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CHD3243 Final Ch. 12 (Gonzales-Backen)

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Traditionalists:

Educators who emphasize that the purpose of education is to teach the basics- english, science, math, history, and foreign languages- so as to increase student knowledge and intellectual powers.

Urge that the purpose of education is to prepare students for life by teaching citizenship, home and family living, a vocation, physical health, and effective personality growth.

Performance goal structure:

Schooling in a competitive atmosphere in which the goal is to get the highest grade in the class.
These schools foster competition among students, which is detrimental to many adolescents.
Avoid asking for help because they do not want to seem stupid or ignorant.

Task mastery structure:

Schooling in a less competitive setting in which individual effort and improvement are rewarded.
Data suggests adolescents generally experience fewer problems in schools with task mastery structures.
Students feel more supported and they're more likely to ask questions.

Qualities of good schools-
Students do better and are more engaged in smaller schools because...

Students will more likely be able to enjoy active, meaningful participation in activities.
The quality of monitoring by teachers is less adequate in larger schools than smaller.