Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

Your friend Joel argues that schools, as traditionally organized, are set up not to help people get ahead in life but to keep them "in their place." What label best fits Joel's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) traditionalist 
B) hereditarian 
C) Social Darwinist 
D) revisionist 
A) traditionalist 
B) hereditarian 
C) Social Darwinist 
D) revisionist

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Problems with the way classrooms operate-inappropriate curriculum and instruction, difficulty in teaching conditions, teacher perceptions of student inadequacy, large classes and negative teacher and peer expectations-and the social context thus created suggest that

Accepted Answer

A) not all problems that contribute to low performance among lower- or working-class children come from outside the schools. 
B) conditions for teaching and learning might be altered so that lower- or working-class children are more likely to experience academic success. 
C) schools not only re-create many of the conditions that lead to social failure for some groups, but also perpetuate conditions that lead to the success of certain groups. 
D) all of the above. 
A) not all problems that contribute to low performance among lower- or working-class children come from outside the schools. 
B) conditions for teaching and learning might be altered so that lower- or working-class children are more likely to experience academic success. 
C) schools not only re-create many of the conditions that lead to social failure for some groups, but also perpetuate conditions that lead to the success of certain groups. 
D) all of the above.

Question 6

Research indicates that the achievement of rural students is hampered by

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of community support. 
B) isolation and poor instructional materials. 
C) poverty and inequality. 
D) the need for quality teachers. 
A) a lack of community support. 
B) isolation and poor instructional materials. 
C) poverty and inequality. 
D) the need for quality teachers.

Question 7

Studies by Christopher Jencks revealed that there is little evidence that school reform efforts

Accepted Answer

A) have improved the quality of instruction. 
B) have significantly altered the curriculum. 
C) have substantially reduced the achievement gap between students of different socioeconomic status. 
D) have been widely accepted in communities. 
A) have improved the quality of instruction. 
B) have significantly altered the curriculum. 
C) have substantially reduced the achievement gap between students of different socioeconomic status. 
D) have been widely accepted in communities.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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.

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

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

Your friend Joel argues that schools, as traditionally organized, are set up not to help people get ahead in life but to keep them "in their place." What label best fits Joel's beliefs?

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

Problems with the way classrooms operate-inappropriate curriculum and instruction, difficulty in teaching conditions, teacher perceptions of student inadequacy, large classes and negative teacher and peer expectations-and the social context thus created suggest that

Research indicates that the achievement of rural students is hampered by

Studies by Christopher Jencks revealed that there is little evidence that school reform efforts

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

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

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American 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

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

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

Your friend Joel argues that schools, as traditionally organized, are set up not to help people get ahead in life but to keep them "in their place." What label best fits Joel's beliefs?

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

Problems with the way classrooms operate-inappropriate curriculum and instruction, difficulty in teaching conditions, teacher perceptions of student inadequacy, large classes and negative teacher and peer expectations-and the social context thus created suggest that

Research indicates that the achievement of rural students is hampered by

Studies by Christopher Jencks revealed that there is little evidence that school reform efforts

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

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

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters