Education 10: Quiz Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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Which of the following is the best definition of education, according to the text? Education is:
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a continual growth process whereby a person gains greater understanding of himself or herself and the world
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Schooling (As opposed to Education) is most generally defined as:
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a specific, formalized process aimed mostly at the young
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Social reconstructionists believe that:
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the young are agents of change
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In the model of school as a transmitter of culture, schools:
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ensure that the young know and appreciate the dominant ideas and values of their society's culture
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Paulo Freire was a(n)
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economic reconstructionist
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Jacques Barzun preferred the following purposes of schools:
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intellectual purposes
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Hildi has selected her courses for the academic year, but after one week she finds that two of the courses do not interest her. She plans a meeting with her guidance counselor to rearrange her schedule. If this school is accurately represented by the shopping mall model, her guidance counselor will most likely:
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show her the course listings of numerous other courses available at her requested times and sign her drop-add sheet to expedite the process
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Reid Conrad firmly believes that the purpose of schools is to transmit dominant American culture. What might he do in a class to further his educational goals?
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Emphasize the benefits of competition and consistently reward students who perform better than their classmates.
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One drawback of using schools as vehicles for cultural transmission is that:
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students may then not be able to recognize the merits of any other culture besides the dominant one of their society
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Juan believes that schools can help students become actively involved in alleviating the problem homelessness. Juan personifies the view of
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social reconstruction
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Which of the following would an educator who is a democratic reconstructionist support?
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The notion that change happens most effectively when citizens are actively involved as change agents
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Socialization is an important element of schooling. As a result of socialization, children learn how to
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become acceptable members of society
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In his study, Philip Jackson noted that teachers engage in hundreds of interchanges a day. He found that most of these interchanges involved:
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the teacher directing and controlling the discussion
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What could one reasonably conclude from Jackson's observations of elementary classrooms
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The structure of the elementary classroom requires students to develop self-restraint and patience
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A consistent similarity shared among schools teaching students in the middle school grades is that:
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few consistent similarities exist; the schools vary widely based on the grades included in the school and the goals of the administration
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Research has shown that each of the following school characteristics are influenced by the grade configuration of the middle school except
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school size
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Which type of student would be most likely to be left out of consideration in the shopping mall high school?
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Barbara entered high school placed in the general studies track. However, after her sophomore year, she was able to switch rather easily into the college preparatory track upon the advice and encouragement of several of her teachers.
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Which of the following does not contribute to effective schools?
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Teacher autonomy and isolated practice
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According to The Shopping Mall High School, how do many teachers deal with classroom management?
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hey make tacit agreements with their students that neither will push the other too hard.
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According to the authors of The Shopping mall high school students
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are ignored and poorly served
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Among the characteristics of schools with records of great success in academics are
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high teacher expectations, strong instructional leadership, and orderly environments
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The characteristics of teachers in effective schools include
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high expectations of students, communication among teachers, and effective behavior management skills
