in state efforts to seek solutions to the dilemma of capital outlay funding? 13. One of the early traditions from our country’s educational past was the practice of funding capital outlays completely from local sources. This approach of relying exclusively on local funds for capital outlay and debt service has been replaced with more equitable measures. Identify which of the following would be included in the changes that have occurred in school finance theory regarding the funding of facilities: 14. Select the following characteristic that would accurately reflect the changes taking place regarding the funding of capital outlays for school facilities. 15. Which of the following is an accurate description of each kind of bond? 16. There is no point in state equalization of current expenditure funds if some local districts cannot provide the funds to build adequate facilities for school programs. There is not complete equity in financing education if a wealthy school district can provide luxurious buildings and facilities with very little tax effort at the same time that property-poor districts cannot provide minimum or acceptable facilities even with tremendous effort. 17. The property tax may once have been a reasonable and fair measure of taxpaying ability for capital outlay, but it is not so today. 18. School buildings belong to the state instead of the local community where they are located. 19. School districts must issue bonds in registered form and keep recorded of the owners’ names, addresses, and social security numbers. This requirement comes as a result of the Tax Equity
and Fiscal Responsibilities Act (TEFRA). 20. One of the major factors that has restrained many districts from needed construction has been the high assessment of their taxable value.
EDAS 648 Quiz 4 Integrity https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/edas-648-quiz-4-integrity/ EDAS 648 Quiz 4: Integrity, Accountability, and Stewardship in Educational Financing Module 4: Week 4 1. Which of the following does NOT reflect a federal emphasis for funding educational programs? 2. Select the following statement that is correct. 3. In 1980, recognition was given to education at the federal level with the establishment of the Department of Education. Two years later, the cabinet position was in jeopardy, as the new president Ronald Reagan, proposed that it be disbanded. Many attribute the efforts of Terrell H. Bell, Reagan’s newly appointed Secretary of Education, and his sponsorship of “A Nation at Risk” (1983) report, for its survival. 4. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, was reauthorized and given the short title: “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.” 5. The court decision of Rodriquez agreed with all of the general principles except: 6. All of the following are true of the Rose v. Council for Better Education litigation except 7. Courts have used three standards to examine the school finance system and to determine if the equal protection clause has been violated. Which of the following is NOT one of the three standards? 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the guidelines that courts have used to determine if the state is adequately financing schools? 9. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven essential competencies as articulated by the Kentucky Supreme Court? 10. Which of the following is NOT included in the seven essential competencies included in the watershed Kentucky, Rose v. Council for better education: 11. Since the onset of school finance litigation, all states have had a school finance challenge decided by their state supreme court. 12. As a result of the Rodriguez case, the Supreme Court has ruled that education was not a federal constitutional right and thus far has ended appeals in the federal courts. 13. The U. S. Supreme Court found in the Rodriquez decision that the Texas school finance system did not discriminate against any class of persons considered suspect, because it dealt with property-poor school districts, not individuals. 14. The quality of a child’s education not being a function of wealth, other than the wealth of the state as a whole, was a result of California’s Serrano decision. 15. Proposition 13 in California has restricted property taxes to 1 percent of 1976 assessed market value, reducing property tax revenues.
EDAS 648 Quiz 3 Revenue https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/edas-648-quiz-3-revenue/ EDAS 648 Quiz 3 Revenue: Local vs. State Control Module 3: Week 3 1. The larger the number of school districts in a state… 2. Which of the following is one of the reasons why education was omitted from the United States Constitution? 3. Which of the following were among Cubberley’s important contributions to the eld of educational finance? 4. George Strayer and Robert Haig introduced what many consider to be the real theory of equalization with their foundation program concept. Identify which of the following was included in the fundamental factors or standards that they proposed. 5. The entities primarily responsible for the maintenance and operation of public schools in the United States are 6. Describing the education finance systems of the 50 states is complex. Some commonalities do exist. Which of the following is specifically mentioned as a commonality in Chapter Six? 7. The foundation program concept was an improvement over the older methods of distributing state funds to local school districts. 8. The predominant theme in school finance practice for the first half of the twentieth century was equalization of educational opportunity. 9. The development of public-school finance theory and practice can be divided into twenty stages or periods. 10. In the early history of the colonies, land grants for the establishment and support of schools were common, especially in Massachusetts. 11. The A Nation at Risk report indicated that public schools in the United States were significantly ahead of schools in Western Europe in every significant category. 12. The states have used a number of different school finance plans. The foundation program introduced by Strayer and Haig should be a minimum and not a maximum program. 13. A potential danger in allocating state funds for education includes the use of state monies used to supplant rather than supplement local monies for education. 14. The taxation patterns for education in the newly formed United States were largely 15. Which state has the highest state contribution for public education? 16. Which statement indicates the current trend in local taxation practices? 17. Which of the following is an accurate statement about school board members? 18. Which of the following statements would be an improvement that would result from reducing the number of school districts? 19. The Education Commission of the States (ECS) indicates that members of boards of education have the function of deliberating and acting on various education issues. Identify the one below that is not part of their listing: 20. The ability of a local school district to pay the costs of education without state or federal support is a function of which of the following variables?
EDAS 648 Quiz 2 Adequacy https://www.homeworksimple.com/downloads/edas-648-quiz-2-adequacy/ EDAS 648 Quiz 2: Adequacy, Equity, and School Funding Module 2: Week 2 1. Which of the following would likely be a result of full state funding for education? 2. Select the following factor that would not be appropriate to include in the determination of the weighted pupil process or formula: 3. Which of the following is NOT included in one of the three methods of state participation possible for financing and operating public schools? 4. Which of the following is not a significant type of weighting? 5. Which of the following is not a method through which states pay for special education programs? 6. Identify which of the following is NOT a measurement of number of pupils to be educated: 7. It is safe to assume that the use of weightings in school finance formulas is increasing. 8. The “foundation program,” or “district power equalization,” approach for financing and operating public schools is where state funds are added to local, public and city funds to produce a varying level of support based on district. 9. Cost differentials, or weighting factors, are perhaps the most dicult, time consuming and least efficient measures of the amount of additional resources and services needed to provide all students with reasonably equal educational programs. 10. It is likely that full state funding would lead to the extended use of sales and income taxes, with less emphasis on the property tax. 11. Overall, 48 states reported providing assistance for special education students through per pupil allocations or weights. 12. Low-income is often used as a proxy for low achievement and/or being at risk of dropping out of school 13. The sparsity factor is the need to provide additional funds to help finance small, often rural, school districts. 14. Taxes are a function of three variables. Which of the following is NOT one of the relevant variables? 15. Tax burden can be expressed as the relationship between an individual’s income and taxes paid in percentage terms. Which of the following does NOT reflect the rank of the overall tax burden by state for state-local taxes? 16. There are certain basic principles and theories of taxation that are generally accepted as appropriate characteristics of a viable tax system at any level of government. Which of the following is NOT included as one of those characteristics? 17. Which of the following is NOT included in three variables used in the determination of taxes? 18. A single tax, regardless of its basic strengths or utility, can never be fair for all citizens of a taxing unit. 19. The personal property tax, with all its objectionable features, remains the backbone of the local school finance structure. 20. Lotteries have become popular in some states as a significant source of revenue for schools; in many states, lotteries generate more than 50% of total revenues.