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Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e

Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Assessing Progress: The Importance of Social Class and Social Status

Multiple Choice


1	The document Goals 2000 was produced in 1989 by:
		A)	the U.S Department of Education
		B)	the U.S. Congress
		C)	the National Council on Educational Standards and Testing
		D)	the Governors' Conference on Education


2	Which of the following is not an argument for standardized testing?
		A)	American schools are too child-centered.
		B)	Students should be assessed over time.
		C)	American students are not competing well against students in other countries.
		D)	American education is not serving minority students well.


3	The appeal of objective and standardized tests is especially strong among:
		A)	educators and the clergy
		B)	artists and social workers
		C)	businessmen and legislators
		D)	teachers and administrators


4	All of the following are arguments against standardized testing, except:
		A)	It does not measure complex thinking well.
		B)	It has too wide an application.
		C)	There is a possibility of cultural bias in the questions.
		D)	It often neglects the context in which learning occurs.


5	The term assessment suggests:
		A)	a narrow evaluation of a person's strengths
		B)	an individualized evaluation of a person's strengths
		C)	standardization of content
		D)	a quick picture of how students are doing


6	Which of the following is a role for students in a classroom that uses multiple forms of assessment?
		A)	helping to determine the nature of their own evaluations
		B)	grading their own papers
		C)	writing letters to their congressperson
		D)	choosing not to be evaluated at all


7	Which of the following statements is true with respect to grading?
		A)	Grading and reporting were virtually unknown before the middle of the 1800s.
		B)	Grading emerged as school populations grew.
		C)	Grading has only one purpose.
		D)	For most of western history, students were assessed orally.


8	Discussion of social class with American students is often difficult because:
		A)	there are no social classes in the United States
		B)	social class has no bearing on anyone's life
		C)	most Americans think they live in a classless society
		D)	social class is a sacred idea and cannot be discussed freely


9	Which of the following is not a marker of social class in the United States?
		A)	the occupation of one's father
		B)	the grades one gets in school
		C)	the prestige of the neighborhood one lives in
		D)	one's family income


10	Which of the following is true of the relation between social class and child rearing practices?
		A)	People who share similar socioeconomic class status are dissimilar in their values.
		B)	Parents from different social classes never let their children play together.
		C)	Middle class parents are not particularly interested in their children's education.
		D)	Social class does not necessarily determine success in school.

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