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

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Question #1
The term sorting can be defined as:
A.   The use of education to improve one’s social standing.
B.   A formalized system that places students on “tracks” (advanced, low achievers) that perpetuate inequalities.
C.   The process by which students are allowed to choose their own classes based on interest.
D.   Classifying students based on academic merit or potential.
Question #2
What is the Head Start Program?
A.   A state mandate that determines the eligibility of students who expect to attend college.
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 teaching method which equips students to regurgitate facts in order to do well on standardized tests.
Question #3
Which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities?
A.   Brown v. the Board of Education
B.   Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
C.   Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia
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.   Financial resources from the government and population
B.   Amount of time devoted to education
C.   Geographic distribution of male and female students
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.   Head Start
B.   Charter schools
C.   Mandatory tutoring
D.   Bussing
Question #6
The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as:
A.   The unexpected subjects students take an interest in after being exposed to experts in the field.
B.   A type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission.
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.   The course objectives teachers incorporate into their syllabi after the semester has started.
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 control
B.   Social placement
C.   Social networks
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.   Conflict theory
B.   Symbolic interactionism
C.   Functionalism
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.   GPA debt
B.   Systematic grading
C.   Academic bribing
D.   Grade inflation

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