Question 1

Community colleges enroll 41 percent of all undergraduates in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jonathan Kozol characterizes the differences in funding of schools between rich and poor communities and the use of tracking as "savage inequalities" of U.S.education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Regardless of the level of a school's funding,some students benefit from more "cultural capital" than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Only about 3 percent of U.S.young people are home schooled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Japanese place great importance on achievement test scores in college admissions than is the case in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In low-income nations,most education is a matter of

Accepted Answer

A) formal schooling and then college. 
B) what parents and other community members teach their children. 
C) what children can teach themselves. 
D) teaching by religious leaders. 
A) formal schooling and then college. 
B) what parents and other community members teach their children. 
C) what children can teach themselves. 
D) teaching by religious leaders.

Question 9

One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that

Accepted Answer

A) there is a lack of teachers. 
B) religion forbids formal schooling. 
C) most children become soldiers. 
D) many poor children must work for income. 
A) there is a lack of teachers. 
B) religion forbids formal schooling. 
C) most children become soldiers. 
D) many poor children must work for income.

Question 10

The concept "functionally illiteracy" refers to people who leave school before graduating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the world today,about two-thirds of young people reach secondary school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are

Accepted Answer

A) A's. 
B) B's. 
C) C's. 
D) D's. 
A) A's. 
B) B's. 
C) C's. 
D) D's.

Question 13

Which of the following statements applies the symbolic-interaction approach to schooling?

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 also are 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 also are places where many people meet their eventual partners.

Question 14

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

African Americans have a lower rate of competing high school than Hispanic Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Dropping out of school greatly reduces a person's chance to earn a good income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

Accepted Answer

A) enroll over 40 percent of all college students. 
B) greatly expand the opportunity to attend college. 
C) enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) enroll over 40 percent of all college students. 
B) greatly expand the opportunity to attend college. 
C) enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 18

James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

There has been significant grade inflation during the last several decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-school diploma?

Accepted Answer

A) the early 1800s 
B) about 1880 
C) the early 1900s 
D) the mid-1960s 
A) the early 1800s 
B) about 1880 
C) the early 1900s 
D) the mid-1960s

Exam 20: Education

Community colleges enroll 41 percent of all undergraduates in the United States.

Jonathan Kozol characterizes the differences in funding of schools between rich and poor communities and the use of tracking as "savage inequalities" of U.S.education.

Regardless of the level of a school's funding,some students benefit from more "cultural capital" than others.

The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

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

Only about 3 percent of U.S.young people are home schooled.

The Japanese place great importance on achievement test scores in college admissions than is the case in the United States.

In low-income nations,most education is a matter of

One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that

The concept "functionally illiteracy" refers to people who leave school before graduating.

In the world today,about two-thirds of young people reach secondary school.

One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are

Which of the following statements applies the symbolic-interaction approach to schooling?

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

African Americans have a lower rate of competing high school than Hispanic Americans.

Dropping out of school greatly reduces a person's chance to earn a good income.

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

There has been significant grade inflation during the last several decades.

At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-school diploma?

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