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20 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following groups is the LEAST likely to finish high school? |
Hispanics |
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Tests of educational achievement comparing Asian and American children indicated that ________. |
American children as a group had lower math scores than Asian children |
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It has been found that open classrooms ________. |
improve attendance by working-class and minority students. |
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Christopher Jenks' research indicated that teacher characteristics had ________. |
little influence on student lifelong academic performance. |
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Which of the following is NOT true of the comparison of math skills between U. S. and Chinese students seen in the chapter? |
The Chinese kids were more satisfied with their own performance. |
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The average age of a murderer in the U. S. is closest to ________. |
30 or above |
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According to Michael Parenti's study of whether media bias exists, the correct answer is ________. |
the media's bias is to support the status quo. |
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Which group tends to think children with high math and science scores are "born that way?" |
The U. S. parents |
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Who desires the most years of education? |
Black kids |
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Among 8th graders, who more often today expects to obtain a Baccalaureate degree? |
Females |
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Studies of incarcerated sex offenders compared to control groups show that when it comes to exposure to pornography, violent sex offenders have ________. |
seen less pornography early in life. ( |
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Over the past several decades, students at Oxford university have increasingly emphasized which of the following as "very important" to them? |
Being very well off financially |
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The parts of IQ tests that measure different intellectual abilities are highly correlated across all such areas of intellectual ability seen within the tests. |
False |
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Which one of the following was a well-known critic of U. S. education during the past several decades? |
BOTH Paul Goodman Ivan Illich |
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Ivan Illich strongly argued that the reason students didn't do well in school was that they need a much more rigid type of instruction and set of rules within the classroom. |
False |
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While there is a real problem with science literacy among the nation's young school children, Miller's data shows that far above 50% of U. S. college graduates can be said to manifest basic science literacy. |
False |
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There is substantial evidence that preschool programs can make a significant difference in the educational attainment of attendees and even overcome some social class influences. |
True |
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the use of radio as a source of information and entertainment among Americans has decreased sharply in the past two or three decades. |
False |
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According to the chart in the chapter, Mexico has one of the world's highest illiteracy rates. |
False |
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The video in the chapter shows that in recent decades adolescents and young adults have been strikingly absent from protest movements around the world. |
False |