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Title: According to a study of twelve industrialized nations, how does the United States rank with regard ... Post by: tutubella on Feb 23, 2018 According to a study of twelve industrialized nations, how does the United States rank with regard to expenditures on public education (grades 112) as a percentage of gross domestic product?
a. first b. second c. seventh d. tenth [Ques. 2] In a UNICEF study of 21 industrialized nations on measures of childhood well-being, the United States ranked a. near the top. b. about average. c. in the top 20 percent. d. very near the bottom. [Ques. 3] Female enrollment in college has surpassed male enrollment in most countries except _________. a. Germany b. Japan c. the United States d. England [Ques. 4] Worldwide, public expenditures for education as a percentage of gross domestic product (wealth produced annually) tend to range from a. 10 percent to more than 35 percent. b. 8 percent to 17 percent. c. 1 percent to 3.5 percent. d. 2 percent to nearly 6 percent. [Ques. 5] Which of the following statements about male-female school enrollment ratios across the world is least accurate? a. Enrollment ratios for females are substantially lower than those for males in most countries. b. Enrollment of females has increased much more rapidly than that of males in some regions. c. Expansion in the availability of education since 1960 generally has involved both male and female students. d. Evidence suggests that the low enrollment ratios for females in many low-income countries are generally unrelated to these countries' economic development problems. [Ques. 6] Resources devoted to education tend to be _____________ resources devoted to military forces a. greater than b. less than c. equal to [Ques. 7] From an international perspective, which of the following statements is most accurate? a. Instructional approaches are remarkably similar from one teacher to another. b. There is considerable variation in teaching methods among nations. c. There is significant variation in teaching practices typically used across schools, districts, and regions. d. There is relatively little variation internationally in the teaching practices most commonly used. [Ques. 8] Student diversity (differences in race, ethnicity, religion, language, etc.) is least prevalent in schools in a. England. b. Japan. c. West Africa. d. Germany. [Ques. 9] Based on the information in Chapter 15, which of the following statements is most accurate? a. The schools of most nations include diverse groups of students whose cultural and religious heritages vary significantly. b. Only in very homogeneous countries do school populations comprise diverse groups. c. Students in few countries reflect the diversity found in the United States. d. The once-rapid rise of diversity in most nations has slowed down in the twentieth century. [Ques. 10] A World Bank study has reported that the family socioeconomic background of students is a. a predictor of achievement only in industrialized nations. b. generally not a good predictor of achievement worldwide. c. a predictor of achievement in both industrialized and developing nations. d. a reliable predictor of achievement only in the United States. Title: According to a study of twelve industrialized nations, how does the United States rank with regard ... Post by: Annahindrance on Feb 23, 2018 Content hidden
Title: According to a study of twelve industrialized nations, how does the United States rank with regard ... Post by: tutubella on Feb 23, 2018 Dude, you're awesome. I wish I had you as my teacher!
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