Chapter 12 –Education and school Flashcards
What is the name of the widely used test in the U.S. that measures students’ aptitude to do academic work?
SAT
Which group believes the purpose of education is to prepare students for citizenship, family living, and a vocation?
Progressives
Margaret goes to a school that receives tax dollars from the federal government, yet is run by a corporation that has devised its own school curriculum. Margaret attends what kind of school?
Charter School
When home schooling first began in the U.S., who primarily endorsed it?
Conservative Christians
Middle schools were developed because why?
There has been recognition that this junior high school model is not well suited to the special needs of early adolescents.
Another name for tracking is what?
Ability Grouping
What does the research say about tracking students?
Benefitted lower tracked students more than higher tracked students. All higher mathematic achieving that non tracked school
The highest dropout rates in the U.S. are among which group?
Non white inner city high school students
Which parenting style is most associated with children’s school success?
Authoritative
Why do some teenagers drop out of school?
Truancy, socioeconomic factors, racial and ethic prejudices, and discrimination, disturbed family situation and negative parent influence, incongruence between home and school, emotional problems negative social adjustments, and peer associations financial concerns school failure, school stress, apathy, student alienation, and dissatisfactions, and pregnancy and marriage.
