Liberty EDUC305 2020 February QUIZ 5 Latest

EDUC305 Educational Philosophy for Teachers

Quiz 5

•             Question 1          In the video, The Role of the Teacher in Changing Lives,  Jesus is described as the Master Teacher and examples are given to show how he interacted with his learners.  What are 3 take-aways from this lesson that you can apply to your own classroom?                                   

•             Question 2          James Coleman’s study of U.S. public schools reported that the most important variable affecting student achievement was                                          

•             Question 3          According to proponents of the environmental disadvantage theory,                                    

•             Question 4          Elaborate language typically includes                                     

•             Question 5          ___________ helps explain why some students with low socioeconomic status refuse to conform to school expectations or to comply with their teacher’s demands.                                         

•             Question 6          Efforts to improve the academic performance of working-class students in the primary grades should focus on                                               

•             Question 7          In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________.                                              

•             Question 8          Your friend Joel argues that schools, as traditionally organized, are set up not to help people get ahead in life but to keep them “in their place.” What label best fits Joel’s beliefs?                                            

•             Question 9          Which is the fastest growing minority population in the United States?                                 

•             Question 10        Generally speaking, the effect of class on student achievement tends to                                             

•             Question 11        The _______________________ are often the third or fourth generation to live in poverty and depend on public assistance.                                     

•             Question 12        To understand the causes of low school achievement, it is important to consider the home environment of children from lower- or working-class families, because                                               

•             Question 13        Environmentalists maintain that differences in IQ test scores by African Americans and Euro-Americans are due to                                    

•             Question 14        Educators who adopt the environmentalist position concerning the development of intelligence would probably support                                              

•             Question 15        Which statement accurately describes trends in the African American community?         

•             Question 16        People who have common ancestry and generally are similar in language, religion, and other cultural patterns belong to the same                                     

                Question 17        In terms of school achievement, working-class students as a group tend to ___________middle-class students.