Monday, March 2, 2015

SED 406: Observation Assignment #4


SED 406:  Observation Assignment #4

ESL US History Class


1)   What do you think the objective is?

How did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation contribute to the creation of the Constitution?


2) What level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is that?
Because this is an ESL class, a great deal of the class is devoted to the understanding of key terms associated with broader concepts. So while the objective is more analytic, the assessment will also encompass knowledge of various key terms.


1)   How will you assess it in 10 minutes or less?
       A multiple choice quiz that will represent the definitions of different key terms and illustrate the broader objective of the creation of the Constitution.



multiple choice (10 points each)

1. What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a) the states had different currency
b) they proposed a kin
c) people kept loosing the articles
d) they proposed a strong central government

2. What is a Constitution?
a) a convention
b) a rule book for government
c) a building where government officials meet
d) a branch of government

3. All of the following are a branch of the government EXCEPT:
a) Legislative
b) Bill of Rights
c) Executive
d) Judicial

4. The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called
a) Congress
b) Supreme Court
c) Branches of Government
d) Bill of Rights

5.    The ____________________ branch makes laws.
a) Legislative
b) Bill of Rights
c) Executive
d) Judicial

6.    The Constitutional Convention met in
a) Boston, MA
b) Washington, DC
c) Philadelphia, PA
d) Albany, NY

7.    The leader of the executive branch is
a) the Supreme Court Judge
b) Bill of Rights
c) the President
d) the CEO

8.    Changes made to the Constitution are called
a) edits
b) amendments
c) void
d) Articles of Confederation

9.    The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the
a) congress
b) government
c) executive
d) branches of the government

10.  The _________________ branch says whether or not laws are constitutional.
a)     Legislative
b) Bill of Rights
c) Executive
d) Judicial

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