CTEL 3 - Chapter 1: Lessons 4, 5, 6, 7

Question 1

is a teacher’s respect for their students’ cultural backgrounds.

concerns the way people develop expectations about their society that are congruent with their views of their society.

Having stable identities tells the members of the society how to behave and gives them a sense of psychological coherence that reinforces their conviction that they know what to do and the consequences of doing it.

Answer 1

cultural congruence

Question 2

assumptions one may make about a student which might cause a judgement and in turn interfere with their ability to help the student learn.

Answer 2

cultural biases

Question 3

6 culturally relevant teacher traits

Showing respect ...
Expressing an interest in students'...
Show students you...
Have high ...
Mediate between school and ...
Promote a positive learning ...

Answer 3

Showing respect for student culture
Expressing an interest in students' backgrounds
Show students you care
Have high expectations
Mediate between school and home culture
Promote a positive learning environment

Question 4

culturally relevant teaching strategies

____ learning activities
Use student strengths and _____ styles
Integrate student _____ into the content
Use culturally accessible _____ materials
Use investigations and _____ learning activities
Good classroom _____

Answer 4

Cooperative learning activities
Use student strengths and learning styles
Integrate student experience into the content
Use culturally accessible curriculum materials
Use investigations and social learning activities
Good classroom management

Question 5

is the study of the way humans and the environment interact; looks at the effect the Earth has on human culture

CG

Answer 5

cultural geography

Question 6

looks at how things are similarly arranged in space

SA

Answer 6

spatial association

Question 7

When similar cultures living near each other share culture traits, it is called a ______

cultural geography
Cultural region

Answer 7

cultural region

Question 8

a characteristic of people from a specific culture

Answer 8

culture trait

Question 9

what is the purpose of spatial association?

Answer 9

It helps identify how cultures are similar if certain geographical elements are the same for each culture group.

Question 10

how can the environment impact culture regions?

Answer 10

It can provide the basic needs for the people of that region, thus, they create systems and diets based on that environment.

Question 11

a group that you associate yourself with

Answer 11

in-group (intra…)

Question 12

any group that you don’t belong to

Answer 12

out-group (Inter…)

Question 13

People like in group members because they know at least partially what to expect from them. All things being equal, people tend to like others from their ingroup more than from an outgroup.

Answer 13

People like in group members because they know at least partially what to expect from them. All things being equal, people tend to like others from their ingroup more than from an outgroup.

Question 14

Seeing the members of your own group as a diverse set of people is called

Answer 14

ingroup heterogeneity

Question 15

Seeing the members of a different group as similar to each other is called

Answer 15

outgroup homogeneity.

Question 16

Outgroup homogeneity is one basis for stereotypes. If you see the similarities between members of an outgroup, you are more likely to stereotype them. And unfortunately, many studies have shown that, even if you are friends with members of an outgroup, you’re likely to cling to outgroup homogeneity.

Answer 16

Outgroup homogeneity is one basis for stereotypes. If you see the similarities between members of an outgroup, you are more likely to stereotype them. And unfortunately, many studies have shown that, even if you are friends with members of an outgroup, you’re likely to cling to outgroup homogeneity.

Question 17

______ culture is physical things that are created by a society.

Answer 17

material culture (internal)

Question 18

the intangible things produced by a culture.

Answer 18

nonmaterial culture (external)

Question 19

cultures that are not large enough to encompass an entire society, but still belong within the culture of that society.

Answer 19

Subculture