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

True or False


1	President George H. W. Bush convened a governor's conference on education in 1989 that produced a document called Goals 2000.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	One argument in favor of standardized testing is that American schools are not child-centered enough.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Critics of standardized testing argue that in such testing there is a gap between what the tests purport to measure and what they actually measure.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Testing, as opposed to assessment, implies standardization and summative evaluation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	In the development of portfolios, teachers plan the layout of the portfolio and select the work that goes into it.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Frequent communication with parents about a student's work is an important part of classrooms that use multiple forms of assessment.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Although we know that there are variations in economic standards of living, in the status of different occupations, and in the life chances of individuals, we still tend to believe that we live in a classless society.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Structural inequality may be a better explanation of the overlap between membership in lower classes and minority membership than a lack of individual effort.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	One's social class always determines one's academic achievement in school.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	In the support model of assessment, as outlined by Kohn, students are expected to be active contributors to the learning process.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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