EDEL 325 FINAL ANSWERS
Culturally relevant teaching does NOT include...
(A) Building student's self-esteem even if they are academically unsuccessful
Overall, the majority of gender equity programs in the nation's schools...
(E) None of the above
Which of the following is NOT a goal of 2-way bilingual education?
(A) Transition into English instruction ASAP
Which of the following questions is LEAST important in helping a teacher understand the family background of a low-income child who is having difficulty in school?
(A) What is the family annual income?
Efforts to restore and revitalize indigenous languagers are taking place...
(A) in new Zealand with a focus on minority languages (B) in South America with catcher love languages (C) in the US withAmerican Indian languages E. A,B, AND C
Factors that support student motivation to learn are...
(A) A teacher's personal qualities, such as expressing care, enthusiasm, and genuineness (B) Instruction that ensures student success, giving feedback, and teacher style flexing (C) Having clear objectives, cultivating curiosity, and building on interests (D) Teacher's knowing the students, getting students to know each other, and developing trust, respect, and acceptance E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Culturally competent teachers...
(A) Approach "strangers" in their classrooms with open-mindedness and an inquiry orientation (B) Are very comfortable with their students and engage them continually in the learning process (C) Have a positive personal connection with each student (D) Hold high expectations for every student and follow through with them (E) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Racial inequalities in special education are evident in the...
(A) Disproportionately high number of African American males in middle-to-high-income majority White schools who are labeled mentally retarded
Research into the relationships b/w culture and learning styles suggests that...
(A) Diversity among individuals within any one culture group is extensive (B) Individuals from relatively homogenous cultures tend to exhibit a common pattern of perception (C) African American, child socialization encompasses 3 different realms of experience: mainstream, minority, and afroculture (D) The core character of African American culture included stylistic behaviors such as verve, morality, and superiority E. ALL OFF THE ABOVE
Which of the following cultural factors encourage language retention?
(A) Emotional attachment to the home or heritage language (B)Cultural and religious ceremonies conducted in home or heritage D) A & B ONLY
Which of the following examples of student behavior is typical of field independent learners?
(A) Enjoys working alone on individual research projects
When considering peer relations in school, which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Interpersonal relationships b/w students are Unimportant in the teaching-learning process
Within the area of student exceptionalities and special education...
(A) It is important to know what disabled children can do and what classroom supports and conditions will maximize their capabilities
Which of the following examples of student behavior is typical of field sensitive (dependent) learners?
(A) Learns well in small cooperative groups
The gender differences sometimes found in student performance...
(A) Reflect socialization more than biology
Which of the following students is likely to learn best when the teacher provides a lot of structure?
(A) Sara is a slow to warm up learner but once she gets going she can stay on task for a long time (B) Brett loves to see learning objectives written on the board for every lesson (C) Claire frequently asks the teacher if she is doing an assignment correctly (D) Max gets nervous when a new type of project is introduced (E) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Research about African American language users has shown that...
(A) They possess different linguistic knowledge and resources (B) Their language use is rule-governed and systematic with identifiable grammatical features (C) They can draw upon their knowledge of AA language and use it to better understand academic content E.) A, B, and C
ELLs differ in which of the following ways:
(A) background knowledge & academic areas (B) level of oral proficiency in English (C)amount of English spoken in the home & community (D)social and economic hardships they have endured E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Linguistically and culturally relevant programs can promote academic English by...
(A) helping students identify (B) creating curriculum around integrated units of study (C) building on student's interests and experiences E.) A,B, and C
Some common, pernicious myths about ELLs include that...
(A) many ELLs have disabilities (B) providing accommodations for ELLs (C) all ELL students learn English the same (D) children learn a 2nd language easy E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Key events in the history of bilingual education in the US include:
(A) the passage by Congress of the bilingual education act in 1968 (B) a major 1979 court decision in Ann Harbor, Michigan (C) in 1998, Californias approval proposition 227, which supported the restriction/elimination (D) the bilingual education act expired in 2002 & was replaced by NCLB legislation E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
When teachers think that a child's cultural background or home life is culturally deficient...
(A) usually focus on individual. (B) usually overlook the strengths (C) unaware of the funds of knowledge (D)often have lower expectations for the child's E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Research into the relationships b/w culture and learning style suggests that
(B) Aspects of culture can be included in classroom teaching to strengthen learning, especially among children of color in the U.S.
The Edmunds Learning Style Identification Exercise (ELSIE) would help teachers detect which student's preference?
(B) Charlie's reading comprehension improves when he listens to a tape
The latest NAEP results show that...
(B) Low-and-middle-income African American and latino students tend to score lower than low-income White students
According to Public Law 94-142 the disabled child with special needs must be provided all of the following EXCEPT...
(B) Special education classes that separate and protect them from the non-disabled student population
The Funds of Knowledge approach does NOT include which of the following beliefs or practices?
(C) Even unwilling families are eventually included in the project
In the study of Latino immigrant youth by Katz, what is the main reason the students perceived their teachers to racist?
(C) School structure based on tracking, resegregation, and standardized tests
In her study of successful teachers of African American children, Gloria Ladson-Billings discovered that...
(C) The successful teachers all felt a strong sense of purpose
Current research on learning styles suggests that...
(C) There is little or no evidence that certain learning styles are associated with particular ethnic groups E. NONE OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE
Guiding principles for teaching linguistically diverse students do not include...
(C) expecting the ELLs will have similar instructional needs
A problem in the accurate and fair measurement of students' achievement on standardized tests is based on all of the following EXCEPT
(D) Establishing national norms for performance
In the example of Ann Lewis's classroom, we could see culturally relevant teaching in action. Culturally relevant teaching includes all of the following EXCEPT...
(D) Feeling sorry for culturally disadvantaged students
Which of the following statements about ELLs is not true?
(D) Since the early 20th century most immigrants have come to the US from Latin America & Asia
When teachers pay attention to learning styles they...
-(A) Avoid the tendency to expect their students to learn the same way they do -(B) Can select instruments that focus on the cognitive, affective, and/or physiological aspects of learning E. TWO OF THE ABOVE
An understanding of learning styles:
-(A) enables a teacher to pinpoint individual differences that affect a person's learning -(B) assumes that all of us have a capacity to grow and develop -(C) allows informed students to become active participants in their own learning -(D) can help teachers tune into cultural differences without stereotyping children in a specific ethnic group E. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Teaching for social justice: one teacher's journey- page 28 ----what do they do that will help us understand rethinking classrooms?
Traditional-affirms student interest, but nothing further, such as a classroom activity Progressive- sees opportunity to build on student's interest and uses it as class discussion and participation by doing the task and then writing how they feel after Critical-discussion & participation again, and engage children in reflective dialogue
Race and respect among young children page 20
When white, blue eyes, Matt called Angela "brownski" she told on the teacher & was so close to tears....he was just easing her bc he didn't get his way. He knew he'd get a reaction from her counting on the power of his skin to win the argument, but didn't think she would speak out. As teachers, its important to recognize racism's effect on children, address the issue directly to give students the beginning skills and strategies they'll need to combat racism later in life Drifted away from teacher-centered and developed an anit-bias curriculum in the classroom Putting others kids down & name calling goes further than class rules
