SYG-2000 Testch16

What is the Head Start Program? A state mandate that determines the eligibility of students who expect to attend college. A curriculum which requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding. A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status. A teaching method which equips students to regurgitate facts in order to do well on standardized tests.

A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.

The concept of the hidden curriculum can be defined as: The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field. A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission. The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started. 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.

A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.

A teacher in the inner city has to use his own money to buy supplies for the students. In other schools however, state of the art equipment is the norm. Which perspective is interested in studying the inequality of our school system? Feminist theory Conflict theory Symbolic interactionism Functionalism

Conflict theory

Which of the following sociological perspectives argues that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class, gender, race and ethnicity? Symbolic interactionism None of the answers is correct Conflict theory Functionalism

Conflict theory

A student that has traveled extensively and has been exposed to various intellectual activities , has accumulated Cultural capital Tracking variations Grade inflation The education gap

Cultural capital

Which perspective sees education as serving the needs of society by preparing students for later roles in society? Symbolic interactionist Conflict Functionalist Feminist

Functionalist

Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country? Amount of time devoted to education Value placed on education Geographic distribution of male and female students Financial resources from the government and population

Geographic distribution of male and female students

Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities? Plessy v. Ferguson Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Brown v. the Board of Education

Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia

Which sociologist studied how cultural capital helps an individual navigate their culture? Émile Durkheim Pierre Bourdieu Max Weber Karl Marx

Pierre Bourdieu

What term describes the separation of students based on merit? Social control Sorting Cultural transmission Hidden curriculum

Sorting

Some students are labeled "slow" and they eventually drop out. Which perspective is most appropriate for analyzing how they have reacted to the label? Feminist theory Symbolic interactionism Functionalist theory Conflict theory

Symbolic interactionism

From the video "Finland's education success", which statement is not true about the Finnish educational system? Their homework load is heavy when compared to all other industrialized nations Their homework load is light when compared to all other industrialized nations children will have more recess and fewer hours in school than U.S. children It is common for children to enter school at seven years of age

Their homework load is heavy when compared to all other industrialized nations

Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why? They don't involve enough test items to cover multiple intelligences. They are scored in a way that is subject to human error. They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper- class culture. They do not give children with learning disabilities a fair chance to demonstrate their true intelligence.

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

When Ahmed is in 5th grade, he does poorly in math and science. His teachers recommend him for lower-level classes throughout middle school in all subjects, and he's not given the chance to excel elsewhere. This process is known as: Feminism Manifest function Grade inflation Tracking

Tracking

In the video "Finland's education success" we see that a group of young students went on a skiing excursion unaccompanied True False

True

The Coleman report demonstrated the importance of socioeconomic background in academic performance True False

True

Jackson lives in rural Chile, and is the son of a poor farmer. The nearest school is 50 miles away, and he has no means to get there. What does the educational system in Jackson's country lack? Latent functions Formal education Universal access Informal education

Universal access

Functionalist theory sees education as serving the needs of _________. families all answers are correct society the individual

all answers are correct

An analysis from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, attributed 20 percent of the United States' low rankings in international testing, to ____________________________ equitable distribution of resources the high level of integration unqualified teachers differences in social background.

differences in social background.

In the video "Finland's education success" we see that each class is isolated from others is competing with others on a bonus points basis has two or more teachers changes teacher every year

has two or more teachers

Teaching to the tests helps students to think critically supports student centered learning may not be teaching students to think critically offers life long leaning skills

may not be teaching students to think critically

Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________. challenge gifted students help students who need additional support teach respect for authority perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status

perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status

In the video "Finland's education success" we see that the teachers have to report all activities to parents teachers are under strict parental control there is lots of trust in the teachers teachers are emphasizing standardized tests

there is lots of trust in the teachers

Presently, although students of all races and ethnicities are in the same school ________________________ they do not adopt informal education there remains a troubling gap in the equality of education they receive. they do not collaborate they become religious

there remains a troubling gap in the equality of education they receive.