Deck 6: School Dropout

Question 1

What is access to home computers not associated with?

A)Better educational outcomes
B)Higher reading scores
C)Higher GPAs
D)Decreased cognitive development

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Statistics concerning dropout rates typically focus on:

A)LBGT students.
B)high school students.
C)minority students.
D)poor students.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

YouTube EDU and the Khan Academy are part of:

A)cyber technology.
B)online information.
C)parent help line.
D)university support.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Students who drop out are more likely to be those who:

A)need frequent counseling sessions.
B)who skip classes or are often absent.
C)show up late for classes.
D)show low class interaction with instructors.

Question 5

The high dropout rate of Latina/o students is partially explained as a result of:

A)high dropout rates for non-White students.
B)the relatively high rate of Latina/o students who are undocumented or whose parents are undocumented.
C)cultural resistance to education.
D)the need of Latina/o students to work.

Question 6

YouTube EDU is especially helpful to the:

A)visually impaired.
B)visual learners.
C)creative students.
D)deaf students.

Question 7

Criminalized self-identity can be reinforced by:

A)criminal justice language.
B)a deviant peer group.
C)the need to belong.
D)immigration status.

Question 8

English immersion programs assume that:

A)students are highly motivated to learn English.
B)English will be learned quickly with total immersion.
C)immigrant students already know some English.
D)this method is highly cost effective.

Question 9

In regards to behavioral problems, the factors of early care quality, self-regulation skills, poor academic achievement, and drug use are examples of:

A)predictive variables.
B)antisocial behavior.
C)potential low achiever signs.
D)intervention red flags.

Question 10

Dropout rates for students with emotional/behavior disabilities has shown to be:

A)lower than that of the general education students.
B)considerably higher than that of the general education students.
C)of equal success/failure rate of general education students.
D)proven unreliable due to lack of case studies as of this time.

Question 11

What is the important aspect of using video lessons for learning?

A)It gives students more free time outside of classes.
B)It allows students to repeat and review information.
C)It allow students to miss school and still catch-up on classes.
D)It gives students the ability to avoid conflict with teachers.

Question 12

Which of the following is not an economic consequence of the dropout problem?

A)Loss of taxes
B)Increased subsidies to manufacturing
C)Loss of earnings
D)Lack of qualified workers

Question 13

Who is not at higher risk for dropping out of school?

A)Students who have drug and alcohol problems
B)Students who skip classes
C)Students who have divorced parents
D)Students whose economic status requires them to work

Question 14

Disengagement, low-achiever, quiet, and maladjusted describe four types of:

A)dropout students.
B)social interactive students.
C)antisocial students.
D)creative students.

Question 15

What has placed increased demands on students?

A)Access to cyber technology
B)Increased competency standards
C)Increased affluence
D)Lowered literacy standards

Question 16

Immigrant, Latino, exceptional, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students and adjudicated youth are the most common populations of students to:

A)use drugs.
B)drop out.
C)experience family violence.
D)become low achievers.

Question 17

Why do some schools have a vested interest in keeping dropout rates low in the beginning of the school year?

A)They wish to set a good example.
B)They hope that students will stay in school once it becomes routine.
C)They have more staff then.
D)Their funding is per student, and assessed after 100 days of school.

Question 18

What is the Khan Academy associated with?

A)Islamic culture
B)Flipped classrooms
C)Decreased attention spans
D)At-risk youth

Question 19

CCBG programs are:

A)cost effective.
B)offered only to gifted students.
C)developmentally focused.
D)offered only online.

Question 20

The economic disadvantages of dropping out level off:

A)after 10 years.
B)after 15 years.
C)after 20 years.
D)never.

Question 21

Dropping out of school increases the possibility of a downward spiral into further economic and emotional problems.

Question 22

CCBG programs change the role of counselors.

Question 23

A high school diploma is the minimum qualification for economic participation.

Question 24

Solution-focused counseling has as its foundation a concern with discovering what is wrong.

Question 25

Dropping out of school increases the likelihood that the children of the dropout will be at risk.