Chapter 3

Question 1

The attitudes, values, customs, and behavior that characterizes a social group is best described as

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

A persons ancestry and the way individuals identify themselves with the nation from which they or their ancestors came is best described as

Answer 2

Ethnicity

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes resistance cultures

Answer 3

Peer values that don’t support and sometimes actually oppose school learning

Question 4

According to research which of the following is the most likely perception of cultural minorities who are alienated from school

Answer 4

They feels they are neither welcome nor do they belong in school

Question 5

Of the following the most effective strategy for helping reduce or eliminate the effects of resistance cultures is to

Answer 5

Expose students to role models that have succeeded while retaining the characteristics of the minority culture

Question 6

The process of socializing cultural minorities so that threat behaviors fit the social patterns of the majority is best described as

Answer 6

Assimilation

Question 7

Which of the following is most accurate description of English learners

Answer 7

Students whose first language is not English

Question 8

Which of the following is not considered to be a characteristic of culturally responsive teaching

Answer 8

Emphasizing that all ethnic groups are American

Question 9

One type of EL program is called immersion. When using immersion

Answer 9

Teachers instruct learners only in English

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of research on gender differences

Answer 10

Male score lower in tests such as the SAT and ACT

Question 11

With respect to genetic differences between boys and girls that could impact their learning in various subjects, which of the following is most accurate according to research

Answer 11

Innate differences between boys and girls are very small

Question 12

Which of the following is the most commonly cited criticism of single- gender schools

Answer 12

Both boys and girls devoto more gender stereotypes attitudes of the opposite sex than they develop in traditional school

Question 13

Which of the following statements most accurately describes teachers interaction patterns with boys and girls

Answer 13

Teachers ask boys more question than girls

Question 14

The statement the ability to learn to deal with abstractions and to solve problems most closely relates to a description of

Answer 14

Intelligence

Question 15

Which of the following would be gardners primary criticism of existing intelligence tests

Answer 15

They ignore certain important dimensions

Question 16

Of the following based on research which is the most valid implication of learning style research for the way we teach

Answer 16

We should be aware that students are different and vary the way we teach

Question 17

Functional limitations or an inability to perform a certain act such as heat or walk are best described as

Answer 17

Disabilities

Question 18

Instruction designed to meet the unique needs of student exceptionalities is best described as

Answer 18

Special education

Question 19

Of the following the description that most closely related to mainstreaming is

Answer 19

Students with exceptionalities must be placed in environments as close to the regular classroom as possible

Question 20

A plan created for each student with an exceptionality that has an assessment of the current level of performance objectives strategies for progress schedules for implementing the plan and criteria for evaluation the plans success is called

Answer 20

Individualized education program