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The way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs

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culture

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made up of individuals within a larger culture who share a self-defined racial or cultural identity and a set of beliefs, attitudes, and values

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ethnic group

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possible elements that might shape a person's __ include customs, age, racial identity, exceptionalities, language, gender, sexual orientation, income level, beliefs, values, and customs

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cultural identity

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not a purpose of bilingual education

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eliminating the use of the home language

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__ students have limited ability to understand, read, or speak english, and they have a first language other than english

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limited english proficient

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using two languages as the medium of instruction is an example of

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bilingual education

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a report states that over __ languages are spoken by LEP students with approximately 75 percent claiming __ as their first language

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400; Spanish

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students' language patterns became a topic of national debate in late 1996 when

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the oakland, california, school district recognized "ebonics" as a primary language of some children

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self-expression, task orientation, self-determination, and self-esteem are characteristics of

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individualistic

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according to the book, students at Indiana University can choose to student teach in all of the following

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native american reservation inner-city school overseas

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set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures within our nation and global community

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multiculturalism

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Ms. Bird has developed "cultural immersion" experiences within several cultures to develop an increased understanding and appreciation for others. This is an example of:

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multiculturalism

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__ refers to a shared feeling of common identity, based on a "common ancestry, culture, history, tradition, and a sense of peoplehood"

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ethnicity

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__ is a subjective concept that is used to distinguish among human beings on the bases of biological traits

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race

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it is estimated that the number of multiracial americans is increasing at __ times the rate of the white population

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10

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True/False every person belongs to at least one ethnic group

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true

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any group numbering less than half of the total population is called

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minority

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minorities are __ among students who have not mastered minimum competencies in the basics

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disproportionately represented

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according to research, __ contributes most strongly to students' achievement in school

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socioeconomic status

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the term that describes uneven education progress between White and Hispanic, Black, and American Indian/Alaska Native is called:

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achievement gap

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according to the national center for education statistics, the relationship among minority group membership, social class, and academic achievement shows

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socioeconomic status increases, academic achievement increases

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ethnic and racial minorities have traditionally __ power in the public life of the united states

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lacked

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"individual racism" is the prejudiced belief that __

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one's ethnic or racial group is superior to others

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__ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group

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stereotyping

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the federal poverty level is approximately __ a year for a family of four

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22,000

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a __ is passed on from generation to generation because of the increasing difficulty for children of the poor to receive adequate education and job training

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culture of poverty

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a 1999 report on "resegregation" reporte that __ attend the most severely segregated schools

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latinos

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the brown vs. board of education of topeka decision in 1954 declared that

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segregated schools were inherently unequal

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research indicates that teaching strategies that emphasize __ often result in higher achievement among african-american and mexican-american students

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cooperation

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Ms. Delayne has recently been hired to teach in a Afrocentric school. What would the focus of her school be?

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history and culture for african-american students

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by 2050, the latino population in the united states is expected to be approximately __ percent, or more than 100 million

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25

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black academics have sprung up across the country in recent years, many supported by the growing number of african americans who practice __

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Islam

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the dropout rate among all migrant workers is 90 percent, and __ percent leave school before finishing the ninth grade

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50

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the three largest asian groups are __, __, and __

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chinese, filipinos, and japanese

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kim is an indochinese-american student in a california high school. She is doing well academically but her parents worry about the cultural conflicts that she is experiencing. All of the following are cultural conflicts:

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focus of academic performance in society dating practices glorification of the individual

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according to the text, most native americans consider a person with __ tribal heritage to be a native american

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25%

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according to bennett native nations hosting native americans have been recognized as independent, self governing territories since the:

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1930s

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native american children raised in traditional settings generally do all of the following

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prefer to learn by careful observation approach tasks visually prefer to learn experientially in their natural setting

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which strategies may be difficult for native american children because of the differences in cultures

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high value placed on verbal performance acquisition and demonstration of knowledge occur simultaneously little opportunity to observe skilled performers

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marco teaches in a secondary school where subjects are taught in both spanish and english. this curriculum is called

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bilingual education

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jose is encouraged to be able to function effectively in two or more linguistic and cultural groups. this is called

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biculturalism

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programs designed to meet the learning needs of students whose first language is not english be providing instruction in two languages are called

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bilingual education

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all of the following are arguments in favor of bilingual programs

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students are better able to learn english if they are taught to read and write int heir native language bilingual programs support students cultural identity students are able to learn content in their native language rather than delay that learning until they master english

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all of the following are arguments opposed to bilingual programs

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students who spend more time exposed to english learn english more quickly bilingual ed is a threat to english as the nations first language bilingual programs emphasize differences among groups

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__ is committed to the goal of providing all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, or diff backgrounds, with equal opportunities to learn in school

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multicultural education

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according to james banks multicultural education consists of all of the following

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idea or concept educational reform movement process

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__ is not a dimension of multicultural education

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immersion programs

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the multicultural curriculum should enable students to do all of the following

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derive valid generalizations about the characteristics of the ethnic group learn how the different ethnic groups are alike learn how theyre different

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sam is working to make his curriculum multicultural. according to Banks, he should focus on

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a range of groups that differ in their characteristics, experiences, and values

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according to Banks, teachers who create a curriculum that is truly multicultural

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understand that multicultural ed is a way of viewing reality and a way of thinking

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to create classrooms that are truly multicultural, teachers most select instructional materials that are all of the following

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sensitive accurate portrayals of the contributions of ethnic groups reflections of the diverse points of view

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what is not a guideline for selecting books for a multicultural classroom?

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selections should be politically correct

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some guidelines for selecting multicultural instructional and technological materials were set forth to offset materials that might be considered all of the following

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insensitive to any or all groups inaccurate in part or whole written from mainstream points of view

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according to oakes and lipton, gender should be a dimension of

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multicultural education

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__ conveys to students certain expectations about the way boys and girls are supposed to act

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sex role socialization

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sex role socialization conveys to students all of the following expectations

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boys are to be dominant girls are to be expressive boys are to repress feelings

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the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for women was the result of

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Title IX

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title IX has had the greatest impact on

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athletics

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the expanded math, science, and technology programs for females is an example of the passage of the __

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women's educational equity act

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ms whatever wants to create a gender fair classroom. according to the general guidelines, ms whatever should do all of the following

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teach about sexism directly to her students promote the girls achievement in math and science equalize teacher student interactions

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AAUW's Where the Girls Are: The Facts about Gender Equity in Education found that over the past 35 years that __ not __ is most closely associated with academic success.

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family income; gender

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a study of lesbian and gay youth reported that __ percent of participants believed that their teachers had negative attitudes about homosexuality

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80%

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subtle favoritism or discrimination on the basis of gender is called

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gender bias

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a strategy for creating a gender fair classroom is

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encourage boys achievement in reading and writing and girls achievement in math and science

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