Question 1

IQ is an accurate measure of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which social institution is responsible for the systematic transmission of knowledge,skills,and cultural values within a formally organized structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  higher learning 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  education 
A)  socialization 
B)  higher learning 
C)  cultural transmission 
D)  education

Question 3

Cultural transmission refers to learning that occurs in a spontaneous,unplanned way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which term refers to free public schooling for wide segments of a nation's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive education 
B)  cultural transmission 
C)  mass education 
D)  liberal education 
A)  extensive education 
B)  cultural transmission 
C)  mass education 
D)  liberal education

Question 5

Stefan and his friends watch videos in his parent's basement instead of going to English class.What latent function is NOT working?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  restricting some activities 
C)  matchmaking and production of social networks 
D)  creation of a generation gap 
A)  socialization 
B)  restricting some activities 
C)  matchmaking and production of social networks 
D)  creation of a generation gap

Question 6

According to Zehr (2006),how do the public schools compare to private schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Private schools are much better. 
B)  Private schools are worse. 
C)  Private schools are not inherently better than public. 
D)  Private schools are better than home schooling. 
A)  Private schools are much better. 
B)  Private schools are worse. 
C)  Private schools are not inherently better than public. 
D)  Private schools are better than home schooling.

Question 7

Explain how IQ tests are a form of labelling.

Accepted Answer

A classic form of labelling and the self

Question 8

What does the term McUniversity refer to?

Accepted Answer

McUniversity refers to a means of educat

Question 9

What distinguishes the course curriculum from the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teaching assistants are responsible for teaching the hidden curriculum. 
B)  Teachers are more explicit about the course curriculum. 
C)  A misunderstanding of the hidden curriculum cannot result in punishment. 
D)  Failure to follow the course curriculum results in harsher punishment. 
A)  Teaching assistants are responsible for teaching the hidden curriculum. 
B)  Teachers are more explicit about the course curriculum. 
C)  A misunderstanding of the hidden curriculum cannot result in punishment. 
D)  Failure to follow the course curriculum results in harsher punishment.

Question 10

Students sit at their desks in a Grade five classroom as their teacher demonstrates math equations on the board.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  home-schooling 
B)  compulsory education 
C)  formal education 
D)  information education 
A)  home-schooling 
B)  compulsory education 
C)  formal education 
D)  information education

Question 11

The Criminal Code was amended to include bullying and/or cyberbullying after what incident:

Accepted Answer

A)  the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons 
B)  the shooting at École Polytechnique 
C)  the shooting in a high school in Taber,Alberta 
D)  the shooting at Dawson College 
A)  the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons 
B)  the shooting at École Polytechnique 
C)  the shooting in a high school in Taber,Alberta 
D)  the shooting at Dawson College

Question 12

In Canada 75 percent of elementary and secondary school students are educated in public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Monique is analyzing education from a functionalist perspective.Which statement best describes her views?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools help students develop cultural capital. 
B)  Schools assign students into particular groups based on their previous grades. 
C)  Schools tend to have an unequal distribution of male and female educators. 
D)  Schools provide social and cultural education to students. 
A)  Schools help students develop cultural capital. 
B)  Schools assign students into particular groups based on their previous grades. 
C)  Schools tend to have an unequal distribution of male and female educators. 
D)  Schools provide social and cultural education to students.

Question 14

According to conflict theorists,working-class schools emphasize creative ways to express yourself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Where is Canada ranked internationally in education?

Accepted Answer

A)  first in science,reading,and math 
B)  second in science,and sixth in reading and math 
C)  sixth in science and reading,and fourth in math 
D)  fourth in science,and third in reading and math 
A)  first in science,reading,and math 
B)  second in science,and sixth in reading and math 
C)  sixth in science and reading,and fourth in math 
D)  fourth in science,and third in reading and math

Question 16

What is the movement to ensure students study in groups of mixed ability rather than in groups of similar ability called?

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking 
B)  cultural 
C)  capital 
D)  detracking 
A)  tracking 
B)  cultural 
C)  capital 
D)  detracking

Question 17

Bourdieu and Passeron critiqued the concept of cultural capital as being irrelevant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the Renaissance era,the focus in education was on the development of well-rounded people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Labelling and self-fulfilling prophecy are central concepts of a conflict perspective on education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

"I want to be a lawyer and my debate class has taught me to dig for answers and get involved.I can express myself." Which track is the speaker likely from?

Accepted Answer

A)  high 
B)  low 
C)  medium 
D)  detracking 
A)  high 
B)  low 
C)  medium 
D)  detracking

Exam 16: Education

IQ is an accurate measure of intelligence.

Which social institution is responsible for the systematic transmission of knowledge,skills,and cultural values within a formally organized structure?

Cultural transmission refers to learning that occurs in a spontaneous,unplanned way.

Which term refers to free public schooling for wide segments of a nation's population?

Stefan and his friends watch videos in his parent's basement instead of going to English class.What latent function is NOT working?

According to Zehr (2006),how do the public schools compare to private schools?

Explain how IQ tests are a form of labelling.

What does the term McUniversity refer to?

What distinguishes the course curriculum from the hidden curriculum?

Students sit at their desks in a Grade five classroom as their teacher demonstrates math equations on the board.What is this an example of?

The Criminal Code was amended to include bullying and/or cyberbullying after what incident:

In Canada 75 percent of elementary and secondary school students are educated in public schools.

Monique is analyzing education from a functionalist perspective.Which statement best describes her views?

According to conflict theorists,working-class schools emphasize creative ways to express yourself.

Where is Canada ranked internationally in education?

What is the movement to ensure students study in groups of mixed ability rather than in groups of similar ability called?

Bourdieu and Passeron critiqued the concept of cultural capital as being irrelevant.

During the Renaissance era,the focus in education was on the development of well-rounded people.

Labelling and self-fulfilling prophecy are central concepts of a conflict perspective on education.

"I want to be a lawyer and my debate class has taught me to dig for answers and get involved.I can express myself." Which track is the speaker likely from?

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