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Philip Jackson found that school classrooms typically featured |
| | A) | passive teachers and active students. |
| | B) | passive teachers and students. |
| | C) | active teachers and passive students. |
| | D) | active teachers and students. |
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According to John Goodlad's study of schools, about how much time in schools is devoted to instruction? |
| | A) | 75 percent |
| | B) | 80 percent |
| | C) | 90 percent |
| | D) | 95 percent |
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After instruction, what activity consumes the most school time? |
| | A) | social activities |
| | B) | behavior management |
| | C) | routines |
| | D) | library and computer lab visits |
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As "gatekeepers," what do teachers do? |
| | A) | control who enters and leaves the classroom |
| | B) | determine who will talk, when, and for how long |
| | C) | control who is assigned to which track or ability group |
| | D) | keep accurate records of student progress |
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When low-ability students are grouped together, research finds that |
| | A) | there are fewer classroom management problems. |
| | B) | students talk more about social rather than academic matters. |
| | C) | teachers hold lower expectations but offer more constructive comments. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Which of the following best defines tracking? |
| | A) | monitoring student location in schools using checkpoints and sophisticated ID technology |
| | B) | monitoring student progress on tests, homework, and classroom participation |
| | C) | grouping students in class by ability, for instance in "honors" or remedial groups |
| | D) | assigning students to different programs of study based on ability |
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What is the "unremarked revolution" discussed in the text? |
| | A) | the resurgence of interest in teaching values to our elementary schoolchildren |
| | B) | the rapid transition from traditional ability grouping to tracking |
| | C) | the fall in the number of schools with formal tracking policies |
| | D) | the swift adoption of effective school reform nationwide |
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Jeannie Oakes's work, Keeping Track |
| | A) | argued in favor of tracking policies in urban school districts. |
| | B) | found that over the last three decades, tracking policies have become more common. |
| | C) | determined that homogenous classes are superior to heterogeneous classes in instructional quality. |
| | D) | found that race, more than ability, determined student placement in tracks. |
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Raphaela Best studied elementary schoolchildren and found |
| | A) | in the first grade, children look to teachers and the principal for security. |
| | B) | by third grade, girls abandon their role as "teacher's helper" and openly challenge teacher authority. |
| | C) | teachers consistently separated boys and girls despite their interest in working together. |
| | D) | there is more cross-sex than cross-race communication in elementary school. |
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In his study of life in high school, James Coleman found that |
| | A) | students were preoccupied with academic and vocational goals. |
| | B) | because students have little material reward to dispense, they focus on status. |
| | C) | students ranked "sports" as their favorite aspect of school. |
| | D) | most adolescents are remarkably ill at ease socially and terrified of appearing awkward. |
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Which of the following terms is NOT associated with students' affective needs? |
| | A) | norm-referenced tests |
| | B) | Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the Twenty-First Century |
| | C) | Frances Ianni's youth charter network |
| | D) | creating "learning communities" |
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Which of the following family patterns is NOT accurate? |
| | A) | The number of single fathers raising children is now greater than the number of single mothers. |
| | B) | Over half of American "families" have no children under 18 at home. |
| | C) | More children live in step-families than in nuclear families. |
| | D) | More than 1 million children experience divorce each year. |
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"Latch-key kids" are most likely to come from |
| | A) | black families. |
| | B) | hispanic families. |
| | C) | middle-class families. |
| | D) | working-class families. |
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The high school graduation rate in the United States is |
| | A) | less than 75 percent. |
| | B) | about 85 percent. |
| | C) | more than 90 percent. |
| | D) | nearly universal at almost 100 percent. |
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Who is the most common target of school bullies? |
| | A) | cheerleaders |
| | B) | the teacher's pet |
| | C) | low-income students |
| | D) | gay students |
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As a cause of death among adolescents, suicide is ranked |
| | A) | first. |
| | B) | second. |
| | C) | third. |
| | D) | last. |
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The major reason cited by youths for the recent decline in the teenage pregnancy rate is |
| | A) | abstinence. |
| | B) | availability of contraceptives. |
| | C) | concerns about sexually transmitted diseases. |
| | D) | parental involvement. |
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