Quiz 25

Question 1

We see a vicious cycle of false beliefs emerging when teachers teach to the___half of the class. When this occurs, students in the___half of the class get discouraged, stop trying, receive less attention, and ultimately perform worse. Teachers then feel justified in their original beliefs, even though the low-performing children may be performing worse partially as a result of that original belief.

Accordingly, teachers continue to teach to the___half of the class.

Answer 1

top; bottom; top

Question 2

In the Kenya experiment by Duflo, Dupas, and Kremer, we see that when you split classes in half by ability, assigning one half of the class (high or low performing) to the original teacher and the other half to the extra teacher:

Answer 2

Everyone benefits

Question 3

In Hanna and Linden (2009), surprisingly,___teachers discriminated against___students.

Answer 3

low-caste; low-caste

Question 4

Compulsory education is a form of___education policy.

Answer 4

supply-driven