Sociology of Education (EDU222)
Higher Technical Teacher Training College (HTTTC/ENSET)
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2016
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
HTTTC
EDU 206: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
TEST: June 2016
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS.
Write on your answer paper the letter that corresponds to the most appropriate answer from
the choices given.
1) Society can be either static or dynamic. This assertion was made by:
a) Karl Max b)Auguste Compte c) Emile Durkheim d) Max Weber
2) The degree to which people are tied to their social group is known as:
a) Family ties b) social relations c) societal influence d) social integration
3) The school is a micro society because it is:
a) Smaller than a society b) a miniature society c) characteristic of a society d) all of the above
4) Sociology influences curriculum in the following respect:
a) Subject taught b) content of subject
c
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) objectives d) not at all
5) Social factors like socio-economic background affect learning and not teaching
i) True b)false c) maybe d) I don't know
6) An example of societal influence on learning is understands best through:
a) interactive activities b) memorization c) class attendance d) lectures
7) Sociology helps teachers understand individual differences in that: a) students are individuals
b) People learn differently c) students are influenced by different situations d) 1 of the above
8) Traditional education can be said to be:
a) experiential b)competency based c) holistic d) all of the above
9) How does education reduce social inequality? a) By favouring the rich b) by developing the
potentials of all c) through unequal access to schooling d) inadequate number of teachers
10) Effective class management is sociological in principle because: a) there are many students
in class b)there are guiding principles in managing groups c) student are rowdy d) no idea
11) A pedagogic principle borrowed from sociology is:
a) Lecturing b) laboratory work c) homework d) group work
12) That which students learn in School without being taught is:
a) Side curriculum b) ouvert curriculum c) hidden curriculum d) all of the above
13) An example of societal norms applied in pedagogy is the teaching of;
a) Psychomotor skills b) hobbies c ) c o g n i t i v e s k i l l s d ) affective skills
14) Teachers need to be aware of students' socio-emotional problems because
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a) many are poor b) it affects feeding c) all of the above d it affects learning
15) Students' background affect teaching and learning in that: a) poor students are dull b)rich
students have books c) students from broken homes misbehave d) parents attack the teachers
16) An example of social reproduction is: a) a farmer's child going abroad b)a child taking
over his father's business c)a carpenter's child becoming an engineer d) becoming a doctor
I 7) Educated people experience downward mobility: a) False b) Maybe c)True d) No
c) sub group cultures d) foreign cultural influences
18) Some people cannot change social class because of a) laziness b) poverty
19) The school is a social setting in that: a) members have a lifelong commitment to it b)
there is no conflict c) students forget about the school after graduation d) none of the above
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20) The school must teach the value of hard work, goal-setting and leadership: a)
for students to be rich b) for current events c) for integration in the society
d) for knowledge
Give a word or expression for the following. Write the answer on your answer paper.
21) Change of social group within the same level _______________________________
22) The psycho-social atmosphere of the school ________________________________
23) The rules and regulations governing a society ______________________________
24) The control of all activities within the class ________________________________
25) Giving all children the possibility to learn _________________________________
26) The fact that teaching should be focused on students and not the teacher _________
27) Taking into consideration the needs of girls and boys ________________________
28) The study of human interaction in the environment _________________________
29) The strongest in the society survives as it evolves from lower to higher forms __________
30) Social mobility across generations ____________________________________________
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