Exam 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Perspectives

Praxis Style Questions -This school year you have very culturally diverse students.In order to enhance your self-awareness of culture,you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

The use of instructional strategies that embrace the learning characteristics of cognitive styles of diverse populations is:

Important equity issues for urban education include qualifications of school personnel,the physical condition of the school,and

Which of the following is integral to teaching diverse students and includes strategies such as learning contracts and tiered lessons?

How does the representation of African American students in special education and gifted education compare?

Each of the following is a condition of urban education EXCEPT:

____________________________ implies that the curriculum that students learn should include content about diverse populations and present information from diverse points of view.Instruction should include examples of key concepts and principles from a variety of cultures.

The special education referral process has been criticized for potential bias in which of the following areas?

Praxis Style Questions -You notice in your culturally diverse classroom that there are some underlying prejudices among certain students.How can you reduce these prejudices to create a culturally accepting environment?

Each of the following is a condition of rural education EXCEPT:

School professionals can positively influence interactions with family members who may find schools intimidating places by:

The issue of disproportionate representation is particularly significant in respect to which population?

________________________________ refers to a significant discrepancy between two or more cultural frames of reference.

Poverty and systemic bias are factors that contribute to:

Poverty has been associated with each of the following EXCEPT:

An instructional approach for students who are not native English speakers that uses controlled vocabulary and sentence structure,along with prompting,to facilitate comprehension in English language learners is:

Mr.Hernandez,who speaks English as a second language,is starting his new teaching position at Welbourn High School.The student population of Welbourn is middle-upper class Caucasian students.What may occur between Mr.Hernandez and his students?

Cho is immediately enrolled in a class where she will learn to speak English.This is called a/an:

Systemic bias within an educational system can occur through each of the following EXCEPT:

What are the five major dimensions of multicultural education?