Question 1

The practice of dividing students into groups that receive different instruction on the basis of assumed similarities in their ability or attainment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking 
B)  dividing 
C)  assimilating 
D)  the hidden curriculum 
E)  credentialism

Question 2

According to the leading research findings on academic achievement,the following that has the greatest influence on a student's success in school is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents' socioeconomic status 
B)  quality of teachers 
C)  number of students in a class 
D)  number of extracurricular activities available to students 
E)  educational background of the school administration

Question 3

In 1990,Jeannie Oakes found that students placed in the "low-achieving" group-mostly African American,Latino,and poor students-as a result received an education that was:

Accepted Answer

A)  somewhat better than their "high-achieving" peers 
B)  equal to their "high-achieving" peers 
C)  poorer than their "high-achieving" peers 
D)  much better than their "high-achieving" peers 
E)  none of the above; she found no effect at all

Question 4

Jonathan Kozol's best-selling book,Savage Inequalities,exposes the effects of the barbaric behavior of today's students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A major legacy of colonialism in the developing world is the high level of:

Accepted Answer

A)  literacy 
B)  illiteracy 
C)  primary education 
D)  income 
E)  wealth

Question 6

Gaby is a successful student in college even though she has many family responsibilities because she lives with her parents and commutes to college near her family home.She made the most of her high school experience and worked hard because she placed a high value on academic achievement.At the same time,she believes that the strong support network that her family provides has also been responsible for her success in college.According to Prudence Carter,Gaby:

Accepted Answer

A)  lacks the concrete attitude to be successful after college 
B)  is less likely to graduate than students who live on campus 
C)  is not acting "white" enough 
D)  is not getting the benefits of cultural capital because she lives at home, not in the dorms like other students 
E)  is a cultural navigator

Question 7

The group that benefits from student tracking according to abilities is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  low-achieving students because they can receive more individualized attention 
B)  high-achieving students because teachers do not have to spend time working with slow learners 
C)  all students because it allows teachers to help each group according to its abilities 
D)  average students because in mixed classes they are usually ignored as teachers concentrate on slow learners and high achievers 
E)  African American, Latino, and economically disadvantaged students

Question 8

George,who is African American,gets nervous when taking tests in his college class because he assumes that his professors will think he cheats on his tests because he is African American.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a stereotype threat 
B)  racism 
C)  test anxiety 
D)  an abstract attitude 
E)  a concrete attitude

Question 9

Given the social structure in which computer technology is developing,the one of the following will likely reinforce material deprivation that already exists in some areas is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the information superhighway 
B)  information poverty 
C)  hyperreality 
D)  the classroom without walls 
E)  the hidden curriculum

Question 10

The text suggests that the idea of education as a formal institution is being replaced by the notion of lifelong learning.How does this fit with the traditional humanistic ideals of education? How will you personally be affected by these developments?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Active,curious social actors who can derive insights from multiple sources,not merely institutional settings,are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  literate 
B)  learners 
C)  students 
D)  adults 
E)  high achievers

Question 12

An unintended consequence of school busing is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking in schools became more problematical as school diversity increased 
B)  literacy rates increased in urban areas as poor students worked to keep up with wealthier ones 
C)  racial divisions, particularly in center-city urban communities in the United States, were erased 
D)  white families fled from the city into suburban areas, leaving the center cities to decay 
E)  All of the above.

Question 13

Recall the story of Christine from the beginning of the text chapter.Her situation exemplifies the struggles of many students.She has goals and the initiative to attempt to go to school,but she lacks:

Accepted Answer

A)  a support system that understands the situation that caused her to scale back her expectations 
B)  the economic resources, such as the bus fare to get to school 
C)  the textbooks and required course materials 
D)  the ability to get through science courses 
E)  the necessary academic prerequisites

Question 14

A sociological analysis of education would include:

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A)  the school as a socializing agent 
B)  the relationship between education and social inequality 
C)  the social functions that schools provide 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

What is information poverty? Provide concrete examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

As the global economy becomes more knowledge based,the likely outcome is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the knowledge economy is rapidly decreasing economic inequality between nations 
B)  the least-developed nations are rapidly adopting information technology 
C)  there will be no changes in the global economy 
D)  Internet access will become the new line of demarcation between the rich and the poor 
E)  people in Africa will soon have as much access to the Internet as do people in western Europe

Question 17

The one of the following that is NOT considered to be a reason for the reversal of the gender gap in education is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of gender-neutral learning materials 
B)  the encouragement of girls to study "male" subjects 
C)  that there are more stay-at-home father role models 
D)  a decline in traditionally male jobs in the economy 
E)  the women's movement, which discourages gender stereotyping

Question 18

The mass media are important because they affect our attitudes and experiences and:

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A)  provide most of our entertainment 
B)  give us something to do with our free time 
C)  give us moral guidance 
D)  provide access to knowledge 
E)  mean that we are literate

Question 19

Claude Steele's influential work on differential outcomes for African Americans in educational settings deals with:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic influences 
B)  social transformations 
C)  hidden curriculum 
D)  the generalized other 
E)  stereotype threat

Question 20

Explain how technology has always been connected with education and how technological change has led to changes in education.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 16: Education