Question 1

Read the four statements below.Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Young children who gain skills in their native language and also in English outperform one-language children on achievement tests. 
B) Gaining bilingual skills has great value in today's global economy. 
C) Bilingual education encourages people to see some cultural traditions as better than others. 
D) English immersion seeks to "Americanize" children by teaching them the dominant culture. 
A) Young children who gain skills in their native language and also in English outperform one-language children on achievement tests. 
B) Gaining bilingual skills has great value in today's global economy. 
C) Bilingual education encourages people to see some cultural traditions as better than others. 
D) English immersion seeks to "Americanize" children by teaching them the dominant culture. C

Question 2

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

Accepted Answer

A) parents can't take responsibility for teaching knowledge and skills. 
B) urban areas have little room for schools. 
C) parents need their children to work to provide food and income. 
D) literacy is not necessary for industrial, factory jobs. 
A) parents can't take responsibility for teaching knowledge and skills. 
B) urban areas have little room for schools. 
C) parents need their children to work to provide food and income. 
D) literacy is not necessary for industrial, factory jobs. C

Question 3

The term "dropping out" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) refusing to attend high school. 
B) quitting school before earning a high school diploma. 
C) not going on to college. 
D) being expelled from a public school. 
A) refusing to attend high school. 
B) quitting school before earning a high school diploma. 
C) not going on to college. 
D) being expelled from a public school. B

Question 4

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

Accepted Answer

A) the shortcomings of students. 
B) the shortcomings of administrators. 
C) basic flaws in the economic and political structure of society. 
D) the shortcomings of teachers. 
A) the shortcomings of students. 
B) the shortcomings of administrators. 
C) basic flaws in the economic and political structure of society. 
D) the shortcomings of teachers.

Question 5

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Accepted Answer

A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming 
A) charter schools 
B) magnet schools 
C) voucher programs 
D) mainstreaming

Question 6

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Accepted Answer

A) the region of the country in which the student lives 
B) the sex of a student 
C) the student's home environment 
D) the student's age 
A) the region of the country in which the student lives 
B) the sex of a student 
C) the student's home environment 
D) the student's age

Question 7

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

Accepted Answer

A) no excuses policy 
B) zero tolerance policy 
C) conflict resolution policy 
D) shock reality policy 
A) no excuses policy 
B) zero tolerance policy 
C) conflict resolution policy 
D) shock reality policy

Question 8

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S.population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 17 percent 
D) 37 percent 
A) 1 percent 
B) 4 percent 
C) 17 percent 
D) 37 percent

Question 9

In 1896, what decision by the U.S.Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

Accepted Answer

A) Meredith v.Mississippi 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Plessy v.Ferguson 
D) Miranda v.Arizona 
A) Meredith v.Mississippi 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Plessy v.Ferguson 
D) Miranda v.Arizona

Question 10

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

Accepted Answer

A) providing society with skilled workers 
B) giving people the skills they need to earn a living 
C) preparing people to participate in the country's political and economic systems 
D) providing child care to working parents 
A) providing society with skilled workers 
B) giving people the skills they need to earn a living 
C) preparing people to participate in the country's political and economic systems 
D) providing child care to working parents

Question 11

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

Accepted Answer

A) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) tracking system. 
C) hidden curriculum. 
D) manifest functions. 
A) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) tracking system. 
C) hidden curriculum. 
D) manifest functions.

Question 12

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

Accepted Answer

A) more tracking. 
B) more school choice and competition. 
C) more mainstreaming. 
D) more equal funding for all schools. 
A) more tracking. 
B) more school choice and competition. 
C) more mainstreaming. 
D) more equal funding for all schools.

Question 13

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

Accepted Answer

A) tagging 
B) tracking 
C) mainstreaming 
D) academic segregation 
A) tagging 
B) tracking 
C) mainstreaming 
D) academic segregation

Question 14

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

Accepted Answer

A) 1789 
B) 1865 
C) 1918 
D) 1965 
A) 1789 
B) 1865 
C) 1918 
D) 1965

Question 15

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a 4-year college or university degree?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 percent 
B) 33 percent 
C) 53 percent 
D) 73 percent 
A) 13 percent 
B) 33 percent 
C) 53 percent 
D) 73 percent

Question 16

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs.This movement out of the city was commonly called

Accepted Answer

A) decentralization. 
B) bus busting. 
C) beltway sprawl. 
D) white flight. 
A) decentralization. 
B) bus busting. 
C) beltway sprawl. 
D) white flight.

Question 17

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 percent 
B) 60 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 100 percent 
A) 40 percent 
B) 60 percent 
C) 80 percent 
D) 100 percent

Question 18

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

Accepted Answer

A) reflect their innate abilities combined with their work ethic. 
B) may reflect their school work but also reflect students' social background. 
C) have little effect on students' performance or future. 
D) keep students in school longer because schools treat them according to their individual abilities. 
A) reflect their innate abilities combined with their work ethic. 
B) may reflect their school work but also reflect students' social background. 
C) have little effect on students' performance or future. 
D) keep students in school longer because schools treat them according to their individual abilities.

Question 19

In 1954, which decision by the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

Accepted Answer

A) Plessy v.Ferguson 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Meredith v.Mississippi 
D) Miranda v.Arizona 
A) Plessy v.Ferguson 
B) Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka 
C) Meredith v.Mississippi 
D) Miranda v.Arizona

Question 20

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

Accepted Answer

A) mainstreaming 
B) redlining 
C) special education 
D) tracking 
A) mainstreaming 
B) redlining 
C) special education 
D) tracking

Read the four statements below.Which statement is NOT correct?

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

The term "dropping out" refers to

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S.population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

In 1896, what decision by the U.S.Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a 4-year college or university degree?

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs.This movement out of the city was commonly called

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

In 1954, which decision by the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

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Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

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Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

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Work and the Workplace

Family Life

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Exam 13: Education

Read the four statements below.Which statement is NOT correct?

A major reason that schooling is limited in poor societies of the world is that

The term "dropping out" refers to

Radicals on the left argue that problems in our schools arise from

Which type of schools provides freedom to try out new policies and programs?

Research shows that the quality of the school matters to student performance, but what matters even more?

Which policy requires school officials to severely punish or expel any student who brings a weapon, alcohol, or some other drug to school?

Although the government claims that only a tiny percentage of the U.S.population is illiterate, research suggests the nation's level of functional illiteracy is about what percentage of the adult population?

In 1896, what decision by the U.S.Supreme Court affirmed the principle of racial segregation if the facilities for blacks and whites were separate but equal?

Which of the following is identified in the text as a latent function of schooling?

Following social-conflict analysis of education, the fact that our school system socializes all students to be obedient citizens who are respectful of authority is one example of schooling's

The "conservative solution" to many problems of schooling can be summed up as

What school policy assigns students to different educational programs?

By which year had every state enacted a law requiring children to attend school?

In the United States, what percentage of the population aged twenty-five to sixty-four has a 4-year college or university degree?

During the 1960s, many white families moved from the central cities to the suburbs, thereby escaping required school busing programs.This movement out of the city was commonly called

Overall, what percentage of Hispanic students in the United States attends a school with a nonwhite student majority?

Labels such as "gifted," "average," or "deficient" that are placed on students by schools

In 1954, which decision by the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools violated the Constitution, striking down the "separate but equal" standard that dated back to 1896?

Which policy directs schools to integrate students with special needs into the overall educational program?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

Filters