Question 1

Middle-class teachers may have difficulty understanding and motivating low-income minority students because of

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A)  a lack of parental support. 
B)  language and cultural differences. 
C)  the curriculum. 
D)  the students' high absenteeism rate. 
A)  a lack of parental support. 
B)  language and cultural differences. 
C)  the curriculum. 
D)  the students' high absenteeism rate.

Question 2

Efforts to improve the academic performance of working-class students in the primary grades should focus on

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A)  homogeneous grouping. 
B)  individualized instruction. 
C)  large-class instruction. 
D)  remediating basic skills. 
A)  homogeneous grouping. 
B)  individualized instruction. 
C)  large-class instruction. 
D)  remediating basic skills.

Question 3

Studies show that when working-class students accept academically oriented school norms, they

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A)  are sometimes ridiculed by peers. 
B)  continue to misbehave in class. 
C)  experience problems with self-esteem. 
D)  participate in extracurricular activities. 
A)  are sometimes ridiculed by peers. 
B)  continue to misbehave in class. 
C)  experience problems with self-esteem. 
D)  participate in extracurricular activities.

Question 4

In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________.

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A)  fall below the levels of their parents 
B)  rise above the levels of their parents 
C)  freeze in the same levels as their parents 
A)  fall below the levels of their parents 
B)  rise above the levels of their parents 
C)  freeze in the same levels as their parents

Question 5

The _______________________ are often the third or fourth generation to live in poverty and depend on public assistance.

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A)  underclass 
B)  upper class 
C)  middle class 
D)  lower class 
A)  underclass 
B)  upper class 
C)  middle class 
D)  lower class

Question 6

What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and the potential to attend college?

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Studies show that less than 25 percent o

Question 7

The variables used to identify social class include

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A)  education, housing price, occupation and income. 
B)  housing value and occupation. 
C)  occupation. 
D)  income. 
A)  education, housing price, occupation and income. 
B)  housing value and occupation. 
C)  occupation. 
D)  income.

Question 8

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

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A)  African American 
B)  Puerto Ricans 
C)  Mexican Americans 
D)  Hispanic/Latino 
A)  African American 
B)  Puerto Ricans 
C)  Mexican Americans 
D)  Hispanic/Latino

Question 9

Why might the difference between teacher and student backgrounds create a problem in classrooms with working-class students?

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Teachers with middle-class backgrounds m

Question 10

Technical workers, technicians, and sales personnel would probably be in the

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A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  under-class. 
D)  lower working class. 
A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  under-class. 
D)  lower working class.

Question 11

What data does the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collect, and how does it relate to culture?

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They collect achievement infor

Question 12

Generally speaking, the effect of class on student achievement tends to

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A)  decrease as the student moves on to higher grades. 
B)  remain a barrier to academic achievement among the lower socioeconomic classes, even through college and university education. 
C)  disappear as students go to colleges and universities. 
D)  remain difficult to determine, even when based on the achievement levels of college and university students. 
A)  decrease as the student moves on to higher grades. 
B)  remain a barrier to academic achievement among the lower socioeconomic classes, even through college and university education. 
C)  disappear as students go to colleges and universities. 
D)  remain difficult to determine, even when based on the achievement levels of college and university students.

Question 13

What traits tend to define the "creative class?"

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Highly educated urba

Question 14

Latino and African American students

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A)  have registered gains in reading, math, and other subjects according to the NAEP. 
B)  have narrowed the achievement gap that exists between them and white students. 
C)  are attending college at a slightly higher rate than during the 1960s. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  have registered gains in reading, math, and other subjects according to the NAEP. 
B)  have narrowed the achievement gap that exists between them and white students. 
C)  are attending college at a slightly higher rate than during the 1960s. 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Research that supports environment more strongly than heredity as a factor in student achievement most consistently emphasizes that

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A)  conclusions supporting heredity are based more in the bias of the researcher than in the evidence of the research. 
B)  heredity has never been accepted as the most influential factor in determining human intelligence. 
C)  in situations where the environment for achievement was positively altered, achievement for groups in such situations improved over time. 
D)  we have no knowledge about intelligence as a genetically determined trait. 
A)  conclusions supporting heredity are based more in the bias of the researcher than in the evidence of the research. 
B)  heredity has never been accepted as the most influential factor in determining human intelligence. 
C)  in situations where the environment for achievement was positively altered, achievement for groups in such situations improved over time. 
D)  we have no knowledge about intelligence as a genetically determined trait.

Question 16

After examining academic achievement by ethnic groups, which of the following conclusions can one draw?

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A)  the higher the socioeconomic status (SES), the lower the academic scores 
B)  the higher the SES, the higher the academic scores 
C)  the lower the SES, the higher the academic scores 
D)  none of these; no conclusions cannot be drawn 
A)  the higher the socioeconomic status (SES), the lower the academic scores 
B)  the higher the SES, the higher the academic scores 
C)  the lower the SES, the higher the academic scores 
D)  none of these; no conclusions cannot be drawn

Question 17

What difficulties do African American males from the inner city experience, and how do those difficulties affect the socioeconomic status of African Americans?

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One major cause of the growth in female-

Question 18

According to Coleman, the most logical way to improve the education of disadvantaged students is to

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A)  increase school funding. 
B)  integrate schools and classrooms on a social-class basis. 
C)  reduce class size. 
D)  train teachers to deal with the multicultural differences among students. 
A)  increase school funding. 
B)  integrate schools and classrooms on a social-class basis. 
C)  reduce class size. 
D)  train teachers to deal with the multicultural differences among students.

Question 19

How does the use of language by parents at home affect the academic performance of their children at school?

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Using elaborated language helps children

Question 20

Increasing polarization of the African American population is especially evident in

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A)  ability scores. 
B)  college attendance. 
C)  dropout rates. 
D)  socioeconomic status. 
A)  ability scores. 
B)  college attendance. 
C)  dropout rates. 
D)  socioeconomic status.

Middle-class teachers may have difficulty understanding and motivating low-income minority students because of

Efforts to improve the academic performance of working-class students in the primary grades should focus on

Studies show that when working-class students accept academically oriented school norms, they

In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________.

The _______________________ are often the third or fourth generation to live in poverty and depend on public assistance.

What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and the potential to attend college?

The variables used to identify social class include

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

Why might the difference between teacher and student backgrounds create a problem in classrooms with working-class students?

Technical workers, technicians, and sales personnel would probably be in the

What data does the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collect, and how does it relate to culture?

Generally speaking, the effect of class on student achievement tends to

What traits tend to define the "creative class?"

Latino and African American students

Research that supports environment more strongly than heredity as a factor in student achievement most consistently emphasizes that

After examining academic achievement by ethnic groups, which of the following conclusions can one draw?

What difficulties do African American males from the inner city experience, and how do those difficulties affect the socioeconomic status of African Americans?

According to Coleman, the most logical way to improve the education of disadvantaged students is to

How does the use of language by parents at home affect the academic performance of their children at school?

Increasing polarization of the African American population is especially evident in

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 11: Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Middle-class teachers may have difficulty understanding and motivating low-income minority students because of

Efforts to improve the academic performance of working-class students in the primary grades should focus on

Studies show that when working-class students accept academically oriented school norms, they

In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________.

The _______________________ are often the third or fourth generation to live in poverty and depend on public assistance.

What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and the potential to attend college?

The variables used to identify social class include

Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?

Why might the difference between teacher and student backgrounds create a problem in classrooms with working-class students?

Technical workers, technicians, and sales personnel would probably be in the

What data does the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collect, and how does it relate to culture?

Generally speaking, the effect of class on student achievement tends to

What traits tend to define the "creative class?"

Latino and African American students

Research that supports environment more strongly than heredity as a factor in student achievement most consistently emphasizes that

After examining academic achievement by ethnic groups, which of the following conclusions can one draw?

What difficulties do African American males from the inner city experience, and how do those difficulties affect the socioeconomic status of African Americans?

According to Coleman, the most logical way to improve the education of disadvantaged students is to

How does the use of language by parents at home affect the academic performance of their children at school?

Increasing polarization of the African American population is especially evident in

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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