EDU 210 Chapter 6

According to research, the ideal size of a school for adolescents is between

600 to 900 students

Which of the following statements is true?

As school size increases, academic achievement decreases.

Amy, a social reformer in the early twentieth century, would have likely considered which of the following to be a good reason to push for secondary education?

It is effective in reducing crime by keeping youngsters off the streets.

According to the textbook, which of the following explanations support why some researchers believe the availability of private schools in urban areas has contributed to racial segregation?

Many White students who would otherwise attend their neighborhood public school attend private school instead.

Which of the following statements about classroom environment is true?

Moderate, rather than strict, control in the classroom promotes positive student behavior.

President George W. Bush's 2002 mandate that all children, regardless of economic circumstance, achieve academic proficiency was called the

No Child Left Behind Act.

Which of these is the most accurate statement about teachers' expectations of students?

Teacher expectations have a long-term effect on student achievement.

Which of the following accurately describes most other industrialized nations?

The government separates most students into college-bound and non-college-bound groups based on national exams.

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was a policy designed to ensure that all students, regardless of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background, achieve academic proficiency. Which of the following statements is true?

To avoid losing large sums of money, some schools actually helped students cheat on standardized tests.

According to research, which of the following is a benefit that many small schools offer?

a higher proportion of students taking part in extracurricular activities

Adolescents who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for...

anxiety and depression.

Which kind of family environment most closely resembles the optimal classroom environment?

authoritative

A learning disability may...

be caused by a neurological problem

What would Stephanie, a high school student, most likely say is the best part about going to school?

being with friends

Which aspect of the school climate is the least important in influencing psychosocial development during adolescence?

class size

as school size increases, academic achievement...

decreases

Experts recommend that adolescents with specific learning disabilities receive....

extra instruction in study skills, time management, organization skills, note-taking, and proofreading.

Decisions about whether to implement tracking in non-tracked schools or to "de-track" schools that use ability grouping are usually controversial. Parents of students in the higher tracks________, whereas parents in the lower tracks________.

favor tracking; oppose it

One study indicated that, among Black and Latinx students, transitioning to a school where the proportion of students from the same ethnic background is lower than it had been at their previous school is associated with

greater disengagement from school.

Which type of involvement has been found to enhance the adjustment of low-income students in their transition to middle school?

parental

Being placed in a more advanced track generally has a...

positive influence on subsequent course selection.

Some critics of No Child Left Behind argued that it was having the unintended consequence of...

providing incentives for schools to push low-achieving students out of school.

The addition of socioemotional learning to school curriculum was designed to stimulate the growth of

social skills, self-reliance, and self-management.

Comparisons of large and small schools reveal that

students in small schools are more likely to participate in school activities.

The process of separating students into different levels of classes within the same school is called...

tracking

Students in integrated classrooms who compare themselves to high-achieving peers often feel________ about themselves. The term________ is used for this phenomenon.

worse; big fish-little pond effect

The get-tough approach to dealing with violence in schools that has been hotly debated among researchers is known as the

zero-tolerance approach.