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Education is fundamental to development and growth. The human mind makes possible all development achievements, from health advances and agricultural innovations to efficient public administration and private sector growth. For countries to reap these benefits fully, they need to unleash the potential of the human mind. And there is no better tool for doing so than education. Twenty years ago, government officials and development partners met to affirm the importance of education in development—on economic development and broadly on improving people’s lives—and together declared Education for All as a goal. While enrolments have risen in promising fashion around the world, learning levels have remained disappointingly and many remain left behind. Because growth, development, and poverty reduction depend on the knowledge and skills that people acquire, not the number of years that they sit in a classroom, we must transform our call to action from Education for All toLearning for All. The World Bank’s forthcoming Education Strategy will emphasize several core ideas: Invest early. Invest smartly. Invest in learning for all. First, foundational skills acquired early in childhood make possible a lifetime of learning. The traditional view of education as starting in primary school takes up the challenge too late. The science of brain development shows that learning needs to be encouraged early and often, both inside and outside of the formal schooling system. Prenatal health and early childhood development programs that include education and health are consequently important to realize this potential. In the primary years, quality teaching is essential to give students the foundational literacy and numeracy on which lifelong learning depends. Adolescence is also a period of high potential for learning, but many teenagers leave school at this point, lured by the prospect of a job, the need to help their families, or turned away by the cost of schooling. For those who drop out too early, second-chance and nonformal learning opportunities are essential to ensure that all youth can acquire skills for the labor market. Second, getting results requires smart investments—that is, investments that prioritize and monitor learning, beyond traditional metrics, such as the number of teachers trained or number of students enrolled. Quality needs to be the focus of education investments, with learning gains as the key metric of quality. Resources are too limited and the challenges too big to be designing policies and programs in the dark. We need evidence on what works in order to invest smartly. Third, learning for all means ensuring that all students, and not just the most privileged or gifted, acquire the knowledge and skills that they need. Major challenges of access remain for disadvantaged populations at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. We must lower the barriers that keep girls, children with disabilities, and ethnolinguistic minorities from attaining as much education as other population groups. “Learning for All” promotes the equity goals that underlie Education for All and the MDGs. Without confronting equity issues, it will be impossible to achieve the objective of learning for all. Achieving learning for all will be challenging, but it is the right agenda for the next decade. It is the knowledge and skills that children and youth acquire today—not simply their school attendance—that will drive their employability, productivity, health, and well-being in the decades to come, and that will help ensure that their communities and nations thrive. Read the full text of my speech to the Education World Forum here. Field 223: Technology Specialist Sample Multiple-Choice QuestionsRecommendation for individuals using a screenreader: please set your punctuation settings to "most." Expand All | Collapse All Each multiple-choice question has four answer choices. Read each question and its answer choices carefully and choose the ONE best answer. During the test you should try to answer all questions. Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all. You will NOT be penalized for choosing an incorrect response. Objective 0001 Understand concepts and skills relevant to digital-age learning environments, tools, and resources that maximize the learning of all students.1. A high school wants to take advantage of distance learning courses offered at a local community college. However, the video being displayed at the high school is halting, and the video and audio are out of sync. Which of the following factors is most likely causing the problem?
Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred across a network per second. If bandwidth is insufficient, the computer will buffer streaming video data and will only begin playback when there is enough data for it to play smoothly, causing a halt during buffering. When bandwidth is insufficient, the audio track, which is smaller and requires less bandwidth, will play but the video track can lag, causing the two tracks to get out of sync. Objective 0001 Understand concepts and skills relevant to digital-age learning environments, tools, and resources that maximize the learning of all students.2. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of interoperability?
Interoperability refers to the seamless sharing of content and services among systems or applications. Single-sign-on (SSO) solutions allow students to use one username and password to access a variety of online content tools and services, either from a single provider or from multiple, integrated providers. Objective 0002 Understand social, ethical, legal, and security issues related to the use of technology in education.3. A teacher is configuring a computer so that when using the keyboard, combinations of keys can be entered one key at a time rather than by pressing two or more keys simultaneously. This feature is most likely to benefit a student who:
Keyboard shortcuts are keystrokes used to perform tasks in a software application. Keyboard shortcuts typically require one or more keys to be pressed simultaneously, posing difficulties for computer users who have the use of only one hand. Many computers can be configured so that the shortcut keys can be pressed sequentially, allowing users with the use of just one hand to issue commands from the keyboard. Objective 0002 Understand social, ethical, legal, and security issues related to the use of technology in education.4. An elementary school has purchased educational software with a limited number of single-user licenses. Which of the following situations best describes a violation of copyright law with regard to the software's use?
A single-user license is a traditional licensing model that allows a software application to be installed on a single computer. The number of computers on which the software application can be installed cannot legally exceed the number of single-user licenses purchased. Objective 0003 Understand educational and technology-related research, the psychology of learning, and instructional design principles that guide use of computers and technology in education.5. In a constructivist learning environment, the focus of student learning is primarily on the:
The theory of constructivist learning suggests that students construct knowledge and meaning from their experiences. A constructivist learning environment creates learner-centered environments and focuses on students' gaining knowledge through creating solutions to real-world problems. Objective 0004 Understand how to install, manage, and maintain the infrastructure of educational technology.6. When scanning a removable storage device for viruses, it is most important to check files having which of the following extensions?
Files with the .exe extension are files that execute program code when the file is opened. Viruses integrate themselves into legitimate programs that must run in order for the virus to propagate or to be effective. Viruses cannot propagate when integrated into a file that does not execute program code. Objective 0004 Understand how to install, manage, and maintain the infrastructure of educational technology.7. A computer's operating system is primarily responsible for performing which of the following tasks?
A computer's operating system is responsible for a number of tasks. It provides a user interface and services for software applications. A computer's operating system also manages computer resources, such as memory, disk drives, the central processing unit, and peripheral devices. Objective 0005 Understand types, uses, and selection of technologies in both classroom and administrative environments.8. A committee of middle school teachers is meeting to begin the process of finding a software program to improve students' presentation skills. Which of the following steps should the committee take first in this process?
For the integration of technology into the classroom to be successful, the technology must support the learning objectives of the curriculum. Identifying and defining the objectives the committee would like the software to meet ensures that the only software applications selected for evaluation will be those that align with the curricular objectives. Objective 0005 Understand types, uses, and selection of technologies in both classroom and administrative environments.9. A school district is switching from computer-based applications to a cloud-based subscription service for software applications. The district can expect to see which of the following benefits?
Cloud-based subscription services for software applications are software services that can be logged into from any device and from any location. These services provide students with access to the software being used in the classroom, regardless of whether or not the software is installed on the students' home computers. Objective 0006 Understand concepts and skills related to implementing, promoting, and supporting technology literacy across the curriculum.10. A middle school social science teacher assigns students an instructional video to watch for homework as an introduction to activities they will be doing the following day at school. To promote students' engagement with the video's content, it would likely be most effective for the teacher to:
Asking students to identify two things in the video that they would like to know more about helps them watch the video with a purpose and activates their curiosity. This strategy engages the students by helping them to actively view rather than passively consume the video's content. Objective 0006 Understand concepts and skills related to implementing, promoting, and supporting technology literacy across the curriculum.11. An effective strategy for helping fifth-grade students reinforce their own learning and fostering a supportive classroom community would be for the teacher to:
When students are asked to share their technology expertise with their classmates, they have the opportunity to reinforce and extend what they already know while learning skills related to problem solving and communication. By asking students to share what they know, the teacher encourages the students to work together and learn from one another, creating a cooperative and supportive classroom environment and providing the "expert" with a sense of mastery. Objective 0007 Understand concepts and skills related to instructional design and product development.12. Students in a music class are using audio recording software with a microphone to record live music performances as .wav files. When the students play back their first recording, they find that the sound quality is very poor. Which of the following actions is most likely to solve this problem?
Sampling rate is the number of samples of audio carried per second. If the sample rate is too low, information is lost and the audio can sound "choppy." Increasing the sample rate means that more information is retained, which would improve the sound quality of the recording. Objective 0007 Understand concepts and skills related to instructional design and product development.13. Administrators in a middle school want to foster an environment conducive to the comprehensive integration of technology into the educational setting. To achieve this goal, it is most important for the administrators to focus on:
Technology integration in the classroom is an ever-evolving process. For comprehensive integration to occur, teachers need to feel safe and supported in exploring and experimenting with new technology and new applications of existing technology. When this perspective is encouraged and supported by the technology specialist and administration, teachers are more likely to have a growth mindset related to technology integration and to model and encourage this mindset to their students. Objective 0008 Understand how to coach teachers in using technology effectively for assessing student learning, differentiating instruction, and providing rigorous, relevant, and engaging learning experiences for all students.14. A sixth-grade classroom teacher has asked the technology specialist for assistance in integrating some of the school's multimedia resources into an upcoming unit on the continents. It would be most appropriate for the technology specialist to explain to the teacher that the use of technology should be determined primarily by the:
Within the classroom, learning objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments should all align to the educational objectives of the unit being taught. Technology alone does not improve learning but should be one of many instructional strategies used to meet the learning objectives. Objective 0009 Understand how to contribute to the development, communication, and implementation of a shared vision for the comprehensive integration of technology to support a digital-age education for all students.15. Significant and long-lasting changes related to technology integration in a school are most likely to occur when which of the following conditions are met?
When a school's policies, culture, and funding are all supportive of technology initiatives, the school community knows that technology integration is a priority and that there are plans to encourage it and move it forward. Support for technology integration by the administration also tends to create a culture of curiosity and exploration for the entire school community, which is more likely to lead to transformative learning experiences. Objective 0009 Understand how to contribute to the development, communication, and implementation of a shared vision for the comprehensive integration of technology to support a digital-age education for all students.16. In which of the following situations is a grant proposal most likely to be successful?
A grant proposal is most likely to be successful when the proposed initiative clearly shows an understanding of and alignment with the funding sources' specific interests, priorities, and requirements. The chances of a grant proposal being successful are increased if the proposed initiative clearly states how it will meet the funding source's priorities. Objective 0010 Understand issues related to facilities and resource management.17. When planning for the successful management of technology systems at the school level, it is most important to create:
Total cost of ownership includes the original cost of purchasing the equipment, along with costs for installing, maintaining, and upgrading the equipment; updating the existing infrastructure; and training teachers and administrators in the use of the technology. All of these costs must be taken into consideration when creating an accurate and successful technology plan. Objective 0010 Understand issues related to facilities and resource management.18. E-Rate is the discount schools receive for telecommunication services and Internet access. Under this federal program, schools may also be eligible for discounts on:
The universal service Schools and Libraries Program, commonly known as "E-Rate," is intended to ensure that schools and libraries have access to affordable telecommunications and information services. Funding is available in five areas: telecommunications, telecommunications services, Internet access, internal connections, and basic maintenance of internal connections. Objective 0011 Understand staff development activities to support professional growth in learning technologies.19. A teacher interested in obtaining technology standards for students could most likely obtain the information from which of the following sources?
The International Society for Technology in Education (I S T E) has developed standards for students and educators. The I S T E Standards for Students describe the skills and knowledge students need in an interconnected, digital world, while the I S T E Standards for Educators describe the skills and insights educators need to meet the technology needs of students. Objective 0012 Understand how to deepen professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in content, pedagogical, and technological areas as well as adult learning and leadership.20. When modeling the use of technology-enhanced learning experiences for school personnel, the technology specialist should make sure to emphasize that he or she is:
The world of technology is constantly changing, therefore teachers need to understand that the integration of technology into the classroom will be a constantly evolving process. By emphasizing that the technology specialist is also a continual learner, the specialist models appropriate expectations and lets the teachers know that the specialist and the teachers are in the learning process together. What contributes most to student learning?VALUE: Scholar's skills, abilities, talents, experiences and persona need to be recognized and appreciated by teachers, parents, peers, and the learning community. PRACTICE: Little is achieved permanently if learning is not reinforced by practice, repetition, and attention to details that matter.
What has been the most important factor contributing to your learning and development at this institution and explain why it is important?Motivation:
It is the most important factor influencing the learner. If the learner has no motivation to learn, any amount of force will be futile. More the motivation better will be the learning. In addition to motivation, the learner should have a definite goal.
What are the four factors that influence learning?In addition, the four school conditions for learning include physical and emotional health and safety; sense of belonging, connectedness, and support; academic challenge and engagement; and social and emotional competence for students and adults.
What are the 5 factors that determine the method of teaching?Factors that could be considered are the following: teacher knowledge, enthusiasm and responsibility for learning; classroom activities that encourage learning; assessment activities that encourage learning through experience; effective feedback that establishes the learning processes in the classroom; and effective ...
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