Question 1

Often, homeless children who attend school

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A) become easily frustrated. 
B) have low academic achievement. 
C) maintain good relations with other students. 
D) try to establish a close friendship with the teacher. 
A) become easily frustrated. 
B) have low academic achievement. 
C) maintain good relations with other students. 
D) try to establish a close friendship with the teacher.

Question 2

A nuclear family can be described as one that

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A) includes two parents living with their children. 
B) is held together by strong family values. 
C) lives in the center of a city. 
D) lives near the children's school. 
A) includes two parents living with their children. 
B) is held together by strong family values. 
C) lives in the center of a city. 
D) lives near the children's school.

Question 3

Given current social conditions and trends, which of the following statements about Sam, a hypothetical twelve-year-old boy, is most likely to be true?

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A) Sam's parents spend more time with him than their parents spent with them as children. 
B) Sam's friends influence him more than his parents' friends influenced them as children. 
C) Sam is less involved in extracurricular activities than his parents were at the same age. 
D) The "hidden curriculum" at Sam's school is less likely to emphasize passive compliance than the culture of the schools his parents attended. 
A) Sam's parents spend more time with him than their parents spent with them as children. 
B) Sam's friends influence him more than his parents' friends influenced them as children. 
C) Sam is less involved in extracurricular activities than his parents were at the same age. 
D) The "hidden curriculum" at Sam's school is less likely to emphasize passive compliance than the culture of the schools his parents attended.

Question 4

Which social institution has been identified as having become less influential as a socializing force over the past several decades?

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A) peer groups 
B) mass media 
C) church 
D) family 
A) peer groups 
B) mass media 
C) church 
D) family

Question 5

Because of the numerous professional demands placed on teachers, educators are calling for

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A) additional teacher aides. 
B) more parental involvement. 
C) recognition of the efforts of teachers. 
D) reduction in teaching loads. 
A) additional teacher aides. 
B) more parental involvement. 
C) recognition of the efforts of teachers. 
D) reduction in teaching loads.

Question 6

Studies show that television can have a positive effect on

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A) creative thinking. 
B) development of values. 
C) socialization. 
D) all of the above. 
A) creative thinking. 
B) development of values. 
C) socialization. 
D) all of the above.

Question 7

Young people who are deeply troubled and who may consider suicide

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A) may withdraw from friends and family. 
B) represent a lower proportion of students than 60 years ago. 
C) may surprisingly improve in their academic work. 
D) typically do not show warning signs. 
A) may withdraw from friends and family. 
B) represent a lower proportion of students than 60 years ago. 
C) may surprisingly improve in their academic work. 
D) typically do not show warning signs.

Question 8

Typical elementary classroom procedures are primarily designed to

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A) emphasize educational concepts. 
B) maintain good student-teacher relationships. 
C) prevent disturbances. 
D) provide maximum instructional time. 
A) emphasize educational concepts. 
B) maintain good student-teacher relationships. 
C) prevent disturbances. 
D) provide maximum instructional time.

Question 9

Schoolchildren, particularly at the secondary level, experience a number of pressures and problems that may lead to the use of drugs, drinking, delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and possibly suicide. Educators have debated how much responsibility schools should assume in addressing these issues. Discuss what schools should do about these problems. Give the rationale for schools taking the responsibility that you describe.

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Answers may include a range of responses

Question 10

What still needs to be done to help improve educational opportunities and equity for female students?

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The following approaches could be discus

Question 11

Problems with violence and delinquency are particularly acute among _________________.

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A) African American males 
B) African American females 
C) males only 
D) Hispanic males 
A) African American males 
B) African American females 
C) males only 
D) Hispanic males

Question 12

How can teachers adjust their behavior or select instructional activities in an effort to recognize the importance of the peer group?

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Teachers can promote positive peer inter

Question 13

How do changes in the family makeup influence the way in which the educational system approaches the family unit?

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The traditional "nuclear" family is a th

Question 14

A major contributing factor to the number of latchkey children is the increase in the number of

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A) community support groups. 
B) day-care centers. 
C) two-parent households. 
D) working mothers. 
A) community support groups. 
B) day-care centers. 
C) two-parent households. 
D) working mothers.

Question 15

What factors seem to have contributed to the increase in the percentage of births to teenage mothers that occur out of wedlock?

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These include greater social acceptance

Question 16

Discuss how the norms of society are maintained and passed on to the next generation in a school setting.

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Norms are the rules of behavior of socie

Question 17

Studies indicate that active, independent learners are sometimes

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A) disruptive in the classroom. 
B) rejected by teachers. 
C) seen by other students as class leaders. 
D) used by teachers to lead various activities. 
A) disruptive in the classroom. 
B) rejected by teachers. 
C) seen by other students as class leaders. 
D) used by teachers to lead various activities.

Question 18

Institutional and social realities encourage students to

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A) be conforming in their behavior. 
B) become independent thinkers. 
C) develop dependence on the teacher. 
D) maintain good study habits. 
A) be conforming in their behavior. 
B) become independent thinkers. 
C) develop dependence on the teacher. 
D) maintain good study habits.

Question 19

Drug and alcohol use by school-age children may

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A) be perceived as academically beneficial by young people. 
B) impede their transition to adult life. 
C) result in their increased interest in health classes. 
D) ultimately lead to increased academic performance. 
A) be perceived as academically beneficial by young people. 
B) impede their transition to adult life. 
C) result in their increased interest in health classes. 
D) ultimately lead to increased academic performance.

Often, homeless children who attend school

A nuclear family can be described as one that

Given current social conditions and trends, which of the following statements about Sam, a hypothetical twelve-year-old boy, is most likely to be true?

Which social institution has been identified as having become less influential as a socializing force over the past several decades?

Because of the numerous professional demands placed on teachers, educators are calling for

Studies show that television can have a positive effect on

Young people who are deeply troubled and who may consider suicide

Typical elementary classroom procedures are primarily designed to

What still needs to be done to help improve educational opportunities and equity for female students?

Problems with violence and delinquency are particularly acute among _________________.

How can teachers adjust their behavior or select instructional activities in an effort to recognize the importance of the peer group?

How do changes in the family makeup influence the way in which the educational system approaches the family unit?

A major contributing factor to the number of latchkey children is the increase in the number of

What factors seem to have contributed to the increase in the percentage of births to teenage mothers that occur out of wedlock?

Discuss how the norms of society are maintained and passed on to the next generation in a school setting.

Studies indicate that active, independent learners are sometimes

Institutional and social realities encourage students to

Drug and alcohol use by school-age children may

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Historical Development of American Education

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Governing and Administering Public Education

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Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

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Exam 10: Culture, Socialization, and Education

Often, homeless children who attend school

A nuclear family can be described as one that

Given current social conditions and trends, which of the following statements about Sam, a hypothetical twelve-year-old boy, is most likely to be true?

Which social institution has been identified as having become less influential as a socializing force over the past several decades?

Because of the numerous professional demands placed on teachers, educators are calling for

Studies show that television can have a positive effect on

Young people who are deeply troubled and who may consider suicide

Typical elementary classroom procedures are primarily designed to

What still needs to be done to help improve educational opportunities and equity for female students?

Problems with violence and delinquency are particularly acute among _________________.

How can teachers adjust their behavior or select instructional activities in an effort to recognize the importance of the peer group?

How do changes in the family makeup influence the way in which the educational system approaches the family unit?

A major contributing factor to the number of latchkey children is the increase in the number of

What factors seem to have contributed to the increase in the percentage of births to teenage mothers that occur out of wedlock?

Discuss how the norms of society are maintained and passed on to the next generation in a school setting.

Studies indicate that active, independent learners are sometimes

Institutional and social realities encourage students to

Drug and alcohol use by school-age children may

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

The World Global Origins of American Education

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters