Question 1

People learn in different ways, and various groups respond differently to alternative learning environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

American interest in education goes back to the earliest colonial times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

Accepted Answer

A)  graduation. 
B)  socialization. 
C)  processing. 
D)  validating. 
A)  graduation. 
B)  socialization. 
C)  processing. 
D)  validating.

Question 4

Uri Treisman's research work with black college math majors showed:

Accepted Answer

A)  the unimportance of institutional structure in the math program. 
B)  the important role of ability in math program success. 
C)  the importance of collaborative learning in increasing the percentage of black math majors. 
D)  that there were many more black math majors at the University of Texas than any other group of people. 
A)  the unimportance of institutional structure in the math program. 
B)  the important role of ability in math program success. 
C)  the importance of collaborative learning in increasing the percentage of black math majors. 
D)  that there were many more black math majors at the University of Texas than any other group of people.

Question 5

Today, about half of the students who entered college as first-year students failed to get degrees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Today, almost 100 percent of children from the ages of 5 to 17 are in school at least some days every school year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

U.S. educational institutions are:

Accepted Answer

A)  a product of their history. 
B)  without problems. 
C)  not a subject of current debate. 
D)  currently all alike. 
A)  a product of their history. 
B)  without problems. 
C)  not a subject of current debate. 
D)  currently all alike.

Question 8

Peggy McIntosh argues that the current educational system:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not provide a collaborative learning environment. 
B)  does not stress a "winner-killer" competitive environment. 
C)  does not encourage biased thinking. 
D)  is very careful to consider the diverse cultural backgrounds of students. 
A)  does not provide a collaborative learning environment. 
B)  does not stress a "winner-killer" competitive environment. 
C)  does not encourage biased thinking. 
D)  is very careful to consider the diverse cultural backgrounds of students.

Question 9

College programs that are intended to broaden the intellectual horizon of students are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  technical education. 
B)  specialized education. 
C)  humanities education. 
D)  general education. 
A)  technical education. 
B)  specialized education. 
C)  humanities education. 
D)  general education.

Question 10

Scores on the SAT from 2011 to 2015:

Accepted Answer

A)  rose sharply. 
B)  fell in all subject areas. 
C)  remained the same as the previous ten years. 
D)  were lowered by forty-five points to help students achieve. 
A)  rose sharply. 
B)  fell in all subject areas. 
C)  remained the same as the previous ten years. 
D)  were lowered by forty-five points to help students achieve.

Question 11

In 1994, this act was passed, designed to ban discrimination against girls in school.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Project Education for the Student Act." 
B)  "Future Schools Act." 
C)  "Gender Equity in Education Act." 
D)  "Voluntary Education." 
A)  "Project Education for the Student Act." 
B)  "Future Schools Act." 
C)  "Gender Equity in Education Act." 
D)  "Voluntary Education."

People learn in different ways, and various groups respond differently to alternative learning environments.

American interest in education goes back to the earliest colonial times.

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

Uri Treisman's research work with black college math majors showed:

Today, about half of the students who entered college as first-year students failed to get degrees.

Today, almost 100 percent of children from the ages of 5 to 17 are in school at least some days every school year.

U.S. educational institutions are:

Peggy McIntosh argues that the current educational system:

College programs that are intended to broaden the intellectual horizon of students are called:

Scores on the SAT from 2011 to 2015:

In 1994, this act was passed, designed to ban discrimination against girls in school.

Social Science and Its Methods

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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Exam 11: Education

People learn in different ways, and various groups respond differently to alternative learning environments.

American interest in education goes back to the earliest colonial times.

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

Uri Treisman's research work with black college math majors showed:

Today, about half of the students who entered college as first-year students failed to get degrees.

Today, almost 100 percent of children from the ages of 5 to 17 are in school at least some days every school year.

U.S. educational institutions are:

Peggy McIntosh argues that the current educational system:

College programs that are intended to broaden the intellectual horizon of students are called:

Scores on the SAT from 2011 to 2015:

In 1994, this act was passed, designed to ban discrimination against girls in school.

Social Science and Its Methods

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Technology and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

Deviance, Crime, and Society

The Family

Religion

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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