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Practice Test

This activity contains 20 questions.

	Multicultural education is designed for students who are   members of the dominant class. new immigrants. members of ethnic minorities. all of these.

	Equity means that students in all groups   are taught with the same strategies are taught by certified teachers. receive the same amount of money for their education. achieve equal results.

	Most Americans feel that teaching all students about the racial, ethnic, and cultural groups that make up the country is   unpatriotic. misguided or unnecessary. very undesirable. desirable or very desirable.

	All of the following are part of the hidden curriculum except   some religious holidays are celebrated and some are not. specific coursework is assigned to various grades. the teacher is accepted as the expert. the teacher has authority over the students.

	Of the following values, the one that is most highly regarded by the dominant culture is   communication. competition. loyalty. collaboration.

	The attribution of common traits, characteristics, and behavior to a group of people without acknowledgement of individual differences within the group is known as   the hidden curriculum. stereotyping. the digital divide. bilingual education.

	The term ESL refers to   English as a second language. Ebonic systematic language. emergency substitute license. elementary and secondary legislation.

	In order to be effective, teachers must   represent the various cultures in the materials they use. understand the culture of the students. all of the above. respect students' backgrounds and experiences.

	In a democratic classroom all participants must   not speak unless spoken to. know that teachers dominate the dialogue. have the right and opportunity to speak and be heard as equals. not participate if they do not belong to the dominant cultural group.

	The additive approach to multiculturalism is   a method of including cultural units sporadically throughout the year. when dominant cultures are taught first, then less dominant cultures are taught. when cultural units build upon one another throughout the year. when less dominant cultures are taught first, then dominant cultures are taught.

	In order to teach a culturally diverse student population, the teacher must be able to   explain the material in several different ways. all of the above. relate content to something meaningful in the students' lives. use students' prior knowledge and experiences.

	Gender differences in schools include all of the following except   girls are more likely to be in gifted classes, but they drop out at higher rates than boys do. girls earn equal or higher grades, compared to boys, in all subjects. males score higher on SAT and ACT tests used for college admission. girls earn lower grades than boys in all courses.

	Transitional bilingual education should not be used   to have the students do academic work in their native language while learning English. to gradually increase the amount of English used during instruction. with students who already speak English fluently. to teach non-English speaking students how to translate their work into English.

	Teachers who think critically   do not value diversity. do not use experiences to help students learn. realize that teaching equitably means teaching everyone the same way. are able to draw on their own repertoire of strategies to build on the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of the students to help them learn.

	When teaching a multicultural classroom, teachers must   teach to the nondominant culture. learn as much as possible from parents, students, and the community to better serve their students pretend no differences exist. teach to the dominant culture.

	When students describe successful teachers, they praise these qualities:   creativity and innovation. caring and fairness. discipline and power. intelligence and ability to express themselves.

	Which of the following is not an example of social injustice?   All students are given an equal opportunity to learn. The best teachers are in the schools with the most academically challenged students. The number of minority students in special education classes is proportionate to the school population. A high school in a low-income area does not have the funds to offer an advanced placement class.

	In teaching social justice, teachers help students understand   that injustice occurs and will never end. that there is no hope for equality in society. inequalities, oppression, and power struggles are a fact of life. that they will need to accept social injustice in order to fit in society.

	What are critical thinkers able to challenge?   democracy practices of the dominant culture equity social justice

	Teachers who are most successful in helping students from diverse backgrounds are those who   are minorities themselves. recognize their own mistakes and work to correct them. are happy with the way schools are. have lived outside the United States.

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