Research suggests that, in the United States, children from ethnic minority groups often have lower academic achievement when compared with children from the majority culture. Of the following, which one is not a likely reason for this disparity?
a. Children from minority groups experience environmental stresses associated with economic hardship.
b. Many teachers have low expectations for children from minority groups.
c. Children from minority groups selectively adopt customs of the majority culture rather than fully assimilate.
d. Children from minority groups have limited access to good schools and educational opportunities.
C
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a. Case Study b. Content Analysis c. Ethnographic Research d. Correlation Research e. Grounded Theory Research
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a. worse pay in other professions b. strong encouragement to enter into teaching c. positive schooling experiences d. rigid (possibly biased) teacher testing requirements
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A. Show greater strength than they do in reading. B. Have math skills approximately equal to those of non-EBD students. C. Perform below the national average if not provided with special instruction in math. D. Perform below the national average. E. Do not receive math instruction as part of their IEP since it is not usually an area of academic need.
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