Question 1

Dropout rates are associated with

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A) decreased costs of public assistance. 
B) increased income and higher tax revenues. 
C) decreased costs of crime. 
D) increased costs of health care. 
A) decreased costs of public assistance. 
B) increased income and higher tax revenues. 
C) decreased costs of crime. 
D) increased costs of health care. D

Question 2

Minority students do not perform as well academically as white students for a variety of reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Minority children may be English language learners. 
B) ​Minority students are more likely to be in the lower socioeconomic level. 
C) ​Minority students are generally not as academically talented as whites. 
D) ​Many standardized tests are biased. 
A) ​Minority children may be English language learners. 
B) ​Minority students are more likely to be in the lower socioeconomic level. 
C) ​Minority students are generally not as academically talented as whites. 
D) ​Many standardized tests are biased. C

Question 3

The term _________ refers to the tendency of minorities and women to perform poorly on high-stakes tests because of anxiety created by invalid images of their groups.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​self denial 
B) ​stereotype threat 
C) ​STEM 
D) ​control theory 
A) ​self denial 
B) ​stereotype threat 
C) ​STEM 
D) ​control theory B

Question 4

Present the arguments for racially integrated schools and the arguments that support income-based instead of race-based integration policies for achieving racial integration in public school systems.

Accepted Answer

Arguments for racially integrated school

Question 5

The phrase "learning while black" refers to evidence that, compared to other students, black students

Accepted Answer

A) are disciplined more often and more harshly. 
B) fail due to low expectations by white teachers. 
C) attend segregated schools. 
D) live in impoverished, inner-city neighborhoods. 
A) are disciplined more often and more harshly. 
B) fail due to low expectations by white teachers. 
C) attend segregated schools. 
D) live in impoverished, inner-city neighborhoods.

Question 6

Evidence regarding the quality of America's teachers suggests

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A) those who choose teaching as a career have, on average, higher college entrance exam scores than the average college student. 
B) high school principals are pleased with the training of the teachers by U.S.colleges and universities. 
C) that students in poor school districts are taught by inferior instructors. 
D) most teachers feel ready to meet the needs of the diverse student population. 
A) those who choose teaching as a career have, on average, higher college entrance exam scores than the average college student. 
B) high school principals are pleased with the training of the teachers by U.S.colleges and universities. 
C) that students in poor school districts are taught by inferior instructors. 
D) most teachers feel ready to meet the needs of the diverse student population.

Question 7

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student.The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group.Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the organization child. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) multicultural education. 
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the organization child. 
C) cultural imperialism. 
D) multicultural education.

Question 8

Advocates for using socioeconomic or income-based integration rather than race-based integration argue

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A) socioeconomic status more directly achieves the first aim of racial integration, raising the achievement of students. 
B) race has no bearing on academic achievement. 
C) the only way to achieve quality education for all racial and ethnic groups is to desegregate schools. 
D) attending a racially desegregated school negatively affects the academic achievement of white students. 
A) socioeconomic status more directly achieves the first aim of racial integration, raising the achievement of students. 
B) race has no bearing on academic achievement. 
C) the only way to achieve quality education for all racial and ethnic groups is to desegregate schools. 
D) attending a racially desegregated school negatively affects the academic achievement of white students.

Question 9

A recent evaluation of charter schools found that

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A) charter schools lure top students away from traditional schools. 
B) charter school students are likely to drop out of the program. 
C) students who attend charter schools show higher achievement than students in traditional public schools. 
D) charter schools negatively impact school achievement at neighboring schools. 
A) charter schools lure top students away from traditional schools. 
B) charter school students are likely to drop out of the program. 
C) students who attend charter schools show higher achievement than students in traditional public schools. 
D) charter schools negatively impact school achievement at neighboring schools.

Question 10

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

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A) socializing children into the dominant culture 
B) teaching children to obey authority 
C) sorting of individuals into various statuses 
D) all of these choices 
A) socializing children into the dominant culture 
B) teaching children to obey authority 
C) sorting of individuals into various statuses 
D) all of these choices

Question 11

In 1965, Project Head Start began to help which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) gifted and talented students 
B) students with learning disabilities 
C) preschool children from disadvantaged families 
D) pregnant high school students 
A) gifted and talented students 
B) students with learning disabilities 
C) preschool children from disadvantaged families 
D) pregnant high school students

Question 12

Which acronym refers to a curriculum emphasizing math, science, and technology proficiency?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​STEM 
B) ​MCT 
C) ​MATH 
D) ​ACT 
A) ​STEM 
B) ​MCT 
C) ​MATH 
D) ​ACT

Question 13

There is no evidence that U.S.schools are still segregated by race and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What portion of the world's illiterate are women?

Accepted Answer

A) 1/4 
B) 1/3 
C) 1/2 
D) 2/3 
A) 1/4 
B) 1/3 
C) 1/2 
D) 2/3

Question 15

The Educational Research Center uses three indicators to measure achievement in public schools including all of the following EXCEPT​

Accepted Answer

A) ​current levels of performance. 
B) ​improvement over time. 
C) ​the poverty gap. 
D) ​intergenerational comparisons. 
A) ​current levels of performance. 
B) ​improvement over time. 
C) ​the poverty gap. 
D) ​intergenerational comparisons.

Question 16

How does the U.S.educational system and student achievement compare with that of other nations?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. educational system and student

Question 17

Students in middle and upper income families are

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to graduate from college. 
B) less likely to graduate from high school. 
C) less likely to enroll in advanced mathematics classes. 
D) more likely to attend college 
A) less likely to graduate from college. 
B) less likely to graduate from high school. 
C) less likely to enroll in advanced mathematics classes. 
D) more likely to attend college

Question 18

Learning in which the student and teacher are separated by time and/or place but connect through some communication technology is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) e-learning. 
B) virtual schooling. 
C) cyberclasses. 
D) high-tech classrooms. 
A) e-learning. 
B) virtual schooling. 
C) cyberclasses. 
D) high-tech classrooms.

Question 19

All of the following were found in the study of children who were randomly selected and identified as "spurters" of superior intelligence and academic ability EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the students identified as spurters scored higher on IQ tests. 
B) the students identified as spurters made higher grades in the class. 
C) the teachers rated the students identified as spurters as more likely to succeed. 
D) the teachers rated the students identified as spurters as less happy and less likely to interact with their peers. 
A) the students identified as spurters scored higher on IQ tests. 
B) the students identified as spurters made higher grades in the class. 
C) the teachers rated the students identified as spurters as more likely to succeed. 
D) the teachers rated the students identified as spurters as less happy and less likely to interact with their peers.

Question 20

Attending a desegregated school tends to have negative effects on the performance of white students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Dropout rates are associated with

Minority students do not perform as well academically as white students for a variety of reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

The term _________ refers to the tendency of minorities and women to perform poorly on high-stakes tests because of anxiety created by invalid images of their groups.

Present the arguments for racially integrated schools and the arguments that support income-based instead of race-based integration policies for achieving racial integration in public school systems.

The phrase "learning while black" refers to evidence that, compared to other students, black students

Evidence regarding the quality of America's teachers suggests

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student.The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group.Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level.This illustrates

Advocates for using socioeconomic or income-based integration rather than race-based integration argue

A recent evaluation of charter schools found that

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

In 1965, Project Head Start began to help which of the following?

Which acronym refers to a curriculum emphasizing math, science, and technology proficiency?

There is no evidence that U.S.schools are still segregated by race and ethnicity.

What portion of the world's illiterate are women?

The Educational Research Center uses three indicators to measure achievement in public schools including all of the following EXCEPT

How does the U.S.educational system and student achievement compare with that of other nations?

Students in middle and upper income families are

Learning in which the student and teacher are separated by time and/or place but connect through some communication technology is referred to as

All of the following were found in the study of children who were randomly selected and identified as "spurters" of superior intelligence and academic ability EXCEPT

Attending a desegregated school tends to have negative effects on the performance of white students.

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Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

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Exam 8: Problems in Education

Dropout rates are associated with

Minority students do not perform as well academically as white students for a variety of reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?​

The term _________ refers to the tendency of minorities and women to perform poorly on high-stakes tests because of anxiety created by invalid images of their groups.​

Present the arguments for racially integrated schools and the arguments that support income-based instead of race-based integration policies for achieving racial integration in public school systems.

The phrase "learning while black" refers to evidence that, compared to other students, black students

Evidence regarding the quality of America's teachers suggests

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student.The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group.Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students, therefore, she performed at a lower level.This illustrates

Advocates for using socioeconomic or income-based integration rather than race-based integration argue

A recent evaluation of charter schools found that

Which of the following is a function of the educational institution?

In 1965, Project Head Start began to help which of the following?

Which acronym refers to a curriculum emphasizing math, science, and technology proficiency?​

There is no evidence that U.S.schools are still segregated by race and ethnicity.

What portion of the world's illiterate are women?

The Educational Research Center uses three indicators to measure achievement in public schools including all of the following EXCEPT​

How does the U.S.educational system and student achievement compare with that of other nations?

Students in middle and upper income families are

Learning in which the student and teacher are separated by time and/or place but connect through some communication technology is referred to as

All of the following were found in the study of children who were randomly selected and identified as "spurters" of superior intelligence and academic ability EXCEPT

Attending a desegregated school tends to have negative effects on the performance of white students.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Minority students do not perform as well academically as white students for a variety of reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

The term _________ refers to the tendency of minorities and women to perform poorly on high-stakes tests because of anxiety created by invalid images of their groups.

Which acronym refers to a curriculum emphasizing math, science, and technology proficiency?

The Educational Research Center uses three indicators to measure achievement in public schools including all of the following EXCEPT