Quiz: Higher Education Access
Due Mar 16 at 11:59pm
Points 75
Questions 15
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Instructions
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Question 1
5 / 5 pts
Students have many colleges and majors to choose from today.
Every high school graduate has at least one college within five miles from home.
Bachelor’s degree attainment rates are lower for students who transfer colleges.
Question 2
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True
False
The quiz:
Covers the
Learn
material from
Module 5: Week 5
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Contains
15 true/false, multiple-choice, and multiple answer
questions.
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limited
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Allows 1 attempt
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Is
worth 75 points
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You may refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 5: Week 5.
Which of the following is true about students changing colleges?
The number of for-profit postsecondary institutions in the United States increased
significantly during the end of the 20th century into the 21st century.
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Question 3
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True
False
Question 4
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Pell Grant recipients are guaranteed to have all college expenses paid for every year of college.
Pell Grant recipients generally carry more college debt after graduation than graduates who did not
receive Pell Grants.
Question 5
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True
False
Question 6
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True
False
IncorrectQuestion 7
0 / 5 pts
Students who only receive a high school diploma generally earn higher wages than college graduates.
Students who earn a bachelor’s degree generally earn higher wages than those who only have a high
school education.
Students who attended college but did not complete a bachelor’s degree generally earn the same wages
as those who completed a bachelor’s degree.
Question 8
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Educational expansion refers to the increasing number of Americans who enroll in higher
education.
According to the textbook, which of the following is true about student debt?
Student composition refers to the demographics and other characteristics of students.
The undergraduate population of students has remained the same for hundreds of years.
Which of the following accurately reflects the labor market outcomes for a given educational
attainment level?
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True
False
Question 9
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Most students attend private, not-for-profit institutions.
Most students attend private, for-profit institutions.
Most students attend public two-year or four-year institutions.
IncorrectQuestion 10
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Examine the kinds of institutions where students attend.
Determine correlations between high school gpa and admissions test scores.
Compare the demographic characteristics of students attending different institutions.
Question 11
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Students share many similar characteristics.
Students characteristics do not matter.
Students have many different characteristics.
Question 12
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Family Income
Parental Educational Attainment
Number of Siblings
Question 13
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Ethnicity
Academic Ability
American higher education institutions can be viewed similar to a pyramid, with the top
representing the most prestigious institutions and the base representing the less selective,
most inclusive institutions.
Which of the following is true about the types of postsecondary institutions that students
attend?
Some considerations about institutional stratification include the following:
“Heterogeneous” is a term that describes this about college students:
Identify two areas of differences in the college-going rate according to the textbook:
Identify some of the compositional changes in college students: (Select all that apply)
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Precollege Achievement
Religious Background
Question 14
5 / 5 pts
College presidents hiring and firing personnel
College students changing colleges frequently
College sports teams traveling around to compete against other teams outside the conference
Question 15
5 / 5 pts
Increase/restore government funding to public institutions.
Improve the buying power of Pell Grants.
Guarantee a free graduate level education to all students who complete the bachelor’s degree.
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“Swirling” is a term that means what?
The following are some of the suggested changes to improve access to higher education:
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