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Question 21

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Compared with their counterparts from previous decades, today's American adolescents:

A) spend more days per year in school.
B) spend fewer days per year in school.
C) are absent from school more often.
D) are less likely to continue their schooling beyond the 12th grade.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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According to the textbook, why do private school students academically outperform students at public schools?

A) Private school teachers are better trained and are generally better teachers than public school teachers.
B) Teachers at private schools are more committed to the students than the teachers at private schools.
C) Because the characteristics of students who attend private schools are different from those of students who attend public schools.
D) Private schools have more rigorous lesson plans and are in school more days a year than public schools.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Jacquelynne Eccles describes all of the following changes in school environment when moving from elementary school to middle school or junior high school, except that:

Jacquelynne Eccles believes that ________ a negative effect on junior high school teachers, which then affects the teachers' interactions with their students.

Imagine that you (an adolescent development expert!) have been asked to talk to city council members about the No Child Left Behind Act. The council wants to know the history of the act, including a discussion of why it was signed into law, and the intended, as well as unintended, effects. Be sure to discuss the problems with the original NCLB Act, and discuss what the current administration is doing to remedy the problems that had developed during the early years of the policy.

During the 1920s, the _____ was designed to meet the needs of a diverse and growing population of young people.

Secondary education refers to:

When it comes to school size, is bigger better? Discuss what you know about research on school size and extracurricular activity participation among high school students.

Under current federal law, children with learning disabilities must be:

You've just received a frantic phone call from one of your cousins whose son will soon be "graduating" from elementary school. Your cousin has to make a decision about where to send the boy next year and, of course, wants him to have the best education possible-within her financial constraints. Knowing you are studying adolescent development, she asks you what type of school you think is best and asks about school vouchers, wondering if they could help defray the potential costs of private schooling. How can you help her? What advice would you give your cousin about where to send her son to school, based on research findings?

What two dominant characteristics distinguish the development of postsecondary education in contemporary America from that in other parts of the world?

________ involvement has been found to enhance the adjustment of low-income students in their transition to middle school.

Tracking is an important and controversial issue in today's classrooms. Define this issue and illustrate three reasons why this can be problematic.

The average American school year is _____ days long.

According to a national survey, how many students in American public schools have been victims of violence?

Debbie is moving from elementary school into middle school. We would expect her to experience declines in all of the following, except her:

Even though Scott has some difficulty in English, his school places him in the highest track. Scott's school follows which type of tracking system?

The practice of moving students from one grade to the next regardless of their academic performance is known as what?

Which groups are most likely to disengage from school during early adolescence?

Placing students in tracks that match their abilities is called: