Question 1

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gatekeepers within science can keep major discoveries from being shared with others.
B)   Individuals with cultural capital can manipulate and mold knowledge as we know it.
C)   Persons who work with knowledge, such as civil engineers who build bridges, have more knowledge than those who create the knowledge such as college professors.
D)   none of these C

Question 2

The curriculum taught in public schools is objective knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Ideologies are used to get students to think creatively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Using the Bible as a textbook was most upsetting to which group?

Accepted Answer

A)   Atheists
B)   Democrats
C)   Minorities
D)   Catholics

Question 5

In ______ at both fourth and eighth grade levels, practices that emphasize critical thinking are associated with higher achievement.

Accepted Answer

A)   civics
B)   writing
C)   mathematics
D)   physical education

Question 6

Linear learning, as described by Wenglinsky, involves learning the basics first before moving on to more complex ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Education reform has caused education levels among all classes to increase, and thus is moving toward educational equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Knowledge is created in societies by individuals with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   power
B)   authority
C)   cultural capital
D)   all of these

Question 9

Public education curriculum tends to favor ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   middle-class
B)   lower-class
C)   women
D)   none of these

Question 10

The American Legion believed that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   history repeats itself
B)   history should include the accomplishments of minorities
C)   the Bible is an appropriate textbook for teaching history
D)   history is too important to be left to historians

Question 11

Students who are taught to use higher-order thinking skills do better on NAEP tests than those who were not taught this way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Because textbook publishers are private companies, ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   textbooks must appeal to those with political power
B)   textbooks must not alienate any majority group
C)   textbooks must appeal to consumers
D)   all of these

Question 13

The Knights of Columbus lobbied for books that would ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   exclude racial minority influence from history books
B)   include contributions of immigrants in history books
C)   highlight contributions by women in history books
D)   all of these

Question 14

Because of the way ethnocentric knowledge would work, which country portrays United States involvement in World War II as decisive in ending the war?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan
B)   England
C)   Sweden
D)   none of these

Question 15

During World War I, textbooks were used to reinforce patriotism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Learning facts is more important in humanities courses in the elementary classroom than is learning critical thinking skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tyack suggests that letting parents pick what their children get taught about history may be one way to cope with the demands on history textbooks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Objective knowledge should have a greater level of equality of access.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Wenglinsky, NAEP tests ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   promote a basic skills approach to learning
B)   are currently being used as part of NCLB/Race to the Top
C)   is easier and cheaper to teach than other tests used for accountability in NCLB/Race to the Top
D)   none of these

Question 20

Which of the following is true about textbooks in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have been used to teach the importance of what it is to be an American.
B)   They have omitted or distorted the contributions of minority groups.
C)   They have always been nonpartisan and nonsectarian.
D)   Both they have been used to teach the importance of what it is to be an American and they have omitted or distorted the contributions of minority groups

Exam 6: What We Teach in Schools: Knowledge for What and for Whom

Which of the following statements is false?

The curriculum taught in public schools is objective knowledge.

Ideologies are used to get students to think creatively.

Using the Bible as a textbook was most upsetting to which group?

In ______ at both fourth and eighth grade levels, practices that emphasize critical thinking are associated with higher achievement.

Linear learning, as described by Wenglinsky, involves learning the basics first before moving on to more complex ideas.

Education reform has caused education levels among all classes to increase, and thus is moving toward educational equality.

Knowledge is created in societies by individuals with ______.

Public education curriculum tends to favor ______.

The American Legion believed that ______.

Students who are taught to use higher-order thinking skills do better on NAEP tests than those who were not taught this way.

Because textbook publishers are private companies, ______.

The Knights of Columbus lobbied for books that would ______.

Because of the way ethnocentric knowledge would work, which country portrays United States involvement in World War II as decisive in ending the war?

During World War I, textbooks were used to reinforce patriotism.

Learning facts is more important in humanities courses in the elementary classroom than is learning critical thinking skills.

Tyack suggests that letting parents pick what their children get taught about history may be one way to cope with the demands on history textbooks.

Objective knowledge should have a greater level of equality of access.

According to Wenglinsky, NAEP tests ______.

Which of the following is true about textbooks in the past?