Ch 4 Q&A – Flashcards
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Philip Jackson found that school classrooms typically featured
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active teachers and passive students
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According to John Goodlad's study of schools, about how much time in schools is devoted to instruction
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75 percent
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After instruction, what activity consumes the most school time?
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routines
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As "gatekeepers," what do teachers do?
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determine who will talk, when, and for how long
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When low-ability students are grouped together, research finds that
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students talk more about social rather than academic matters.
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Which of the following best defines tracking?
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assigning students to different programs of study based on ability
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What is the "unremarked revolution" discussed in the text?
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the fall in the number of schools with formal tracking policies
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Jeannie Oakes's work, Keeping Track,
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found that race, more than ability, determined student placement in tracks.
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Raphaela Best studied elementary schoolchildren and found
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in the first grade, children look to teachers and the principal for security.
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In his study of life in high school, James Coleman found that
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because students have little material reward to dispense, they focus on status.
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Which of the following terms is NOT associated with students' affective needs?
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standardized tests
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Which of the following family patterns is NOT accurate?
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The number of single fathers raising children is now greater than the number of single mothers.
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"Latch-key kids" are most likely to come from
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middle-class families
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The high school graduation rate in the United States is
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less than 75 percent.
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Who is the most common target of school bullies?
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gay students
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As a cause of death among adolescents, suicide is ranked
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third
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In Life in Classrooms, Philip Jackson characterizes school life as
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A. teachers spending a great deal of time preparing students for standardized tests.
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2. Research indicates that because of non-instructional demands (discipline problems, attendance, etc.), teachers lose what percentage of instructional time?
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between 25 and 50 percent
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Teachers who engage in gatekeeping tend to do all of the following EXCEPT
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increasingly engage with their students over time.
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Allen had always dreamed of going to college. However, most of his education had been in the "non-college prep" track, where he made good grades. During his tenth grade year, Allen and his parents had an appointment with his counselor to request a change to the more challenging "college prep" track. According to research on tracking, the answer Allen would most likely get from the counselor would be
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"The coursework in the college prep classes can be demanding, but with support I think that you could succeed. I will recommend transferring you, but only if you agree to extra tutoring until you are up to speed."
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John Goodlad found that the ___________is the key figure in setting, the tone and determining the activities in the class.
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teacher
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In surveys designed to measure friendship patterns, roughly _______ percent of students emerge as not being anybody's friend.
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ten
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Critics of the middle school concept argue all of the following EXCEPT
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returning to K-8 schools is economically more efficient.
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Which of the following most accurately describes high school students?
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They are extremely concerned about peer relationships and status.
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Studies on the relationship between high school popularity and later success in life indicate
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there is little correlation between being in the highest status groups and later success in life.
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When David Owen returned to high school to study peer culture he found
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adolescents tend to be very self-conscious in their peer groups.
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In terms of peer relationships, teens report
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that they have many friends but few, if any, very close friends.
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When people remember their high school experiences, they are most likely to recall issues concerning the
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social status system.
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Which of the following is true of today's families in the United States?
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Approximately 13 million children—more than one in five—live in single-parent families.
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Almost _____________of high school students and one in three middle schoolers say drugs are used, kept, and sold in their schools and are easily available.
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two-thirds
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What percentage of students do not graduate from high school?
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one-third
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The most widespread form of substance abuse is
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alcohol
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Ever since he was little, Brian had always learned how to do without. His parents worked hard, but never seemed to have enough money to make financial ends meet. Brian was sure the way to a better life was through school, but his parents placed constant pressure on him to drop out. "You don't need that book learning! That's for those fancy pants kids who live by the county club," his dad would say. "You need to get a job and help with the family, unless you think you are too good for that!" The comments Brian's dad made BEST reflect
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the culture of poverty.
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When a teacher says, "What can you expect from a kid like Amy? You know, her family doesn't have a dime to their names," she is demonstrating.
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soft bias
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Surveys on bullying reveal that ______ percent of students have admitted bullying a classmate.
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more than 40
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In dealing with students in poverty, teachers need to
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work with poor children to expand their vocabularies.
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Cyberbullying
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can harass more victims faster and at a more constant rate than ever before possible.
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"Latchkey kids" are most likely to come from
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working-class families.
