Vocabulary
What does "fearmongering" mean?
exploiting feelings by using exaggerations about impending danger, usually for personal gain.
What is a major key component of parenting?
Fear
Why do some students do better than others?
Students who have books in their home do more well in school versus a student who does not have books at home
What does "correlation" mean?
a term indicating whether or not two variables move together or not
What does the difference in academic performance between schools, correspond too?
family background, as well as social and economic factors
What determines whether or not a student does well in school or not?
Environmental Factors
What does the term "causation" mean?
when one variable makes the other variable happen
When talking about the difference in academic performance between schools, what does the cause come down to?
Environmental Factors
When taking standardized tests, what affects a child's success in doing so?
What a parent does for a child, compared to what a parent is effects the child