Question 1

Jennifer is a student in your class.How can you make sure she receives the same opportunities in your class as Charles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide gender appropriate material to each student.
B)  Provide extra time for Jennifer to complete assignments.
C)  Call on Jennifer more frequently than Charles.
D)  Involve Jennifer and Charles equally in the classroom. D

Question 2

How can a teacher effectively teach all the different students in his/her classroom?

Accepted Answer

By meeting all your students' common needs, you can effectively teach single groups of students.Teachers must show students that the material being taught connects to their individual lives.

Question 3

You want a classroom that embraces multiculturalism.How will the Transformation approach promote the strengths of your diverse students so you will not promote the Cultural deficit model?

Accepted Answer

In the cultural deficit model the student's culture is seen as prohibitive to learning and must be overcome in order to be successful.Whereas, the transformation approach embraces differences and incorporates multiple perspectives into the curriculum.

Question 4

How do major religions in the U.S.compare to major religions in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominant religion in the world is Islam
B)  Greater percentage of Jews in world than U.S.
C)  Greater amount of religious people in U.S.than the world
D)  Over half the population in the U.S.is Christian

Question 5

Kiki lives in a suburban community with many amenities.Her family is considered to have a high socioeconomic status.Which demographic characteristic helps place Kiki's family in a high-SES?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her parents are very busy and do not have time to be involved with her education
B)  Her parents do not expect her to go to college
C)  Her parents take her to museums, zoos, and other stimulating experiences
D)  Family income is at the poverty level

Question 6

English language learners come into classrooms with varying degrees of fluency in English.When they are placed in English-only classrooms, even students who are conversationally fluent may fall further behind the mainstream students in their understanding of the concepts.Explain why this can happen and develop a plan for the ELL student.

Accepted Answer

The answer of English language learners come into classrooms with...

Question 7

During Black History month, Ms.Murdock displays a bulletin board dedicated to African American achievements.Her students also study African American history over the month.What is Ms.Murdock's approach to multicultural education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural relevancy
B)  Contribution approach
C)  Transformation approach
D)  Cultural mismatch model

Question 8

Two women are shopping in a store and begin to pay for their merchandise.The woman who is white pays by credit card and leaves.The other woman is not white and also pays with a credit card but is asked to show further identification.What may explain this discrepancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socioeconomic status
B)  Cultural difference model
C)  White privilege
D)  Social justice

Question 9

LGBTQ students face many hurdles in school.Considering Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs affect LGBTQ students in achieving their highest potential in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physiological needs
B)  Aesthetic needs
C)  Know and Understand
D)  Safety and security

Question 10

One in every four children under the age of five in the United States is in a home where a language other than English is spoken (Lee, Lee, and Amaro-Jimenez, 2011).Besides English, what is the most common language in the US?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese
B)  Arabic
C)  Spanish
D)  Russian

Question 11

What is a stereotypical personality trait for girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Active
B)  Considerate
C)  Competitive
D)  Independent

Question 12

Lee (2012) suggests five ways teachers can promote an antiracist classroom where there are high expectations for all students.What is NOT an approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treat everyone exactly the same regardless of race
B)  Read
C)  Do not ignore race
D)  Seek out established community organizations

Question 13

How is the "majority culture" currently defined in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian male
B)  Christian female
C)  Urban heterosexual
D)  White male

Question 14

Several states including California and Arizona, favor which Bilingual education approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental bilingual education
B)  Transitional bilingual education
C)  English immersion program
D)  English deficiency program

Question 15

Title IX provided funds to many schools to promote gender equity in the classrooms.Some of these schools used these funds to implement single-sex instruction.What advantages do you see for single-sex classrooms for students? For teachers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Title IX provided funds to many schools...

Question 16

All students have common human needs that must be met in order for them to be successful in their learning.If you have a student living at the poverty level, which levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs are most affected? Provide specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All students have common human needs that...

Question 17

By creating a classroom of tolerance and acceptance among all students, you can make sure you promote what type of attitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educational equity
B)  Sexism
C)  Classism
D)  Homophobia

Question 18

Are public schools obligated to provide access to a meaningful curriculum to English language learners? Why or Why not?

Accepted Answer

A)  No.Tenth Amendment provides power to states in the area of education
B)  No.Schools only need to treat all the students the same
C)  Yes.Civil Rights Act
D)  Yes.U.S.Supreme Court case Lau v.Nichols

Question 19

Mathew's family lives below the poverty level.According to research, what may be an expectation of Matthew in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slower to develop basic skills
B)  High literacy level
C)  Low level of stress
D)  Deficiency needs met

Question 20

Ruby Payne's work with children of poverty has made major contributions to understanding how to help these children achieve in school.Which is NOT a strategy suggested by Payne to help low-SES children increase achievement levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Help students establish specific goals.
B)  Traditional, teacher-centered approach to teaching
C)  Help students evaluate their own performance
D)  Teach students how to ask questions about content

Exam 4: The Student and the Teacher: Acknowledging Unique Perspectives