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The Active Reader, 2e: University Issues

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“Academic Language and the Challenge of Reading for Learning about Science” by Catherine Snow

Question 1:

This article is most concerned with ________.
a) the need to communicate ideas and understanding about the world
b) the challenges academic language poses to the science student
c) the differences between informal and academic language
d) promoting the Word Generation program

Question 2:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of academic language?
a) conciseness
b) precision
c) reading quickly
d) grammatical sophistication

Question 3:

Academic language is best defined as ________.
a) language used in the sciences
b) language used in the arts
c) language used in the workplace
d) language used in the school curriculum

Question 4:

Which of the following is academic language associated with?
a) impersonality
b) authoritativeness
c) making general claims
d) all of the above

Question 5:

According to the article, teaching students bolded words in a science textbook is not effective because ________.
a) students can find these words in a dictionary
b) such vocabulary words are often explained using other words that students don’t know
c) not all students buy textbooks
d) all of the above

Question 6:

Which of the following correctly explains the program Word Generation?
a) Word Generation is a grammar check tool.
b) Word Generation targets university students.
c) Word Generation develops vocabulary through discussions and activities.
d) all of the above

Question 7:

What does the author suggest will increase students’ use and understanding of academic language?
a) collaboration between science and literacy scholars
b) links to good website resources
c) student motivation
d) failing a few courses

Question 8:

Science texts and fiction texts are equally challenging to middle and high school students.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

There is firm definition as to what constitutes academic language.
a) True
b) False

“Examining Student and Instructor Task Perceptions in a Complex Engineering Design Task” by Allyson Hadwyn et al.

Question 10:

The authors maintain that it is important for students to be able to tackle poorly defined tasks because ________.
a) such tasks are common in the workplace
b) professors are too busy to proofread their assignment
c) there are more poorly defined tasks than well-defined tasks in university classes
d) all of the above

Question 11:

Task perception can best be described as ________.
a) the number of elements required to complete a task
b) the way an individual responds to a task based on several different aspects
c) how others perceive you when you are completing a task
d) how others perceive you after you have completed a task

Question 12:

Which aspect(s) of task understanding did the study in the article focus on?
a) implicit aspects
b) explicit aspects
c) socio-cultural aspects
d) all of the above

Question 13:

The students that participated in the task perception study were ________.
a) medical students
b) engineering students
c) literature students
d) all of the above

Question 14:

The results of the task perception study indicate that ________.
a) students did not understand explicit features of a task
b) students did not understand implicit features of a task
c) students did not understand socio-cultural features of a task
d) all of the above

Question 15:

The study found that tasks are dynamic, meaning ________.
a) tasks do not change over time
b) tasks become easier through repetition
c) the professor may change expectations as the assignment progresses
d) all of the above

Question 16:

Grading criteria is considered an explicit feature of a task.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Instructions are considered an implicit feature of a task.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Beliefs about what is valued in a particular discipline are considered to be a socio-contextual feature of a task.
a) True
b) False

“An Exploratory Study of Cyberbullying with Undergraduate Students” by Carol M. Walker, et al.

Question 19:

Which of the options is not a category of bullying?
a) direct bullying
b) relational bullying
c) indirect bullying
d) sidetrack bullying

Question 20:

The authors view the primary cause of cyberbullying amongst undergraduate university students to be a result of ________.
a) boredom
b) the rise in attention deficit disorder
c) access to affordable and user-friendly technologies
d) less parental supervision at university

Question 21:

The study at Selcuk University in Turkey concluded that most cyberbullies have the following trait/s:
a) the desire to hurt others
b) the desire to be pitied
c) they have been victims of cyberbullying themselves
d) all of the above

Question 22:

The Social Dominance Theory as applied to cyberbullying at universities suggests that ________.
a) cyberbullying is a way of showing power
b) victims of cyberbullying go on to cyberbully others
c) people who cyberbully are unpopular
d) all of the above

Question 23:

According to the study, which of the tools below was used most frequently to cyberbully others?
a) Blogger
b) Facebook
c) Skype
d) Twitter

Question 24:

In the context of cyberbullying, if someone has been “rick rolled” they have ________.
a) had sex with someone named Rick
b) been sent a link to a song by the singer Rick Astley
c) been suspended from university because of cyberbullying
d) none of the above

Question 25:

The study on cyberbullying is limited because ________.
a) it relied on a small sample of students
b) study samples lacked diversity
c) there was a lack of survey standardization
d) all of the above

Question 26:

The authors of the article think that any definition of cyberbullying should stress the use of ________.
a) interactive technologies
b) deliberation
c) repetition
d) all of the above

Question 27:

Cyberbullying, cyberharssment, and cyber-stalking are the same thing.
a) True
b) False

“University Wars: The Corporate Administration vs. the Vocation of Learning” by John McMurtry

Question 28:

The main point of this article is that ________.
a) academic research is no longer credible
b) universities follow corporate rather than academic agendas
c) more universities are needed in Canada
d) all of the above

Question 29:

University presidents today are different from the past presidents because ________.
a) they get higher salaries
b) they raise tuition to pay for their higher salaries
c) they work alongside corporate executives
d) all of the above

Question 30:

The corporatization of the university is revealed by ________.
a) an emphasis on external funding
b) corporate advertising on campuses
c) a lack of reading comprehension skills
d) answers A and B

Question 31:

Ursula Franklin suggests the university today can be compared to Nazi Germany because ________.
a) students lack control
b) university presidents are dictators
c) university administrators have external collaborators
d) all of the above

Question 32:

According to the author, universities seek ________.
a) profit over truth
b) truth over profit
c) learning over conformity
d) attention over status

Question 33:

According to the author, “academic excellence” refers to ________.
a) professors getting high student evaluations
b) professors conducting research that is timely
c) professors acting as entrepreneurs
d) all of the above

Question 34:

According to the author, corporate agendas have overtaken the university because ________.
a) there is a lack of an effective collective academic presence
b) of the increased use of technology
c) of the absence of unions
d) all of the above

Question 35:

According to the author, a Faculty Board of Academic Review should be responsible for ensuring ________.
a) financial transparency
b) responsible salaries
c) the protection of learning
d) all of the above

Question 36:

University administrators are to blame for the increasing corporatization of universities.
a) True
b) False

“Universities, Governments and Industry: Can the Essential Nature of Universities Survive the Drive to Commercialize?” by Simon N. Young

Question 37:

According to the author, what is the most disturbing university trend at present?
a) Universities are driven by economic gain and not the advancement of knowledge.
b) Institutions cannot keep up with increasing enrolment.
c) There is less research funding from charitable foundations.
d) answers A and B

Question 38:

What was unique about the second-century university in Padua, Italy?
a) It was the only university that allowed Roman Catholic students.
b) Students founded it.
c) It was the oldest European university.
d) all of the above

Question 39:

The example of the Padua university is meant to show ________.
a) that the modern university is flawed
b) the connection between religion and business
c) that universities have always had external influences
d) all of the above

Question 40:

The author suggests that university administrators have become more detached from faculty because ________.
a) faculty are overworked
b) administrators are more concerned with funding
c) faculty want their independence
d) all of the above

Question 41:

According to the author, which of the following best reflects university research trends today?
a) Research lacks qualified researchers.
b) Research lacks collaboration amongst researchers.
c) Research has become commercialized.
d) none of the above

Question 42:

The author suggests that antidepressant drugs are researched more than psychotherapy because ________.
a) antidepressants have been shown to be a more effective treatment for depression
b) most universities have drug testing labs
c) drug companies fund research
d) all of the above

Question 43:

Creative researchers have which of the following trait(s)?
a) breadth of vision
b) good research facilities
c) PhDs
d) all of the above

Question 44:

The author predicts that curiosity driven research will increase in the future.
a) True
b) False

Question 45:

Charitable foundations currently have a small-scale effect on university research.
a) True
b) False

“Heavy Drinking on Canadian Campuses” by Louis Glicksman et al.

Question 46:

In the study, heavy drinking is defined as ________.
a) five or more drinks on a single occasion
b) eight or more drinks on a single occasion
c) four or more drinks on a single occasion
d) three or more drinks on a single occasion

Question 47:

How were participants selected for the study?
a) randomly
b) pre-screening survey
c) telephone interviews
d) volunteers

Question 48:

Which four variables were significantly shown to correlate to heavy drinking?
a) gender, region, year of study, living arrangement
b) gender, high recreational orientation, year of study, low academic orientation
c) region, year of study, low recreational orientation, living arrangement
d) gender, living arrangement, low academic orientation, high recreational orientation

Question 49:

In which region were students less likely to engage in heavy drinking?
a) British Columbia
b) Ontario
c) Quebec
d) Saskatchewan

Question 50:

The authors posit that students in Quebec might drink less heavily than students in other Canadian regions because ________.
a) Quebec has a different drinking culture
b) they are better educated on the hazards of heavy drinking
c) alcohol is not as readily available
d) all of the above

Question 51:

What is CEGEP?
a) universities in Quebec
b) high schools in Quebec
c) middle schools in Quebec
d) none of the above

Question 52:

What did the study conclude about the relationship between year of study and heavy drinking?
a) There was no association between the two.
b) First year students were more likely to be heavy drinkers than third year students.
c) Third year students were more likely to be heavy drinkers than first year students.
d) It depends on the region in which the university is located.

Question 53:

Based on the results of the study, targeted interventions should be directed at __________.
a) women
b) student who live in residence
c) students who are involved in academic clubs
d) all of the above

Question 54:

According to the study, heavy drinkers were more likely to be involved in recreational activities than academic activities on campus.
a) True
b) False