Question 1

Which of the following is not an appropriate dress code rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  banning hats 
B)  school uniforms 
C)  gym outfits 
D)  banning shirts that advocate violence 
A)  banning hats 
B)  school uniforms 
C)  gym outfits 
D)  banning shirts that advocate violence A

Question 2

What is a culturally supportive classroom? List at least three factors that are present in culturally supportive classrooms.

Accepted Answer

Response should include at least three of the following.
- high expectations of English learners (the most important factor)
Other factors:
- supporting students' cultures 
- supporting students' languages
- resolving conflicts 
- active student learning
- use of critical thinking and critical consciousness
- involving the family and community

Question 3

How can family-teacher conferences enhance a home-school connection? Give at least three specific strategies a teacher can use to make conferences a successful part of a student's schooling.

Accepted Answer

Response should include at least three of the following.
- preparation
- ensure scheduled times are convenient for family members
- prepare a portfolio of the student's successes
- begin with small talk
- review student's performance using portfolio or other evidence of student's work
- listen to family members to get a more complete view of the student
- the use of an interpreter
- track contact with family, including date, subject, and parents' reactions
- three-way conferences including the student

Question 4

Which of the following is the ideal circumstance for the first contact between school and home?

Accepted Answer

A)  a formal conference with a translator set up due to a child misbehaving 
B)  an automated phone call from the school about an upcoming cultural event 
C)  an informal note from the teacher with information about a child's success 
D)  a regularly scheduled parent-teacher-student conference 
A)  a formal conference with a translator set up due to a child misbehaving 
B)  an automated phone call from the school about an upcoming cultural event 
C)  an informal note from the teacher with information about a child's success 
D)  a regularly scheduled parent-teacher-student conference

Question 5

How is the home-school connection now three-pronged?

Accepted Answer

A)  home-school-community 
B)  home-school-technology 
C)  home-school-government 
D)  home-school-family 
A)  home-school-community 
B)  home-school-technology 
C)  home-school-government 
D)  home-school-family

Question 6

Teaching students critical thinking includes teaching:

Accepted Answer

A)  the difference between right and wrong 
B)  appropriate manners in school contexts vs. home contexts 
C)  to recognize attempts to influence opinion by means of propaganda 
D)  one or more foreign languages from minority language groups. 
A)  the difference between right and wrong 
B)  appropriate manners in school contexts vs. home contexts 
C)  to recognize attempts to influence opinion by means of propaganda 
D)  one or more foreign languages from minority language groups.

Question 7

Which of the following accurately describes learner autonomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the learner's willingness to take leadership responsibility in education 
B)  the learner's ability and willingness to study due to internal volition 
C)  the learner's capability of completing tasks and activities independently 
D)  the learner's ability to navigate different cultures appropriately 
A)  the learner's willingness to take leadership responsibility in education 
B)  the learner's ability and willingness to study due to internal volition 
C)  the learner's capability of completing tasks and activities independently 
D)  the learner's ability to navigate different cultures appropriately

Question 8

What percentage of teachers represent the mainstream, middle-class, European American culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  50 
C)  75 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  50 
C)  75 
D)  80

Question 9

Which is the best way for teachers to make clear their expectations for gender role equality in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appoint girls to be in leadership roles in the classroom. 
B)  Ensure boys and girls perform equal leadership roles in cooperative groups. 
C)  Ask boys to refrain from oppressive behavior and hold them accountable. 
D)  Send home a translated newsletter that clarifies the school's position on gender roles. 
A)  Appoint girls to be in leadership roles in the classroom. 
B)  Ensure boys and girls perform equal leadership roles in cooperative groups. 
C)  Ask boys to refrain from oppressive behavior and hold them accountable. 
D)  Send home a translated newsletter that clarifies the school's position on gender roles.

Question 10

What role does congruence play in the schooling of English learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more similar the cultures of school and home are, the more advantages they have. 
B)  Lower levels of congruence lead to school failure. 
C)  Higher levels of congruence leads to lack of participation in school. 
D)  The degree of congruence depends on how invested students are in their own learning. 
A)  The more similar the cultures of school and home are, the more advantages they have. 
B)  Lower levels of congruence lead to school failure. 
C)  Higher levels of congruence leads to lack of participation in school. 
D)  The degree of congruence depends on how invested students are in their own learning.

Question 11

What is ethnography and what ethnographic techniques can be used to gather information about students and their cultures? Give a definition and at least two techniques a teacher can use to gather data.

Accepted Answer

Response should include definition and a

Question 12

Which of the following terms best describes the mainstream cultural value in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  interdependence 
B)  communalism 
C)  separatism 
D)  individualism 
A)  interdependence 
B)  communalism 
C)  separatism 
D)  individualism

Question 13

Which of the following is a myth about families of English learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are overly concerned with schooling due to their cultural backgrounds. 
B)  They are overrepresented at school functions and problematic. 
C)  They are not interested in higher learning due to the associated expense. 
D)  They are not interested in schooling due to their absence at school meetings. 
A)  They are overly concerned with schooling due to their cultural backgrounds. 
B)  They are overrepresented at school functions and problematic. 
C)  They are not interested in higher learning due to the associated expense. 
D)  They are not interested in schooling due to their absence at school meetings.

Question 14

How can a school respond in a culturally sensitive way to Muslim students who may require time and space to pray during school hours?

Accepted Answer

A)  ban all forms of prayer on the school campus 
B)  send a translated newsletter home forbidding prayer in school 
C)  have the entire school stop to pray at the set times 
D)  offer a nondenominational quiet room open to all students 
A)  ban all forms of prayer on the school campus 
B)  send a translated newsletter home forbidding prayer in school 
C)  have the entire school stop to pray at the set times 
D)  offer a nondenominational quiet room open to all students

Question 15

Which of the following scenarios is due to a lack of congruence regarding the value of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child is late to school often because she and her mother are spending time together. 
B)  A school hands out tardy slips to students who come late to school. 
C)  A teacher marks students late in the official attendance sheet for district records. 
D)  A school administrator sends out a notice to inform parents when their child is late. 
A)  A child is late to school often because she and her mother are spending time together. 
B)  A school hands out tardy slips to students who come late to school. 
C)  A teacher marks students late in the official attendance sheet for district records. 
D)  A school administrator sends out a notice to inform parents when their child is late.

Question 16

Which of the following would be the best strategy to encourage family participation in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  a parent-teacher conference 
B)  a PTA meeting on the weekend 
C)  opening the library once a week after school 
D)  a parent-teacher-student meeting 
A)  a parent-teacher conference 
B)  a PTA meeting on the weekend 
C)  opening the library once a week after school 
D)  a parent-teacher-student meeting

Question 17

Which of the following is an ethnographic technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  naming activity 
B)  home visits 
C)  magazine subscriptions 
D)  bilingual newsletters 
A)  naming activity 
B)  home visits 
C)  magazine subscriptions 
D)  bilingual newsletters

Question 18

Which of the following strategies would be the most useful to gain family support for bilingual education when their language has not been valued in the mainstream culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  multicultural literature 
B)  adopting a high-tech approach 
C)  a bilingual newsletter 
D)  enacting a policy for bilingual education 
A)  multicultural literature 
B)  adopting a high-tech approach 
C)  a bilingual newsletter 
D)  enacting a policy for bilingual education

Question 19

In which of the following levels of multicultural curriculum are expanded perspectives of historic, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic injustice presented?

Accepted Answer

A)  contributions 
B)  additive 
C)  transformative 
D)  social action 
A)  contributions 
B)  additive 
C)  transformative 
D)  social action

Question 20

What is the most important feature of a culturally supportive classroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectation of high achievement from English learners while supporting them culturally, intellectually, and emotionally 
B)  cultural congruence between students' home cultures and school cultures for the 
C)  highest percentage of students to achieve 
D)  encouraging students to think critically and become socially and politically conscious to effect positive change 
E)  helping students develop cross-cultural competence, understand, and value their own culture and other cultures 
A)  expectation of high achievement from English learners while supporting them culturally, intellectually, and emotionally 
B)  cultural congruence between students' home cultures and school cultures for the 
C)  highest percentage of students to achieve 
D)  encouraging students to think critically and become socially and politically conscious to effect positive change 
E)  helping students develop cross-cultural competence, understand, and value their own culture and other cultures

Which of the following is not an appropriate dress code rule?

What is a culturally supportive classroom? List at least three factors that are present in culturally supportive classrooms.

How can family-teacher conferences enhance a home-school connection? Give at least three specific strategies a teacher can use to make conferences a successful part of a student's schooling.

Which of the following is the ideal circumstance for the first contact between school and home?

How is the home-school connection now three-pronged?

Teaching students critical thinking includes teaching:

Which of the following accurately describes learner autonomy?

What percentage of teachers represent the mainstream, middle-class, European American culture?

Which is the best way for teachers to make clear their expectations for gender role equality in the classroom?

What role does congruence play in the schooling of English learners?

What is ethnography and what ethnographic techniques can be used to gather information about students and their cultures? Give a definition and at least two techniques a teacher can use to gather data.

Which of the following terms best describes the mainstream cultural value in the U.S.?

Which of the following is a myth about families of English learners?

How can a school respond in a culturally sensitive way to Muslim students who may require time and space to pray during school hours?

Which of the following scenarios is due to a lack of congruence regarding the value of time?

Which of the following would be the best strategy to encourage family participation in school?

Which of the following is an ethnographic technique?

Which of the following strategies would be the most useful to gain family support for bilingual education when their language has not been valued in the mainstream culture?

In which of the following levels of multicultural curriculum are expanded perspectives of historic, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic injustice presented?

What is the most important feature of a culturally supportive classroom?

English Learners and Their Teachers

Language Structure and Use

First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement

Programs for English Learners

English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially Designed Content Instruction in English

Oral Literacy

English-Language Literacy Development

Assessment of English Learners

Culture and Cultural Diversity and Their Relationship to Academic Achievement

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Exam 10: Culturally Inclusive Instruction

Which of the following is not an appropriate dress code rule?

What is a culturally supportive classroom? List at least three factors that are present in culturally supportive classrooms.

How can family-teacher conferences enhance a home-school connection? Give at least three specific strategies a teacher can use to make conferences a successful part of a student's schooling.

Which of the following is the ideal circumstance for the first contact between school and home?

How is the home-school connection now three-pronged?

Teaching students critical thinking includes teaching:

Which of the following accurately describes learner autonomy?

What percentage of teachers represent the mainstream, middle-class, European American culture?

Which is the best way for teachers to make clear their expectations for gender role equality in the classroom?

What role does congruence play in the schooling of English learners?

What is ethnography and what ethnographic techniques can be used to gather information about students and their cultures? Give a definition and at least two techniques a teacher can use to gather data.

Which of the following terms best describes the mainstream cultural value in the U.S.?

Which of the following is a myth about families of English learners?

How can a school respond in a culturally sensitive way to Muslim students who may require time and space to pray during school hours?

Which of the following scenarios is due to a lack of congruence regarding the value of time?

Which of the following would be the best strategy to encourage family participation in school?

Which of the following is an ethnographic technique?

Which of the following strategies would be the most useful to gain family support for bilingual education when their language has not been valued in the mainstream culture?

In which of the following levels of multicultural curriculum are expanded perspectives of historic, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic injustice presented?

What is the most important feature of a culturally supportive classroom?

English Learners and Their Teachers

Language Structure and Use

First- and Second-Language Development Related to Academic Achievement

Programs for English Learners

English-Language Literacy Development, Lesson Planning, and Specially Designed Content Instruction in English

Oral Literacy

English-Language Literacy Development

Assessment of English Learners

Culture and Cultural Diversity and Their Relationship to Academic Achievement

Filters