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The concept hidden curriculum can be defined as |
A typed of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission |
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which court case set the precedent for access to education within the United States for students with disabilities |
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia |
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What is the Head Start Program? |
a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status |
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Which of the following is NOT a method used within the U.S to produce educational equality? |
Mandatory tutoring |
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to make students more competitive in the work force and graduate school, college professors are begining to lower the standard for students grades. (i. e. what was once considered a B is now considered an A). This is known as |
Grade inflation |
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The term sorting can be defined as |
classifying students based on academic merit or potential |
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the term formal education is defined by the text as |
the learning of academic facts and concepts |
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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? |
Conflict Theory |
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What factors contribute to inequality within the educational system in the United States |
ALL OF THE ABOVE -socioeconomic status -racis |
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Malik grew up in an affluent household which embraced activities such as attending the opera, visiting museums, and traveling to foreign countries at leas once a year. When Mali goes to college, he finds he has much to talk about with professors, and fellow students from similar backgrounds. Malik is enjoying the benefits of: |
Cultural capital |
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credentialism |
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 |
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cultural capital |
cultural knowledge that serves (metaphorically) as currency to help one navigate a culture |
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cultural transmission |
the way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms of their culture |
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education |
a social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic academic knowledge learning skills, and cultural norms |
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formal education |
the learning of academic facts and concepts |
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grade inflation |
the idea that the achievement level associated with an A today is notably lower than the achievement level associated with A-level work a few decades ago |
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head start program |
a federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status |
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hidden curriculum |
the type of nonacademic knowledge that one learns through informal learning and cultural transmission |
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informal education |
learning about cultural values, norms, and expected behaviors through participation in a society |
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No Child Left Behind Act |
requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding |
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social placement |
the use of education to improve one’s social standing. |
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sorting |
classifying students based on academic merit or potential |
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universal access |
the equal ability of all people to participate in an education system |
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what are the major factors affecting education system thought the world? |
Resources and money |
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what do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common? |
they recruit top teachers |
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informal education_____ |
refers to the learning of cultural norms |
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learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of+___ |
cultural transmission |
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in 1972, case Mill v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for |
access to education |
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which of the following is not a manifest function of education? |
courtship |
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Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. this is an example of? |
social placement |
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which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintain the status quo? |
conflict theory |
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Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process? |
symbolic interactionism |
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What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability? |
Tracking |
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functionalist theory sees educaiton as serving the needs of |
all of the above: families society the individual |
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rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of____? |
transmission of moral education |
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what term describes the separation of students based on merit |
sorting |
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conflict theorist see sorting as a way to |
perpetuate divisions of socioeconomic statsu |
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conflic theorists see IQ test as being biased. Why? |
they reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upperclass cultre. |
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Plessy v. Ferguson se the precedent that |
separate schools for black and white students was allowed |
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Public schools must guarantee that |
per-student spending is equitable |
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key predictors for student success include |
socioeconomic status and family background |
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allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called_____ |
social promotion. |
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