DEPChapter 6

Which of the following statements about tracking is false? A. Teaching quality is more or less the same in different tracks. B. Students who are tracked tend to socialize mainly with peers from the same academic group. C. Tracking can cause hostility between students in different tracks. D. Tracking procedures often discriminate against minority and poor students.

A. Teaching quality is more or less the same in different tracks

Beth attends a multiethnic school. Compared to schools that are less well balanced, Beth is most likely to feel safer. less lonely. less harassed. Beth is likely to feel all of the above.

Beth is likely to feel all of the above.

Which of the following research findings does not provide evidence to support the achievement gap between White and non-White youngsters? A. Twelve percent of the high schools in the United States produce half of the country's dropouts, and nearly half the nation's Black and Latino students attend one of these schools. B. In the District of Columbia, which serves a predominately Black population, only 8 percent of all eighth graders are judged proficient in math, and only 12 percent in reading. C. In California, eighth-grade White students who are proficient in math outnumber Latino students by a ratio of 4 to 1. D. The Harlem Children's zone demonstrated positive effects.

D. The Harlem Children's zone demonstrated positive effects.

Changes in the structure of secondary schools have been linked to broader societal revolutions. All of the following factors have contributed to these changes, except: A. industrialization. B. urbanization. C. immigration. D. intellectualization.

D. intellectualization.

Specific learning disabilities are _____ and examples are _____ (impaired ability in reading or spelling), _____ (impaired ability in handwriting), and _____ (impaired ability in arithmetic). a. common; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia b. common; dysgraphia; dyslexia; dyscalculia c. rare; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia d. rare; dysgraphia; dyslexia; dyscalculia

a. common; dyslexia; dysgraphia; dyscalculia

During the 1920s, the _____ was designed to meet the needs of a diverse and growing population of young people. a. comprehensive high school b. middle school c. vocational school d. parochial school

a. comprehensive high school

Which adolescent would be expected to have the most positive academic self-concept? a. Anne Marie, a gifted student who takes special classes for gifted students b. Claudia Jean, a gifted student who is integrated into the regular classroom c. Patricia, a student with a learning disability who is integrated into the regular classroom d. Cassie, a student with a learning disability who takes special education classes with other learning disabled students

b. Claudia Jean, a gifted student who is integrated into the regular classroom

What is the paradox of dropping out of school? a. Students who drop out are often more successful than students who graduate. b. Students who drop out are typically the ones who are most harmed by doing so. c. There is little correlation between later success in the workplace and finishing high school. d. Students who drop out develop a better sense of what life is all about.

b. Students who drop out are typically the ones who are most harmed by doing so.

Taisha was discouraged from taking math classes throughout her high school years. Although she is intelligent, a likely long-term implication of this biased tracking is that Taisha will: a. not pursue a college education. b. miss the opportunity to pursue certain careers for which she may be well qualified. c. attempt to take these classes on her own. d. bring a lawsuit against her school for discrimination.

b. miss the opportunity to pursue certain careers for which she may be well qualified.

Which of the following is a mechanism by which higher-socioeconomic parents help their children become enrolled in higher-track classes? a. Adolescents from more well off families more frequently consult with their parents about what courses to take b. Higher-socioeconomic parents frequently succeed in lobbying their child's school for a changed track placement. c. Correct Both A and B. d. None of the above.

c. Correct Both A and B.

Mitch attends a high school where 95 percent of the students are involved in extracurricular activities. This probably also will mean that at Mitch's school: a. teachers track their students. b. academic standards are low. c. student enrollment is low. d. there is more variation in instruction.

c. student enrollment is low.

Adolescents who have academic difficulties that can be traced to persistent and impairing symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity may have: a. dyscalculia. b. dysgraphia. c. dyslexia. d. attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

d. attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Samantha attends a public school that has a great deal of freedom to set its own curriculum. This type of school is referred to as what in your textbook? a. public school b.private school c. parochial school d. charter school

d. charter school

Sarah was placed in an advanced track at school. Which of the following is Sarah not likely to experience? a. more challenging instruction b. better teaching c. classroom activities that emphasize critical thinking d. classroom activities that emphasize rote memorization

d. classroom activities that emphasize rote memorization

Research suggests that creating "schools within schools" in larger high schools is associated with all except which of the following? a. the development of a more positive social environment b. inadvertently creating "schools" within the school that differ in their educational quality c. maintaining a more intimate emotional climate for students d. improving students' mental and physical health outcomes

d. improving students' mental and physical health outcomes

Which of the following is not a factor that moved children out of the workplace? a. discrimination against young workers b. a need for workers who are more skilled and more reliable than children c. the strength needed to perform unskilled labor d. child labor laws

discrimination against young workers

Even though Scott has some difficulty in English, his school places him in the highest track. Scott's school follows which type of tracking system exclusive comprehensive meritocratic inclusive

inclusive

Today, _____ of high school graduates enroll in college immediately after graduation. more than three-fourth approximately one-third approximately one-half more than two-thirds

more than two-thirds

Which of the following has the least effect on student achievement? families peer groups the classroom neighborhoods

the classroom