Question 1

What is the biggest problem with the SAT and ACT scored tests according to Brym and Lie?

Accepted Answer

A) More affluent students can afford to be coached,hence raise their scores. 
B) These tests are culturally biased. 
C) Background factors determine who gets to take the test in the first place and how well prepared different groups of test-takers are. 
D) IQ tests are used to track students. 
E) None of the above. 
A) More affluent students can afford to be coached,hence raise their scores. 
B) These tests are culturally biased. 
C) Background factors determine who gets to take the test in the first place and how well prepared different groups of test-takers are. 
D) IQ tests are used to track students. 
E) None of the above.

Question 2

What is professionalization?

Accepted Answer

Professionalization takes place when mem

Question 3

If you own a lot of cultural capital,you have "highbrow" tastes in

Accepted Answer

A) literature 
B) dance 
C) art 
D) sports 
E) all of these choices 
A) literature 
B) dance 
C) art 
D) sports 
E) all of these choices

Question 4

____ refers to the negative impact of negative stereotypes on the school performance of disadvantaged groups:

Accepted Answer

A) Tracking 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Meritocracy 
D) Educational attainment 
E) Educational capital 
A) Tracking 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Meritocracy 
D) Educational attainment 
E) Educational capital

Question 5

____ was a tough idealist who quit a high-paying job in the computer industry to teach high school in East Los Angeles:

Accepted Answer

A) Jaime Escalante 
B) Lakia Washington 
C) John Lie 
D) Robert Brym 
E) Henry Park 
A) Jaime Escalante 
B) Lakia Washington 
C) John Lie 
D) Robert Brym 
E) Henry Park

Question 6

According to the textbook,which of the following will NOT result in substantial improvement of the American school system?

Accepted Answer

A) full desegregation 
B) universal bussing 
C) giving parents the right to choose which schools their children will attend 
D) pouring much more money into the high school system 
E) all of these choices. 
A) full desegregation 
B) universal bussing 
C) giving parents the right to choose which schools their children will attend 
D) pouring much more money into the high school system 
E) all of these choices.

Question 7

What is Jonathan Kozol's research on Chicago city schools known for?

Accepted Answer

A) Comparing the disparity in average spending in Chicago city schools with spending in an upper-middle-class suburban Chicago school. 
B) Documenting the upward mobility of minority students. 
C) Documenting the under representation of racial minorities in Ivy League universities. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Comparing the disparity in average spending in Chicago city schools with spending in an upper-middle-class suburban Chicago school. 
B) Documenting the upward mobility of minority students. 
C) Documenting the under representation of racial minorities in Ivy League universities. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 8

The number of years of school a person completes is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) educational achievement 
B) mass schooling 
C) educational attainment 
D) professionalization 
E) credentialization 
A) educational achievement 
B) mass schooling 
C) educational attainment 
D) professionalization 
E) credentialization

Question 9

At the University of Michigan,a review committee may add admission points on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A) cash gifts 
B) family ties 
C) minority status 
D) all of these choices 
E) minority status and family ties only 
A) cash gifts 
B) family ties 
C) minority status 
D) all of these choices 
E) minority status and family ties only

Question 10

____ or unintended functions of schools are custodial service of caring for children and restricting job competition by keeping millions out of the full-time paid labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) Cumulative 
B) Individualized 
C) Latent 
D) Excessive 
E) Primary 
A) Cumulative 
B) Individualized 
C) Latent 
D) Excessive 
E) Primary

Question 11

Construct your own essay question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and answer.

Accepted Answer

Essay Question: How does the concept of

Question 12

When members of an occupation insist that people earn certain credentials in order to enter the occupation,this is called:

Accepted Answer

A) educational achievement 
B) mass schooling 
C) educational attainment 
D) professionalization 
E) none of these choices 
A) educational achievement 
B) mass schooling 
C) educational attainment 
D) professionalization 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

In 2003,which country had both the lowest math scores and lowest science scores among the 51 countries indicated on Table 17.4 in Chapter 17 of the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore 
B) Taiwan 
C) Australia 
D) Iran 
E) South Africa 
A) Singapore 
B) Taiwan 
C) Australia 
D) Iran 
E) South Africa

Question 14

Define educational achievement.

Accepted Answer

Educational achievem

Question 15

According to a 1988 federal government report,____ of the country's schools need major repairs or outright replacement:

Accepted Answer

A) one tenth 
B) one fifth 
C) one third 
D) one half 
E) two thirds 
A) one tenth 
B) one fifth 
C) one third 
D) one half 
E) two thirds

Question 16

Which is a social mechanism that plays out in the school system to reproduce inequality based on the conflict perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) unequal funding 
B) testing 
C) tracking 
D) the self-fulfilling prophecy 
E) All of the above 
A) unequal funding 
B) testing 
C) tracking 
D) the self-fulfilling prophecy 
E) All of the above

Question 17

Why didn't busing work to achieve school integration in the public schools?

Accepted Answer

Busing, a policy of transporting student

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the textbook as a proposal to improve school quality?

Accepted Answer

A) adopting a system of school vouchers 
B) encouraging local initiatives to improve schooling 
C) redistributing and increasing school budgets 
D) developing a system of comprehensive preschools 
E) giving students a wider selection of courses from which to choose 
A) adopting a system of school vouchers 
B) encouraging local initiatives to improve schooling 
C) redistributing and increasing school budgets 
D) developing a system of comprehensive preschools 
E) giving students a wider selection of courses from which to choose

Question 19

Educational attainment refers to how much students actually learn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the table in the text that compares Father's Occupation and Child's Chances of Completing College in the United States,the greatest chance of completing college for students with scores in the top 14% was if the father's occupation was:

Accepted Answer

A) professional 
B) manager 
C) clerical/sales 
D) skilled blue collar 
E) unskilled blue collar 
A) professional 
B) manager 
C) clerical/sales 
D) skilled blue collar 
E) unskilled blue collar

Exam 17: Education

What is the biggest problem with the SAT and ACT scored tests according to Brym and Lie?

What is professionalization?

If you own a lot of cultural capital,you have "highbrow" tastes in

____ refers to the negative impact of negative stereotypes on the school performance of disadvantaged groups:

____ was a tough idealist who quit a high-paying job in the computer industry to teach high school in East Los Angeles:

According to the textbook,which of the following will NOT result in substantial improvement of the American school system?

What is Jonathan Kozol's research on Chicago city schools known for?

The number of years of school a person completes is known as ____.

At the University of Michigan,a review committee may add admission points on the basis of:

____ or unintended functions of schools are custodial service of caring for children and restricting job competition by keeping millions out of the full-time paid labor force.

Construct your own essay question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and answer.

When members of an occupation insist that people earn certain credentials in order to enter the occupation,this is called:

In 2003,which country had both the lowest math scores and lowest science scores among the 51 countries indicated on Table 17.4 in Chapter 17 of the textbook?

Define educational achievement.

According to a 1988 federal government report,____ of the country's schools need major repairs or outright replacement:

Which is a social mechanism that plays out in the school system to reproduce inequality based on the conflict perspective?

Why didn't busing work to achieve school integration in the public schools?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the textbook as a proposal to improve school quality?

Educational attainment refers to how much students actually learn.

In the table in the text that compares Father's Occupation and Child's Chances of Completing College in the United States,the greatest chance of completing college for students with scores in the top 14% was if the father's occupation was:

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