Section Quiz

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

1. Resources and money
2. Student interest
3. Teacher interest
4. Transportation

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

1. They are all in Asia.
2. They recruit top teachers.
3. They spend more money per student.
4. They use cutting-edge technology in classrooms.

Informal education _________________.

1. describes when students teach their peers
2. refers to the learning of cultural norms
3. only takes place at home
4. relies on a planned instructional process

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

1. cultural transmission
2. educational access
3. formal education
4. informal education

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

1. access to education
2. average spending on students
3. desegregation of schools
4. teacher salary

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

1. Cultural innovation
2. Courtship
3. Social placement
4. Socialization

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

1. cultural innovation
2. social control
3. social placement
4. socialization

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

1. Conflict theory
2. Feminist theory
3. Functionalist theory
4. Symbolic interactionism

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

1. Conflict theory
2. Feminist theory
3. Functionalist theory
4. Symbolic interactionism

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

1. Hidden curriculum
2. Labeling
3. Self-fulfilling prophecy
4. Tracking

Functionalist theory sees education as serving the needs of _________.

1. families
2. society
3. the individual
4. all of the above

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

1. a latent function
2. a manifest function
3. informal education
4. transmission of moral education

What term describes the separation of students based on merit?

1. Cultural transmission
2. Social control
3. Sorting
4. Hidden curriculum

Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to ________.

1. challenge gifted students
2. perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic status
3. help students who need additional support
4. teach respect for authority

Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why?

1. They are scored in a way that is subject to human error.
2. They do not give children with learning disabilities a fair chance to demonstrate their true intelligence.
3. They don’t involve enough test items to cover multiple intelligences.
4. They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture.

Plessy v. Ferguson set the precedent that _____________.

1. racial segregation in schools was allowed
2. separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional
3. students do not have a right to free speech in public schools
4. students have a right to free speech in public schools

Public schools must guarantee that ___________.

1. all students graduate from high school
2. all students receive an equal education
3. per-student spending is equitable
4. the amount spent on each student is equal to that spent regionally

Key predictors for student success include ____________.

1. how many school-age siblings the student has
2. socioeconomic status and family background
3. the age of the student when she or he enters kindergarten
4. how many students attend the school

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

1. affirmative action
2. social control
3. social promotion
4. socialization