Deck 8: Diversity and Cultural Assets in Education

Question 1

Which of the following statements is false concerning special education?

A) The percentage of students diagnosed with disabilities has decreased from 13.2% in 1975-76 to 7% in 2009.
B) In 2010, only 56% of students ages 6 to 21 served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were enrolled in public schools.
C) Almost 90% of all children in special education programs are identified with "specific learning disabilities".
D) All are true
E) All are false

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true concerning a "culture of poverty"?

A) The term originated with Oscar Lewis in his 1961 book The Children of Sanchez.
B) The study from which the term originated came from a small sample of Mexican communities.
C) Other research studies have failed to document the concept.
D) Other research has found that values and behaviors among people in poverty as great as those between poor and wealth people.
E) All are true
F) None are true

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following is a factor associated with teacher-student relationship quality (TSRQ)?

A) TSRQ exists where teachers display proactive communication with students, anticipating problems and addressing them before they happen as well as building a positive rapport and positive classroom climate.
B) High quality teacher-student relationships predict academic achievement.
C) High quality teacher-student relationships help close the achievement gap.
D) The TSRQ affects student engagement in the present and predicts student engagement and achievement in later years.
E) All are correct

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following statements is false concerning stereotype threat?

A) Stereotype threat occurs among elementary school girls taking history tests.
B) Stereotype threat occurs among elementary school girls taking math tests.
C) Stereotype threat occurs among the elderly taking memory tests.
D) Stereotype threat occurs among white men outperforming African American and female students.

Question 5

Disidentification is best described as

A) A coping strategy whereby one withdrawals psychic investment in an activity to remove oneself from a perceived threat
B) A coping strategy whereby one disrespects one's own identity
C) A coping strategy for making underage alcoholic purchases by obtaining a false ID
D) A coping strategy for successfully competing in a diverse setting

Question 6

Based on a study about popularity and academic achievement (grade-point average, GPA), which of the following statements is true?

A) Popularity increases for all ethnic groups as GPAs increase.
B) White and Latino popularity increases as GPAs increase while the opposite is true for African Americans.
C) Latino and African American popularity increases as GPAs decrease while the opposite is true for whites.
D) Popularity decreases for all ethnic groups on the Non-academic Educational Response Description Survey (NERD) as GPAs increase.
E) None are correct

Question 7

Oppositional Culture Theory is best defined as

A) A theory that different cultures hold opposing ideas with each other that eventually leads to conflict
B) A theory that that cultures in opposition to each other, usually African American and white, only avoid conflict by assimilation
C) A theory that a dominant culture believes resistance is futile and assimilation is inevitable
D) A concept that African Americans respond to institutionalized racism by believing high achievement in school would cause them to lose their minority identity by acting white
E) None are correct

Question 8

Which of the following is not a stage of the Minority Development Model?

A) Conformity
B) Dissonance and Appreciating
C) Resistance and Immersion
D) Introspection
E) Discrimination Awareness

Question 9

Which of the following statistics is true?

A) The percentage of African American students completing high school rose from 20% in 1960 to 84.2% in 2010.
B) The percentage of African American students completing college or more rose from 3% in 1960 to 19.8% in 2010.
C) African American life expectancy has increased from 34 years in 1900 to 70.9 years for males and 77.4 years for females in 2009.
D) All are correct
E) None are correct

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the assets students have according to Boykin and Noguera?

A) Interpersonal relationships with teachers
B) Interpersonal relationships with other students
C) Compatibility of learning goals between student and teacher
D) Cultural and family influences
E) All are correct

Question 11

Which of the following strategies would not be considered "culturally responsive pedagogy"?

A) Involve the parents and/or extended family
B) Don't underestimate students' ability to achieve
C) Reduce the culture load
D) Increase the language load
E) Reduce the cognitive load

Question 12

Which ethnic group has the greatest percentage of the population with a college degree?

A) Whites
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Latinos
E) Native Americans

Question 13

Which of the following statements is false concerning NAEP score trends between the early 1970s and 2008?

A) Scores for African American students have increased by more points than for white students.
B) Scores have shown either no significant change or they have increased for all ethnic groups.
C) Reading score increases for African American 13-year-olds are more than three times that of white 13-year-olds.
D) Reading and math score increases for African American and Latino 9-year-olds between 1971 and 2008 are greater than the gains by white students.
E) All are true
F) All are false

Question 14

Which of the following statements is false concerning racial and cultural identities?

A) Students' racial and cultural identities are strongly related to their behaviors.
B) Students with positive racial and cultural identities are less likely to be successful in school.
C) Positive racial and cultural identity is associated with more active coping, fewer beliefs supporting aggression, and less hostile and combative behaviors.
D) Racial and cultural identity has been related to positive school adjustment.
E) Advanced levels of racial and cultural identity development are a significant predictor of positive social adaptation and emotional adjustment for African American and white adolescents.

Question 15

Stereotype threat is best defined as

A) The advent of surround sound
B) The idea that people tend to underperform when confronted with situations that might challenge negative stereotypes about their social group
C) The idea that people tend to underperform when confronted with situations that might confirm negative stereotypes about their social group
D) The idea that people tend to overperform when confronted with situations that might challenge negative stereotypes about their social group
E) The idea that people tend to overperform when confronted with situations that might confirm negative stereotypes about their social group

Question 16

Children's racial and ethnic attitudes tend to crystallize around what age?

A) Two
B) Five
C) Eight
D) Ten
E) Thirteen

Question 17

Which of the following would not be considered a Latino group?

A) Mexican Americans
B) Cuban Americans
C) British Columbians
D) Puerto Ricans
E) Central Americans
F) South Americans

Question 18

The difference between Individualism versus Collectivism might best be described as

A) Us and them
B) Me and you
C) Self-reliance and interdependence
D) Respect and disrespect
E) Unicorns and bicorns

Question 19

Which ethnic group has the least percentage of the population with a college degree?

A) Whites
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Latinos
E) Native Americans

Question 20

Which of the following statements is false concerning NAEP score trends between the early 1970s and 2008?

A) NAEP score increases are greater for all ethnic groups between 2004 and 2008 than between early 1970s and 2008.
B) NAEP score increases are greater for all ethnic groups between the early 1970s and 2008 than between 2004 and 2008.
C) NAEP scores for Latinos have increased less than for African Americans.
D) NAEP math scores have increased very little between 2004 and 2008.

Question 21

List and explain at least three limitations of the Racial/Cultural Identity Models.

Question 22

List and explain at least six strategies that you will use to help students learn.

Question 23

Discuss how the Stereotype Threat Theory can impact achievement.

Question 24

Explain the relationship between academic achievement, measured by grade-point average (GPA), and popularity among whites, African Americans, and Latinos.

Question 25

Explain what the deficit model is versus the social model and how using the social model will help students with disabilities. Explain how society has already made modifications for disabled individuals with buildings and other means.