Elaborate language typically includes
a. complex grammar.
b. explanations to clarify meaning.
c. gestures.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 2] According to proponents of the environmental disadvantage theory,
a. the most rapid development of cognitive skills occurs during the preschool years.
b. the quality of a child's home life is more important in later years of schooling.
c. remediation of learning deficits associated with a disadvantaged home environment is impossible.
d. good prenatal care does nothing to enhance the intellectual development of a child born into a disadvantaged environment.
[Ques. 3] According to proponents of the environmental disadvantage theory,
a. the most rapid development of cognitive skills occurs during the preschool years.
b. the quality of a child's home life is more important in later years of schooling.
c. remediation of learning deficits associated with a disadvantaged home environment is impossible.
d. good prenatal care does nothing to enhance the intellectual development of a child born into a disadvantaged environment.
[Ques. 4] The variables used to identify social class include
a. education, housing price, occupation and income.
b. housing value and occupation.
c. occupation.
d. income.
[Ques. 5] ___________ helps explain why some students with low socioeconomic status refuse to conform to school expectations or to comply with their teachers demands.
a. Resistance theory
b. Critical theory
c. Developmental theory
d. Social class
[Ques. 6] Increasing polarization of the African American population is especially evident in
a. ability scores.
b. college attendance.
c. dropout rates.
d. socioeconomic status.
[Ques. 7] In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to
______________________.
a. fall below the levels of their parents
b. rise above the levels of their parents
c. freeze in the same levels as their parents
[Ques. 8] Which statement accurately describes trends in the African American community?
a. Overall status and income have increased, yet many are sinking deeper into poverty.
b. The rate of enrollment in colleges remains low.
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
[Ques. 9] In terms of school achievement, working-class students as a group tend to ___________middle-class students.
a. underperform
b. outperform
c. equal
d. none of the above; this value is not measurable
[Ques. 10] Latino and African American students
a. have registered gains in reading, math, and other subjects according to the NAEP.
b. have narrowed the achievement gap that exists between them and white students.
c. are attending college at a slightly higher rate than during the 1960s. d. all of the above
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