socio test 4 (ch. 16)

Define No Child Left Behind Act in your own words.

an act that requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding

Define sorting in your own words.

classifying students based on academic merit or potential

Define cultural capital in your own words.

cultural knowledge that serves (metaphorically) as currency to help one navigate a culture

Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________.

perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status

What are the major factors that affect education systems throughout the world?

resources and money

Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. This is an example of ________.

social placement

Allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called ____________.

social promotion

Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process?

symbolic interactionism

Define credentialism in your own words.

the emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job qualifications

Define universal access in your own words.

the equal ability of all people to participate in an education system

Define cultural transmission in your own words.

the way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms of their culture

What do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common?

they recruit top teachers

What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability?

tracking

Rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of ________.

transmission of moral education

The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for __________.

access to education

Which of the following statements is not correct, according to the video presentation?

Cultural capital primarily involves money and wealth.

Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why?

They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture.

Functionalist theory sees education as serving the needs of _________.

all of the above

Which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintains the status quo?

conflict theory

Which of the following is not a manifest function of education?

courtship

Learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of ________.

cultural transmission

When students have to stand for the pledge of allegiance this is known as ________.

cultural transmission

Public schools must guarantee that ___________.

per-student spending is equitable

Key predictors for student success include ____________.

socioeconomic status and family background

What term describes the separation of students based on merit?

sorting