Question 1

Which of the following do NOT influence the quality of education:

Accepted Answer

A) the distribution of educational resources 
B) the kind of students who attend the schools 
C) the quality of its teachers 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices.They all influence the quality of education. 
A) the distribution of educational resources 
B) the kind of students who attend the schools 
C) the quality of its teachers 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices.They all influence the quality of education.

Question 2

The Abecedarian project shows that:

Accepted Answer

A) it is impossible to achieve long-term gains among underprivileged youth 
B) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only if they and their parents are provided with a variety of health,educational,and other programs that amount to an alternative community 
C) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only if a voucher system is used 
D) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only in language skills,not in math 
E) none of these choices 
A) it is impossible to achieve long-term gains among underprivileged youth 
B) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only if they and their parents are provided with a variety of health,educational,and other programs that amount to an alternative community 
C) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only if a voucher system is used 
D) long-term educational gains can be achieved among underprivileged youth,but only in language skills,not in math 
E) none of these choices

Question 3

The real crisis in American education can be found in

Accepted Answer

A) the top third of schools 
B) the upper-middle class suburban schools 
C) the predominantly middle class schools 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) the top third of schools 
B) the upper-middle class suburban schools 
C) the predominantly middle class schools 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

Schools reproduce the stratification system partly because they vary so much in quality.This was not always so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Major school reforms proposed in recent years include

Accepted Answer

A) mentoring 
B) vouchers 
C) redistribution of school budgets 
D) improving the social environment of young,disadvantaged children before and after school 
E) all of these choices 
A) mentoring 
B) vouchers 
C) redistribution of school budgets 
D) improving the social environment of young,disadvantaged children before and after school 
E) all of these choices

Question 6

Which of the following factors influenced the spread of mass schooling?

Accepted Answer

A) the Protestant Reformation 
B) the democratic revolution 
C) the modern state 
D) globalization 
E) All of the above. 
A) the Protestant Reformation 
B) the democratic revolution 
C) the modern state 
D) globalization 
E) All of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following professional degrees has 60-69.9%+ female overrepresentation?

Accepted Answer

A) home economics 
B) education 
C) visual and performing arts 
D) architecture and related programs 
E) all of the above. 
A) home economics 
B) education 
C) visual and performing arts 
D) architecture and related programs 
E) all of the above.

Question 8

According to the textbook,the self-fulfilling prophecy that expects minority students to perform poorly in school:

Accepted Answer

A) can never be overcome 
B) can be overcome in schools where minority students compose more than 25 per cent of the student body 
C) can be overcome by challenging minority students,giving them emotional support and encouragement,preparing a curriculum that gives more recognition to the accomplishments of their group and creating an environment in which they can relax and achieve 
D) can be overcome by raising taxes and putting more money into improved educational facilities 
E) none of these choices 
A) can never be overcome 
B) can be overcome in schools where minority students compose more than 25 per cent of the student body 
C) can be overcome by challenging minority students,giving them emotional support and encouragement,preparing a curriculum that gives more recognition to the accomplishments of their group and creating an environment in which they can relax and achieve 
D) can be overcome by raising taxes and putting more money into improved educational facilities 
E) none of these choices

Question 9

A recent study of black students who benefited from affirmative action shows that they are significantly more likely to "give back" to their communities through various forms of service than are white students who attended the same colleges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Advocates of affirmative action do NOT say:

Accepted Answer

A) it compensates for historical injustice 
B) it encourages ethnic diversity 
C) it encourages social diversity 
D) it creates middle-class leaders in minority groups 
E) it ignores individual rights and differences 
A) it compensates for historical injustice 
B) it encourages ethnic diversity 
C) it encourages social diversity 
D) it creates middle-class leaders in minority groups 
E) it ignores individual rights and differences

Question 11

In the table showing Estimated Lifetime Earnings by Educational Attainment,the group that makes the most money has attained which degree?

Accepted Answer

A) associate 
B) bachelor's 
C) master's 
D) professional 
E) doctoral 
A) associate 
B) bachelor's 
C) master's 
D) professional 
E) doctoral

Question 12

Research suggests that programs aimed at increasing school budgets and encouraging local initiatives to improve schooling need to be augmented by policies that:

Accepted Answer

A) offer school vouchers 
B) improve the social environment of young,disadvantaged children 
C) do not invest money and resources in inner-city schools that cannot be salvaged 
D) eliminate preschools 
E) all of these choices 
A) offer school vouchers 
B) improve the social environment of young,disadvantaged children 
C) do not invest money and resources in inner-city schools that cannot be salvaged 
D) eliminate preschools 
E) all of these choices

Question 13

In the table that compared the amount of eighth grade student behavior problems,according to principals,which country reported the greatest amount of behavior that threatened a safe and orderly environment at least weekly?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Italy 
C) Japan 
D) Russia 
E) the United States 
A) Canada 
B) Italy 
C) Japan 
D) Russia 
E) the United States

Question 14

Why did the Supreme Court decision on

Accepted Answer

Their ruling said th

Question 15

Describe the mentoring movement.

Accepted Answer

The mentoring movement involve

Question 16

Which of the following resulted from the attempt to desegregate American schools?

Accepted Answer

A) white families moved to all-white suburbs 
B) white families enrolled their children in private schools 
C) educational gains on the part of minority students were limited by racial tensions 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) white families moved to all-white suburbs 
B) white families enrolled their children in private schools 
C) educational gains on the part of minority students were limited by racial tensions 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

Outside the richest countries in the world,female illiteracy is higher than male illiteracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the self-fulfilling prophecy as it relates to minority students' performance in school.

Accepted Answer

The self-fulfilling prophecy is a concep

Question 19

The spread of mass,compulsory education has been encouraged by all but which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) democratic revolutions 
B) industrialization 
C) the modern state 
D) globalization 
E) Catholicism 
A) democratic revolutions 
B) industrialization 
C) the modern state 
D) globalization 
E) Catholicism

Question 20

Professionalism:

Accepted Answer

A) promotes high standards 
B) promotes high earnings 
C) has spread widely 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) promotes high standards 
B) promotes high earnings 
C) has spread widely 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Exam 17: Education

Which of the following do NOT influence the quality of education:

The Abecedarian project shows that:

The real crisis in American education can be found in

Schools reproduce the stratification system partly because they vary so much in quality.This was not always so.

Major school reforms proposed in recent years include

Which of the following factors influenced the spread of mass schooling?

Which of the following professional degrees has 60-69.9%+ female overrepresentation?

According to the textbook,the self-fulfilling prophecy that expects minority students to perform poorly in school:

A recent study of black students who benefited from affirmative action shows that they are significantly more likely to "give back" to their communities through various forms of service than are white students who attended the same colleges.

Advocates of affirmative action do NOT say:

In the table showing Estimated Lifetime Earnings by Educational Attainment,the group that makes the most money has attained which degree?

Research suggests that programs aimed at increasing school budgets and encouraging local initiatives to improve schooling need to be augmented by policies that:

In the table that compared the amount of eighth grade student behavior problems,according to principals,which country reported the greatest amount of behavior that threatened a safe and orderly environment at least weekly?

Why did the Supreme Court decision on

Describe the mentoring movement.

Which of the following resulted from the attempt to desegregate American schools?

Outside the richest countries in the world,female illiteracy is higher than male illiteracy.

Discuss the self-fulfilling prophecy as it relates to minority students' performance in school.

The spread of mass,compulsory education has been encouraged by all but which of the following:

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