Question 1

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What social force spurred the creation of mandatory education laws in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization 
B)  militarization 
C)  family socialization 
D)  the church 
A)  industrialization 
B)  militarization 
C)  family socialization 
D)  the church

Question 3

One latent function of schooling is establishing social relationships and networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Social-conflict theory supports the policy of tracking to give all students instruction geared to their abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The perspective that asserts that schooling acts as a means of social control is

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional theory. 
B)  social-conflict theory. 
C)  symbolic interaction theory. 
D)  ethnomethodology. 
A)  structural-functional theory. 
B)  social-conflict theory. 
C)  symbolic interaction theory. 
D)  ethnomethodology.

Question 6

Jane Elliott's experiment with elementary school children demonstrated the effects of tracking and streaming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The problem of functional illiteracy means that

Accepted Answer

A)  many young people leave school without learning basic skills. 
B)  many older people have forgotten the lessons they learned in school. 
C)  a significant share of Canadian children never attended school. 
D)  many teachers in Canadian schools do not know how to teach. 
A)  many young people leave school without learning basic skills. 
B)  many older people have forgotten the lessons they learned in school. 
C)  a significant share of Canadian children never attended school. 
D)  many teachers in Canadian schools do not know how to teach.

Question 8

How can identifying students as "deficient" or "gifted" generate a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

Identifying students as "deficient" or "

Question 9

Schooling in Canada has always favoured theoretical learning over practical learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The percentage of the population aged 15 and older with university degrees rose from ______ percent in 1976 to ______ percent in 2011.

Accepted Answer

A)  4; 35 
B)  6; 21 
C)  0; 29 
D)  18; 30 
A)  4; 35 
B)  6; 21 
C)  0; 29 
D)  18; 30

Question 11

A symbolic-interaction approach to schooling would include which of the following ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  If teachers think some category of students is superior, those same students may end up doing superior work. 
B)  Teachers convey specialized knowledge that children are not likely to learn at home. 
C)  Some categories of students are tracked into better classes than others. 
D)  Schools are intended for learning, but they are also places where many people meet their eventual partners. 
A)  If teachers think some category of students is superior, those same students may end up doing superior work. 
B)  Teachers convey specialized knowledge that children are not likely to learn at home. 
C)  Some categories of students are tracked into better classes than others. 
D)  Schools are intended for learning, but they are also places where many people meet their eventual partners.

Question 12

How does schooling advance the goal of socially integrating a large, diverse population?

Accepted Answer

Schooling advances the goal of socially

Question 13

Historically, the poorest people in every society have been the most likely to go to school, so that they could learn what they needed to know to earn a living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is home schooling? How does it differ from public schooling?

Accepted Answer

Homeschooling is a form of education whe

Question 15

Following the social-conflict approach, what are the problems in the Canadian educational system? Consider quality of public schooling, inequality among schools, and access to higher education. Consider class, gender, race, and ethnicity in your essay.

Accepted Answer

The social-conflict approach to educatio

Question 16

Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of

Accepted Answer

A)  athletic ability. 
B)  performance on achievement tests. 
C)  family ties. 
D)  being rich. 
A)  athletic ability. 
B)  performance on achievement tests. 
C)  family ties. 
D)  being rich.

Question 17

Critics argue that some bias based on class, race, or ethnicity is inherent in any formal testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How is the development of schooling linked to economic development?

Accepted Answer

The development of schooling is intrinsi

Question 19

Discuss two of the problems that are currently found in Canadian schools.

Accepted Answer

Two of the problems currently found in C

Question 20

A separate Catholic and Protestant school system in Canada

Accepted Answer

A)  violates the principle of mass education. 
B)  was established prior to Confederation. 
C)  was established several years after Confederation. 
D)  interfered with adequate fulfillment of educational requirements associated with the Industrial Revolution. 
A)  violates the principle of mass education. 
B)  was established prior to Confederation. 
C)  was established several years after Confederation. 
D)  interfered with adequate fulfillment of educational requirements associated with the Industrial Revolution.

Exam 20: Education

In India, fewer boys than girls reach secondary school.

What social force spurred the creation of mandatory education laws in Japan?

One latent function of schooling is establishing social relationships and networks.

Social-conflict theory supports the policy of tracking to give all students instruction geared to their abilities.

The perspective that asserts that schooling acts as a means of social control is

Jane Elliott's experiment with elementary school children demonstrated the effects of tracking and streaming.

The problem of functional illiteracy means that

How can identifying students as "deficient" or "gifted" generate a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Schooling in Canada has always favoured theoretical learning over practical learning.

The percentage of the population aged 15 and older with university degrees rose from ______ percent in 1976 to ______ percent in 2011.

A symbolic-interaction approach to schooling would include which of the following ideas?

How does schooling advance the goal of socially integrating a large, diverse population?

Historically, the poorest people in every society have been the most likely to go to school, so that they could learn what they needed to know to earn a living.

What is home schooling? How does it differ from public schooling?

Following the social-conflict approach, what are the problems in the Canadian educational system? Consider quality of public schooling, inequality among schools, and access to higher education. Consider class, gender, race, and ethnicity in your essay.

Getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of

Critics argue that some bias based on class, race, or ethnicity is inherent in any formal testing.

How is the development of schooling linked to economic development?

Discuss two of the problems that are currently found in Canadian schools.

A separate Catholic and Protestant school system in Canada

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