Why do some people oppose bilingual education in schools?

Feel it hinders development of a common American Identity

Some people believe for-profit schools are a good idea because...

only the "best" schools will survive in the marketplace

Which of the following is true of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?

They often go to less funded schools & are less prepared

What is 'the hidden curriculum'?

Things that you learn that are not from specific lessons

Why do functionalists distinguish between manifest and latent functions?

institutions often have unintended consequences

Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of compensatory educational?

improve academic skills of students w/out social advantages

The back-to-basics movement came about because

Concerns students were not learning the 3 Rs.

What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

When students accept teacher stereotypes and live up to them

Why do history books to avoid negative information about the home country?

to teach patriotism and civic duty

What is one way manifest functions differ from latent functions?

The consequences of manifest functions are recognized

The Pygmalion effect is used to describe teachers affect on students. Which is an example?

student does better b/c the teacher expects it

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Ch. 12 Sociology - Education

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1
Why do some people oppose bilingual education in schools?
Feel it hinders development of a common American Identity
Worry English will disappear in the US
Want English to remain free from linguistic influences
Concerned that non-native speakers will fall behind
2
Who achieves best in education, according to achievement test data?
Caribbean, lower middle class, boys
White, working class, girls
South Asian, Upper Class, boys
Chinese, middle class, girls
3
Some people believe for-profit schools are a good idea because...
schools will be more integrated
all schools will have the same curricula and standards
only the "best" schools will survive in the marketplace
these schools answer to a school board w/ high standards
4
A diverse school where students learn about a variety of cultures has...
back-to-basics
integrative curriculum
multiculturalism
self-fulfilling prophecy
5
Which of the following is true of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?
They often go to less funded schools & are less prepared
Studies show this test is good measure of cognitive ability
Social class is not a major factor in SAT scores
African Americans obtain about the same scores as whites
6
The rewards that an individual receives in a meritocracy are based primarily on
the status of the person's parents
the person's intellectual abilities
competition
the person's race or ethnicity
7
Which of the following is a manifest function of education?
creating jobs for people in education
providing day care for working parents
lowering delinquency rates in adolescents
transmitting culture
8
Grouping students into low or advanced math classes is an example of...
Tracking
Hidden Curriculum
Vouchers
Cooperative learning
9
Matt participating in botany experiments as they work in groups on experiments on plant growth.
the voucher system
hidden curriculum
charter school
cooperative learning
10
What is 'the hidden curriculum'?
Things that you learn that are not from specific lessons
Things that you learn at school that are specific lessons
A lesson about how to win hide and seek
Things that you never learn at school
11
Why do functionalists distinguish between manifest and latent functions?
education is not the only social institution
institutions often have unintended consequences
Consequences can be both negative and positive
schools often leave some people out
12
Which allows parents to receive money from the gov. to pay tuition at a school of their choice?
voucher systems
charter schools
back-to-basic methods
traditional classrooms
13
What is one way commonly used to promote educational equality?
the hidden curriculum
desegregation
intelligence testing
competition among students
14
In some schools, lower income and minority students achieving results similar to all students
cognitive ability
multiculturalism
educational equality
school desegregation
15
Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of compensatory educational?
to provide free child care for parents
improve academic skills of students w/out social advantages
provide exposure to music and art at an early age
encourage student cooperation with others
16
Which one of these is not a function that schools meet?
Social Solidarity
Role allocation
Exploiting the working class
Bridge between family and work
17
The back-to-basics movement came about because
many adults thought students didn't have enough freedom
Adults that schools were not emphasizing arts and athletics
Concerns students were not learning the 3 Rs.
Schools were becoming too bureaucratic
18
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
When Harry beat Voldemort
When students accept teacher stereotypes and live up to them
When students reject teacher stereotypes
When sociology students are annoying
19
One criticism of formal schooling is that it
fails to produce a standardized curriculum.
is inefficient.
is incapable of educating large numbers of children.
lacks the flexibility to treat children as individuals.
20
Which of the following is associated with democratic reforms in the classroom?
the closed classroom
factory method of education
integrative curriculum
distance learning
21
Why do history books to avoid negative information about the home country?
teacher have asked them to
because space in the book is limited
they want to sell more books
to teach patriotism and civic duty
22
Testing and grades teach students the value of competition. This is an example of
meritocracy
educational equality
the hidden curriculum
cognitive ability
23
What publication in 1983 promoted the "back-to-basics" movement?
Democracy and Education
A Nation at Risk
Smarter Than You Think
How Children Succeed
24
What is one way manifest functions differ from latent functions?
Only manifest functions have positive outcomes
Manifest functions are unintentional
Manifest functions relate to education
The consequences of manifest functions are recognized
25
When students learn the value of cooperation by waiting in line during recess, this is
the open classroom
the hidden curriculum
cooperative learning
formal schooling
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The Pygmalion effect is used to describe teachers affect on students. Which is an example?
teacher viewing minorities as inferior
student does better because their behavior improves
student does better b/c the teacher expects it
student does better because she is from middle-class

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