Question 1

Teaching students to think independently and analytically is based on a desire for

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A)  social stability. 
B)  social critique. 
C)  social mobility. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  social stability. 
B)  social critique. 
C)  social mobility. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following is a limitation of the functional literacy perspective?

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A)  It implies that the illiterate person need only be trained to the minimum work levels that industry needs. 
B)  It fails to show how our society educates different social groups to different degrees. 
C)  It fails to consider the ability of an individual to use reading, writing, and computational skills in everyday life situations. 
D)  It suggests that there is one culture, one language, and one set of knowledge and understanding needed for a person to become functionally literate. 
A)  It implies that the illiterate person need only be trained to the minimum work levels that industry needs. 
B)  It fails to show how our society educates different social groups to different degrees. 
C)  It fails to consider the ability of an individual to use reading, writing, and computational skills in everyday life situations. 
D)  It suggests that there is one culture, one language, and one set of knowledge and understanding needed for a person to become functionally literate.

Question 3

The authors' purpose in presenting four perspectives on literacy appears to be

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A)  to help students see that different views of literacy reveal insights about how education and schooling serve different populations in different ways. 
B)  to show how the definition of literacy has gone through four historical phases corresponding to different phases of American school reform. 
C)  to allow students to choose whatever meaning of literacy makes the most sense to them. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  to help students see that different views of literacy reveal insights about how education and schooling serve different populations in different ways. 
B)  to show how the definition of literacy has gone through four historical phases corresponding to different phases of American school reform. 
C)  to allow students to choose whatever meaning of literacy makes the most sense to them. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 4

In the context of literacy in the United States, Thomas Jefferson believed that

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A)  in modern capitalist society, what knowledge is of most worth is determined by those who dominate the culture's institutions. 
B)  it should be illegal for a slave to learn to read and write, because a literate slave would not be an obedient slave. 
C)  the skills of reading and writing would equip people to stay informed about social, economic, and political events and thus help them recognize and protect their interests. 
D)  children of African American or Native American descent were as entitled to literacy as their White counterparts. 
A)  in modern capitalist society, what knowledge is of most worth is determined by those who dominate the culture's institutions. 
B)  it should be illegal for a slave to learn to read and write, because a literate slave would not be an obedient slave. 
C)  the skills of reading and writing would equip people to stay informed about social, economic, and political events and thus help them recognize and protect their interests. 
D)  children of African American or Native American descent were as entitled to literacy as their White counterparts.

Question 5

In the context of literacy in the United States, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., believes that

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A)  language should be disentangled from the cultural knowledge that gives language meaning. 
B)  it is necessary to draw attention to power relations in society by focusing on oppression. 
C)  literacy is by its very nature conservative. 
D)  literacy is necessary for guarding against undemocratic abuses of power. 
A)  language should be disentangled from the cultural knowledge that gives language meaning. 
B)  it is necessary to draw attention to power relations in society by focusing on oppression. 
C)  literacy is by its very nature conservative. 
D)  literacy is necessary for guarding against undemocratic abuses of power.

Question 6

The authors appear to believe that the new Dictionary of Global Culture

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A)  is probably too idealistic to be of any use in the field of education. 
B)  should be used in schools instead of Hirsch's Cultural Literacy. 
C)  is instructive for illustrating the limits of Hirsch's view of cultural literacy. 
D)  is a prime example of critical pedagogy. 
A)  is probably too idealistic to be of any use in the field of education. 
B)  should be used in schools instead of Hirsch's Cultural Literacy. 
C)  is instructive for illustrating the limits of Hirsch's view of cultural literacy. 
D)  is a prime example of critical pedagogy.

Question 7

The authors' basic point in discussing classroom methods and critical literacy might be described as follows:

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A)  Teaching for critical literacy is challenging in both theory and practice, but there are teachers who provide models from which we can learn. 
B)  Unlike functional literacy or cultural literacy, there are no agreed upon ways to teach for critical literacy. 
C)  Critical literacy sounds very promising in theory, but it does not seem to work in practice. 
D)  Methods of critical literacy instruction are widely in use throughout colleges and universities, but less so in schools. 
A)  Teaching for critical literacy is challenging in both theory and practice, but there are teachers who provide models from which we can learn. 
B)  Unlike functional literacy or cultural literacy, there are no agreed upon ways to teach for critical literacy. 
C)  Critical literacy sounds very promising in theory, but it does not seem to work in practice. 
D)  Methods of critical literacy instruction are widely in use throughout colleges and universities, but less so in schools.

Question 8

Which of the following perspectives on literacy is valuable if the goal is to emphasize the relationship between literacy and empowerment?

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A)  The conventional literacy perspective 
B)  The cultural literacy perspective 
C)  The functional literacy perspective 
D)  The critical literacy perspective 
A)  The conventional literacy perspective 
B)  The cultural literacy perspective 
C)  The functional literacy perspective 
D)  The critical literacy perspective

Question 9

Literacy rates (whether in terms of conventional, functional, cultural, or critical literacy) can be influenced by

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A)  access to the means of acquiring literacy. 
B)  social class. 
C)  gender. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  access to the means of acquiring literacy. 
B)  social class. 
C)  gender. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

An example of educational programming based on the functional literacy perspective might be

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A)  SAT scores used as a basis for college admission. 
B)  pass/fail grading standards. 
C)  minimum competency testing. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  SAT scores used as a basis for college admission. 
B)  pass/fail grading standards. 
C)  minimum competency testing. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Hirsch's remark that literacy is itself fundamentally conservative means

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A)  that becoming literate requires acceptance of the dominant ideology. 
B)  that most of what counts as literacy remains unchanged over generations. 
C)  literacy is basically a means for the power elite to control the masses. 
D)  literacy is a classical liberal ideal that has limited relevance today. 
A)  that becoming literate requires acceptance of the dominant ideology. 
B)  that most of what counts as literacy remains unchanged over generations. 
C)  literacy is basically a means for the power elite to control the masses. 
D)  literacy is a classical liberal ideal that has limited relevance today.

Question 12

Explain the differences among functional, cultural, and critical literacy. Which kind of literacy should teachers aim for in public schools? Why? What kinds of factors might work against the achievement of any of these? How might a teacher approach the teaching of critical literacy? What groups might disapprove of such teaching, and how should a teacher respond?

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Functional literacy refers to the basic

Question 13

An important part of E.D. Hirsch's defense of his cultural literacy perspective is that it

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A)  would enhance cultural pluralism in education. 
B)  emphasizes thinking skills over memorization of facts. 
C)  draws from the elements of culture shared by all groups in our society. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  would enhance cultural pluralism in education. 
B)  emphasizes thinking skills over memorization of facts. 
C)  draws from the elements of culture shared by all groups in our society. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

A problem with conceptualizing literacy only as "functional literacy" is

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A)  that most people cannot be expected to rise to that level of literacy. 
B)  that it insufficiently attends to the literacy requirements of democratic life. 
C)  that functional literacy is very difficult to measure. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  that most people cannot be expected to rise to that level of literacy. 
B)  that it insufficiently attends to the literacy requirements of democratic life. 
C)  that functional literacy is very difficult to measure. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

Which of the following is true according to the critical literacy perspective?

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A)  Other forms of literacy miss the essential value of literacy. 
B)  Literacy has the potential for human liberation. 
C)  Literacy as a construct can empower or disempower people. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Other forms of literacy miss the essential value of literacy. 
B)  Literacy has the potential for human liberation. 
C)  Literacy as a construct can empower or disempower people. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Freire's conception of literacy would most likely view schooling as that which should

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A)  emphasize citizenship education. 
B)  aim toward minimizing cultural differences. 
C)  result in "thousands of one-man revolutions." 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  emphasize citizenship education. 
B)  aim toward minimizing cultural differences. 
C)  result in "thousands of one-man revolutions." 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Teaching students to think independently and analytically is based on a desire for

Which of the following is a limitation of the functional literacy perspective?

The authors' purpose in presenting four perspectives on literacy appears to be

In the context of literacy in the United States, Thomas Jefferson believed that

In the context of literacy in the United States, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., believes that

The authors appear to believe that the new Dictionary of Global Culture

The authors' basic point in discussing classroom methods and critical literacy might be described as follows:

Which of the following perspectives on literacy is valuable if the goal is to emphasize the relationship between literacy and empowerment?

Literacy rates (whether in terms of conventional, functional, cultural, or critical literacy) can be influenced by

An example of educational programming based on the functional literacy perspective might be

Hirsch's remark that literacy is itself fundamentally conservative means

An important part of E.D. Hirsch's defense of his cultural literacy perspective is that it

A problem with conceptualizing literacy only as "functional literacy" is

Which of the following is true according to the critical literacy perspective?

Freire's conception of literacy would most likely view schooling as that which should

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Exam 9: Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching students to think independently and analytically is based on a desire for

Which of the following is a limitation of the functional literacy perspective?

The authors' purpose in presenting four perspectives on literacy appears to be

In the context of literacy in the United States, Thomas Jefferson believed that

In the context of literacy in the United States, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., believes that

The authors appear to believe that the new Dictionary of Global Culture

The authors' basic point in discussing classroom methods and critical literacy might be described as follows:

Which of the following perspectives on literacy is valuable if the goal is to emphasize the relationship between literacy and empowerment?

Literacy rates (whether in terms of conventional, functional, cultural, or critical literacy) can be influenced by

An example of educational programming based on the functional literacy perspective might be

Hirsch's remark that literacy is itself fundamentally conservative means

An important part of E.D. Hirsch's defense of his cultural literacy perspective is that it

A problem with conceptualizing literacy only as "functional literacy" is

Which of the following is true according to the critical literacy perspective?

Freire's conception of literacy would most likely view schooling as that which should

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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