Question 1

What does the term progressive pedagogy mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the basis for the grade system, streaming, and competitiveness of our educational system. 
B)  It is based on the idea of a highly structured learning environment where regimented tasks are instructed. 
C)  It means that education should help a student progress and succeed toward a desired career goal. 
D)  It means that schooling should be less structured and should aim to nurture qualities intrinsic to each student. 
A)  It is the basis for the grade system, streaming, and competitiveness of our educational system. 
B)  It is based on the idea of a highly structured learning environment where regimented tasks are instructed. 
C)  It means that education should help a student progress and succeed toward a desired career goal. 
D)  It means that schooling should be less structured and should aim to nurture qualities intrinsic to each student. D

Question 2

According to the text, which of the following is a subcultural response that a student may resort to when labelled as an underachiever?

Accepted Answer

A)  confrontations with teachers, fighting, smoking, drinking, and sexually acting out 
B)  among males, increased motivation demonstrated by studying harder and applying themselves 
C)  among females, more modesty, being demure and ladylike, and mannerly 
D)  they refuse to consider postsecondary educational opportunities 
A)  confrontations with teachers, fighting, smoking, drinking, and sexually acting out 
B)  among males, increased motivation demonstrated by studying harder and applying themselves 
C)  among females, more modesty, being demure and ladylike, and mannerly 
D)  they refuse to consider postsecondary educational opportunities A

Question 3

Despite the efforts of many educators and enacted policies, women are still lagging behind men on most measures of education attainment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In a comparison of males and females in education, which of the following would be an accurate observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males have surpassed females on most measures of educational attainment. 
B)  Women are now overrepresented in several dynamic and high-paying fields. 
C)  Women are still underrepresented in several dynamic and high-paying fields. 
D)  Females now drop out of high school in greater numbers than males. 
A)  Males have surpassed females on most measures of educational attainment. 
B)  Women are now overrepresented in several dynamic and high-paying fields. 
C)  Women are still underrepresented in several dynamic and high-paying fields. 
D)  Females now drop out of high school in greater numbers than males.

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules, procedures, and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities. 
A)  There are rules, procedures, and norms taught to learners as part of their lessons. 
B)  There are rules, procedures, and norms that shape behaviour without being part of any lessons. 
C)  There are educational objectives that serve to restrict opportunities for visible minorities. 
D)  There are educational lessons that provide more opportunities for visible minorities.

Question 6

According to the text, adolescents are largely excluded from "producer" roles and prestigious workplaces, so their main source of reputation stems from elsewhere. Which of the following is that source?

Accepted Answer

A)  their status as scholars 
B)  their standing in youth culture 
C)  their role as consumers 
D)  their parents' social standing 
A)  their status as scholars 
B)  their standing in youth culture 
C)  their role as consumers 
D)  their parents' social standing

Question 7

According to the text, what can we conclude about school choice in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is becoming more standardized. 
B)  It is becoming less competitive. 
C)  It restricts student career options. 
D)  It is growing in a number of ways. 
A)  It is becoming more standardized. 
B)  It is becoming less competitive. 
C)  It restricts student career options. 
D)  It is growing in a number of ways.

Question 8

Shareen took a job teaching Grade 3. She works with other female teachers and one male who is the principal. According to the text, this imbalance is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the outcome of affirmative action policies 
B)  an unbiased staffing arrangement 
C)  an "academic harem" 
D)  a gendered professional skill set 
A)  the outcome of affirmative action policies 
B)  an unbiased staffing arrangement 
C)  an "academic harem" 
D)  a gendered professional skill set

Question 9

David F. Larabee (How to Succeed in School Without Really Learning: The Credentials Race in American Education, 1999) discusses the connection between education and one's improved socioeconomic status. He claims that by thinking of education as a primary route to individual advancement, the formal characteristics of education (grades, credits, degrees-ever higher and even more) are given precedence over the substantive property of education-that of actually learning something. What do you think? Discuss, incorporating information from the text and your own personal experiences.

Accepted Answer

In David F. Larabee's book "How to Succe

Question 10

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds; and late matriculation for trades, technology, and college/university preparation. What term best identifies this school's structuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-selection 
B)  aptitude selection 
C)  streaming 
D)  majoring 
A)  self-selection 
B)  aptitude selection 
C)  streaming 
D)  majoring

Question 11

Canadians rate our public schools favourably and believe that teachers and principals do a very good job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following is one way that schools connect to and shape society?

Accepted Answer

A)  through the demotion process 
B)  via the process of promotion 
C)  through a process of selection 
D)  as a process of equalization 
A)  through the demotion process 
B)  via the process of promotion 
C)  through a process of selection 
D)  as a process of equalization

Question 13

Which of the following is Canada's most impoverished ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Canadians 
B)  Aboriginal Canadians 
C)  European immigrants 
D)  African Canadians 
A)  Asian Canadians 
B)  Aboriginal Canadians 
C)  European immigrants 
D)  African Canadians

Question 14

Midway through October, Geneviève was asked by her aunt what she thought of her new school. Geneviève replied "Not only do they have a hidden curriculum; they also have a gendered hidden curriculum." When asked to explain, which of the following would Geneviève offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The school does not have a co-ed gym class. 
B)  The school does not tolerate male students' sexually harassing behaviours. 
C)  The classroom teachers are always asking the girls to answer questions. 
D)  The teachers and the principal do not deal with inappropriate male behaviour since boys are just acting as boys act. 
A)  The school does not have a co-ed gym class. 
B)  The school does not tolerate male students' sexually harassing behaviours. 
C)  The classroom teachers are always asking the girls to answer questions. 
D)  The teachers and the principal do not deal with inappropriate male behaviour since boys are just acting as boys act.

Question 15

In the 1960s, what percentage of Canadian university graduates were women?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  58 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  58 percent

Question 16

According to the text, how has the way that teachers treat students changed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students are freer to choose their own tasks and work in groups. 
B)  Students are no longer given small rewards for compliance. 
C)  Teachers tend to focus their attention more on the high achievers. 
D)  There is a greater emphasis on order and respect for rules. 
A)  Students are freer to choose their own tasks and work in groups. 
B)  Students are no longer given small rewards for compliance. 
C)  Teachers tend to focus their attention more on the high achievers. 
D)  There is a greater emphasis on order and respect for rules.

Question 17

What was the main moral shift in education after the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  strict adherence to Christian edicts 
B)  critical thinking and informed choices 
C)  less questioning and more obedience 
D)  providing more Christian moral guidance 
A)  strict adherence to Christian edicts 
B)  critical thinking and informed choices 
C)  less questioning and more obedience 
D)  providing more Christian moral guidance

Question 18

What conclusion is drawn in the text regarding measured learning and inequality in education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schooling reinforces and reproduces racial and ethnic inequalities between groups. 
B)  Schools neither reinforce, reduce, nor maintain learning or socioeconomic inequalities. 
C)  Schools act as equalizers along socioeconomic lines-at least while school is in session. 
D)  Schooling reinforces and reproduces socioeconomic inequalities among students. 
A)  Schooling reinforces and reproduces racial and ethnic inequalities between groups. 
B)  Schools neither reinforce, reduce, nor maintain learning or socioeconomic inequalities. 
C)  Schools act as equalizers along socioeconomic lines-at least while school is in session. 
D)  Schooling reinforces and reproduces socioeconomic inequalities among students.

Question 19

Rooted in the ideas of John Dewey, the concept of progressive pedagogy is based on nurturing intrinsic forms of motivation and the engagement of students in the learning process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is an accurate observation of participation rates in university?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forty percent of Aboriginals have a university degree. 
B)  Less than 7 percent of Asians have graduated from university. 
C)  White groups exceed visible minorities in achieving degrees. 
D)  Visible minorities exceed whites in achieving university degrees. 
A)  Forty percent of Aboriginals have a university degree. 
B)  Less than 7 percent of Asians have graduated from university. 
C)  White groups exceed visible minorities in achieving degrees. 
D)  Visible minorities exceed whites in achieving university degrees.

What does the term progressive pedagogy mean?

According to the text, which of the following is a subcultural response that a student may resort to when labelled as an underachiever?

Despite the efforts of many educators and enacted policies, women are still lagging behind men on most measures of education attainment.

In a comparison of males and females in education, which of the following would be an accurate observation?

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

According to the text, adolescents are largely excluded from "producer" roles and prestigious workplaces, so their main source of reputation stems from elsewhere. Which of the following is that source?

According to the text, what can we conclude about school choice in Canada?

Shareen took a job teaching Grade 3. She works with other female teachers and one male who is the principal. According to the text, this imbalance is an example of which of the following?

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds; and late matriculation for trades, technology, and college/university preparation. What term best identifies this school's structuring?

Canadians rate our public schools favourably and believe that teachers and principals do a very good job.

According to the text, which of the following is one way that schools connect to and shape society?

Which of the following is Canada's most impoverished ethnic group?

Midway through October, Geneviève was asked by her aunt what she thought of her new school. Geneviève replied "Not only do they have a hidden curriculum; they also have a gendered hidden curriculum." When asked to explain, which of the following would Geneviève offer?

In the 1960s, what percentage of Canadian university graduates were women?

According to the text, how has the way that teachers treat students changed?

What was the main moral shift in education after the late 1960s?

What conclusion is drawn in the text regarding measured learning and inequality in education?

Rooted in the ideas of John Dewey, the concept of progressive pedagogy is based on nurturing intrinsic forms of motivation and the engagement of students in the learning process.

Which of the following is an accurate observation of participation rates in university?

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What does the term progressive pedagogy mean?

According to the text, which of the following is a subcultural response that a student may resort to when labelled as an underachiever?

Despite the efforts of many educators and enacted policies, women are still lagging behind men on most measures of education attainment.

In a comparison of males and females in education, which of the following would be an accurate observation?

Which of the following statements describes what sociologists call the hidden curriculum?

According to the text, adolescents are largely excluded from "producer" roles and prestigious workplaces, so their main source of reputation stems from elsewhere. Which of the following is that source?

According to the text, what can we conclude about school choice in Canada?

Shareen took a job teaching Grade 3. She works with other female teachers and one male who is the principal. According to the text, this imbalance is an example of which of the following?

A secondary school district redrafts its curriculum offerings into the following categories leading to graduation: early matriculation for 16-year-olds; and late matriculation for trades, technology, and college/university preparation. What term best identifies this school's structuring?

Canadians rate our public schools favourably and believe that teachers and principals do a very good job.

According to the text, which of the following is one way that schools connect to and shape society?

Which of the following is Canada's most impoverished ethnic group?

Midway through October, Geneviève was asked by her aunt what she thought of her new school. Geneviève replied "Not only do they have a hidden curriculum; they also have a gendered hidden curriculum." When asked to explain, which of the following would Geneviève offer?

In the 1960s, what percentage of Canadian university graduates were women?

According to the text, how has the way that teachers treat students changed?

What was the main moral shift in education after the late 1960s?

What conclusion is drawn in the text regarding measured learning and inequality in education?

Rooted in the ideas of John Dewey, the concept of progressive pedagogy is based on nurturing intrinsic forms of motivation and the engagement of students in the learning process.

Which of the following is an accurate observation of participation rates in university?

Introduction to Sociology

Culture

Socialization

Gender and Sexuality

Communication and Mass Media

Social Stratification

Gender Inequality

Race and Ethnic Relations

Development and Underdevelopment

Families

Work and Occupations

Religion

Deviance and Crime

Population and Urbanization

Sociology and the Environment

Health and Aging

Politics and Social Movements

Globalization

Research Methods

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

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