Chapter 10: Globalization and Education: Comparing Global Systems

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Top-down globalization typically starts studying schools at the ______ level.

A. cultural

B. multinational corporations

C. global political

D. all of these

2. As noted in the Introduction, institutional theory focuses on the influence of the ______.

A. government

B. global environment

C. institutions, such as religion

D. all of these

3. How many countries participate in international testing?

A. one-fifth of all countries

B. one-third of all countries

C. one-half of all countries

D. two-thirds of all countries

4. What is NOT an issue with international or national testing?

A. lack of resources

B. lack of organizational capacity

C. engaging in testing opens a country to external scrutiny

D. significant class and gender stratification

5. Countries that score poorly in early rounds of international testing typically ______.

A. continue to participate in international testing

B. drop out of testing

C. drop out of testing but use national assessments

D. continue to participate in international testing and drop out of testing but use national assessments

6. Failure to learn to read is linked with ______.

A. poor mathematic skills

B. dropping out

C. lack of social skills

D. all of these

7. How many girls are sexually assaulted each year according to the Brookings Institution article?

A. 1 million

B. 5 million

C. 20 million

D. 60 million

8. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of educating girls?

A. higher wages

B. female empowerment

C. improved family ties

D. economy development

9. Lockheed and Lewis note that of the 60 million girls not in primary school, the majority are from ______.

A. excluded groups

B. urban areas

C. underdeveloped countries

D. all of these

10. One thing Lewis and Lockheed suggested that countries can do to change policies that discriminate against girls attending school such as ______.

A. require separate schools for boys and girls

B. enforce the right of all children to an education

C. require students to study in the language of the country, not their native tongue

D. all of these

11. What do countries such as Australia and Canada provide for low-income families that the United States does not?

A. universal health insurance

B. free universal preschool

C. substantial paid parental leave

D. all of these

12. Parents of low-SES families tend to ______.

A. be young

B. be uneducated

C. live in less-stable families

D. all of these

13. What is one way Bradbury, Corak, Waldfogel, and Washbrook suggest improving early learning?

A. parenting programs for families with infants and toddlers

B. paid parental leave

C. before- and aftercare programs at school

D. all of these

True/False

1. Comparisons of educational systems globally typically focus on test scores and things that can be measured easily.

2. Exams such as IEA compare children around the world on literacy, mathematics, science, and other subjects.

3. Globalization and “comparative education” are the same concepts.

4. Children from poor households are likely to go to preschool.

5. Parental involvement is a strong predictor of student achievement.

6. Informing and involving ordinary citizens in school decisions have been proven to be beneficial to student achievement.

7. Lewis and Lockheed find that feeding children provides incentives for households to send girls to school.

8. Lewis and Lockheed call for expanding options for schooling to educate more girls, such as distance learning and nonformal schools.

9. The achievement gap between low- and high-SES children is present before school only in the United States.

10. Middle-class children are also at a disadvantage compared to high-SES children.