EDF Unit 1Actual Exam Questions And Correct Detailed Answers.
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EDF.
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EDF.
What do we mean by social and cultural capital - correct answer the $ worth of the skills/behavior and understanding that you carry with you
What do we mean by educational readiness - correct answer Skill...
What do we mean by social and cultural capital - correct answer the $ worth of
the skills/behavior and understanding that you carry with you
What do we mean by educational readiness - correct answer Skills such as,
knowing their letters, identifying colors, counting up to twenty and being able to write their name
What does Lareau mean by concerted cultivation and accomplishment of natural growth - correct
answer Differences in child-rearing practices. Concerted cultivation- middles
class families and accomplishment of natural growth is working class families
Middle Class - correct answer one or both parents have supervisory or
managerial authority in the workplace and are required to have stringent educational credentials.
Working Class - correct answer parents occupations are without supervisory
authority and do not require high level of education
Perry Preschool program's - correct answer Study label students "at-risk"
policy- teachers helped more, more success- tested on real life skills-at the end you saw a major
reduction in drop out rates, crime, and welfare- study showed that cognitive skills were worthless with
out major non-cognitive skills
How did the authors say that preschool programs reduced amount of money that society has to put into
an individual's education - correct answer Reduces cost spent on special
education, criminal system, unemployment, and losses to crime victims.)
, What two things are happening in the U.S. that are contributing to this educational inflation? - correct
answer Increased immigration, and increased emphasis on college education
in work force
What are some criticisms of the human capital theory? - correct answer Not
enough jobs in the knowledge economy to absorb school graduates into skilled jobs and the anticipated
demand for knowledge workers hasn't occurred.
What does Hacker say is the up-and-coming job field, and what are some examples of these jobs? -
correct answer Operating high-tech instruments: EX: gynecologic sonographer,
equipment mechanics, air traffic controlling, blood bank clinical work
Whats was noticed about locations chosen by foreign auto companies for their new factories? - correct
answer Located in places with high drop out rates and low incomes because
the skills for the jobs were learned onsite
What determines your income and status in a learning society? - correct answer
Educational credentials
What things does a human capital stance require in education? - correct answer
Standardization of curriculum, accountability of students and school staff based on standardized test
scores, and the deskilling of the teaching profession
What is deskilling? - correct answer in some cases teaching involves following a
scripted lesson created by some outside agency or teachers being forced to teach to the requirements
of standardized tests
What are the elements of the human capital paradigm? - correct answer Value
of education measured by economic growth. National Standardization of curriculum, testing for
promotion, entrance, and exiting grade levels, teacher evaluation based on students score on
standardized tests, mandated textbooks, scripted lessons, lifelong learning required
What does lifelong learning demand of students? - correct answer Assume a
world of constant technological change, which will require workers to continually update skills. Requires
schools to teach so that student how to learn so they can continue learning throughout life
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