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Which of the following is not a problem with the U.S. Bureau of the Census's literacy figures? |
| | A) | their definition of literacy is too simplistic |
| | B) | their use of questionnaires and phone surveys to gather data |
| | C) | they do not ask whether respondents can read and write in English |
| | D) | they drew their conclusions from a sample of the population rather than the whole population |
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A conventional perspective of literacy offers the following advantage(s): |
| | A) | It ensures that the people measured can not only read, but can understand and put into context what they read. |
| | B) | It highlights the educational progress the United States has made. |
| | C) | It saves money on social programs like literacy and adult education programs |
| | D) | b and c above |
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Jonathan Kozol argues that "functional literacy" should not be used as a descriptor of literacy because |
| | A) | it tends to reinforce the image of African Americans and Hispanics as less capable |
| | B) | the term is used to support the need for vocational education |
| | C) | it limits the notion of literacy to a mechanical function rather than making it something more ambitious |
| | D) | all of the above |
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"Intellectual baggage" is |
| | A) | information from the classes everyone takes in school that they forget once the class is over |
| | B) | the details that surround an idea or concept |
| | C) | basic information that gives meaning to what people read |
| | D) | none of the above |
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The reason why an adult would be able to read and understand the stories on the front page of the New York Times and a child would not, according to E. D. Hirsch, is that |
| | A) | the adult has lived longer and therefore gone to school longer |
| | B) | the adult would be more interested in the information contained in the stories |
| | C) | the adult would have a better grasp of the contextual information that would make the stories meaningful |
| | D) | the adult would have a broader vocabulary than the child |
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An emphasis on producing a culturally literate student, according to the authors, could result in |
| | A) | a student who is more likely to uncritically accept propaganda because of a respect for the written word and who is unable to think deeply |
| | B) | a student who respects different perspectives |
| | C) | a student who is familiar with various cultures and various ways of knowing |
| | D) | b and c above |
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It is more likely that Horace Mann, given the issues of the time, would have endorsed which of the following literacy perspectives for emphasis in schools? |
| | A) | cultural literacy |
| | B) | critical literacy |
| | C) | functional literacy |
| | D) | global literacy |
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The critical literacy method seeks to |
| | A) | replace the knowledge of the dominant culture with the understandings of the learner's culture |
| | B) | de-emphasize basic reading and writing skills to concentrate on dialogue |
| | C) | critique the dominant culture while teaching its linguistic code |
| | D) | all of the above |
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In what way(s) is the cultural literacy perspective of some benefit, according to the authors? |
| | A) | It encourages a sense of connection and a sense of nationalism among disparate groups in the United States. |
| | B) | It is a necessary awareness that success in the dominant culture is partly a result of a working knowledge of the "cultural capital" of that culture. |
| | C) | It goes much further than a functional perspective in defining literacy. |
| | D) | It keeps many worthwhile concepts from disappearing. |
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Pluralists believe |
| | A) | that students should learn about different cultures |
| | B) | that even if governed by a small group of decision makers, modern societies can be democracies if certain criteria are met |
| | C) | that E. D. Hirsch's lists that constitute his idea of cultural literacy are dangerous |
| | D) | only with a viable third political party will the United States be truly democratic |
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The authors would believe the following is an example of evidence of ideological hegemony in the United States: |
| | A) | when Americans accept the government's explanations of foreign military interventions |
| | B) | when chief executive officer salaries are not questioned as workers are fired and laid off |
| | C) | when the failure of schools is blamed on poor teaching |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Concentrated ownership of the media in the United States means |
| | A) | little choice for Americans to pursue information that reflects their own interests |
| | B) | consistency in information offered and received. |
| | C) | continual reflection of the dominant culture |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The fact that the United States has about a sixth of the total number of users of the Internet can potentially mean |
| | A) | U.S. literacy rates will plunge |
| | B) | The U.S. capitalist system will have another avenue to influence the world |
| | C) | All schoolchildren will be technologically savvy |
| | D) | b and c above |
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Which of the following is not an example of cultural hegemony in the schools? |
| | A) | having to administer standardized tests even though teachers and administration don't believe they serve much purpose |
| | B) | academic tracking |
| | C) | talking about democracy but not modeling it in classrooms |
| | D) | classroom discussion of white society's treatment of African Americans, native Americans and women as part of the curriculum |
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The authors feel the best explanation of why rebellion against American inequality and inequity does not occur is that |
| | A) | people are too busy trying to make a living in a capitalist society that does not value the worker and they don't get involved in politics |
| | B) | the vote is available for people to make a statement that way |
| | C) | according to Gramsci's argument, people are paralyzed by the dichotomy between democratic rhetoric and everyday experiences of non-democracy |
| | D) | most people are satisfied as long as they feel things don't affect them directly |
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Bigelow's notion of the hidden curriculum is embodied in |
| | A) | higher and lower reading groups in the classroom |
| | B) | tendencies to call on boys in the classroom more often than girls |
| | C) | interruptions of class time by administrative announcements on intercoms |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Bigelow asked students to share common experiences with each other through their work and discussions in order to |
| | A) | encourage a critical analysis of popular rhetoric and the dominant cultural values |
| | B) | foster a closeness among students |
| | C) | see how different their experiences really were from the norm |
| | D) | understand how unique each of them was and celebrate that |
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When Hirsch asserts that literacy itself is fundamentally conservative, he means |
| | A) | that what he feels counts as literacy involves knowledge that hasn't changed much over generations |
| | B) | that those who are culturally literate will indeed succeed |
| | C) | that the dominant ideology must be integrated to be literate |
| | D) | others' definitions of literacy are too faddish to last |
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The authors compare the current "information marketplace" to Jefferson's "free marketplace of ideas" in order to |
| | A) | to show that there are still avenues for the free expression of ideas in the United States today |
| | B) | to explore whether the current communications technology is more likely to strengthen or weaken democratic practices in the United States |
| | C) | to illustrate how a capitalist system today can take a vehicle for information to use for its own advantage |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Bigelow is practicing a _____________ literacy model in his classroom. |
| | A) | functional literacy |
| | B) | critical literacy |
| | C) | cultural literacy |
| | D) | conventional literacy |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education