The author suggests strategies to address the achievement gap. Discuss strategies outlined in Chapter 11: Diversity and the Achievement Gap
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers will vary, but should include a detailed discussion of many of the
strategies outlined in the text: carefully assess student knowledge and skills; develop goals to address gaps in student knowledge and skills; create partnerships with other teachers regarding effective culturally relevant instructional strategies and content; make learning relevant; identify cultural models that can be used to build student knowledge; affirm student identity and cultural backgrounds; integrate cultural knowledge and models; and engage parents in partnerships to enhance the learning of their children.
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The author recommends that teachers build in flexibility for their allotted time, in order to:?
A. ?allow time for engaging students in a scientific activity. B. ?ensure that the materials are cleaned up. C. ?allow time to assign homework. D. ?summatively assess students.
Roger is shown two piles of sand and says that each pile has the same amount. However, when one pile is flattened with a shovel, Roger now claims emphatically that the flattened pile has less sand. Based on this information, which of Piaget's stages would you say is most likely for Roger at this time?
a. sensorimotor b. preoperational c. formal operations d. concrete operations
Which one of the following is most likely to be true for children who have a strong ethnic identity?
a. On average, they tend to suffer from low self-esteem. b. On average, they tend to be academically and socially successful. c. On average, they tend to see little value in getting an education and often drop out before twelfth grade. d. They are apt to speak a language other than English even when others in the group are speaking English.
Which of the following terms relates to shared cultural characteristics such as common history, religion, traditions, and language?
a. Race b. Minority group c. Socioeconomic status d. Ethnicity