Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Summer 2019 » Module 9 Quiz

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Question #1
The term sorting can be defined as:
A.   A formalized system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.
B.   The use of education to improve one’s social standing.
C.   Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
D.   The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.
Question #2
What is the Head Start Program?
A.   A teaching method which equips students to regurgitate facts in order to do well on standardized tests.
B.   A curriculum which requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding.
C.   A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.
D.   A state mandate that determines the eligibility of students who expect to attend college.
Question #3
Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?
A.   Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
B.   Brown v. the Board of Education
C.   Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
D.   Plessy v. Ferguson
Question #4
Which of the following does NOT account for the differences in the educational system from country to country?
A.   Geographic distribution of male and female students
B.   Financial resources from the government and population
C.   Amount of time devoted to education
D.   Value placed on education
Question #5
Which of the following is NOT a method used within the United States to produce educational equality?
A.   Charter schools
B.   Head Start
C.   Mandatory tutoring
D.   Bussing
Question #6
The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
A.   The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
B.   The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.
C.   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.
D.   A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
Question #7
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:
A.   Manifest function
B.   Grade inflation
C.   Feminism
D.   Tracking
Question #8
Which of the following is NOT a manifest function of education?
A.   Social placement
B.   Social networks
C.   Social control
D.   Socialization
Question #9
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?
A.   Functionalism
B.   Symbolic interactionism
C.   Conflict theory
D.   None of the above.
Question #10
To make students more competitive in the work force and for graduate school, college professors are beginning to lower the standard for student grades (i.e. what was once considered a B, is now considered an A). This is known as:
A.   Systematic grading
B.   Grade inflation
C.   Academic bribing
D.   GPA debt

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