An example of cultural deficit theory implicit in daily discourse is the claim that
A. the reason that poor children of some minority groups do not succeed in school is that their families do not support academic success.
B. poor and minority children often have low IQs.
C. the schools have failed to respond to the cultural backgrounds of children from some minority groups.
D. the interaction between school culture and children's home culture is not supporting school success for some children.
A. the reason that poor children of some minority groups do not succeed in school is that their families do not support academic success.
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a. the same phrase structure and the same meaning b. the same phrase structure and different meaning c. different phrase structure and the same meaning d. different phrase structure and different meaning
What is problem-based learning and how can it be used in the social studies classroom?
What will be an ideal response?
The way instructional examples are sequenced can affect how easily students learn
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A team of researchers wanted to look at the life chances of premature babies within the United Kingdom. The parents of all premature babies were contacted when the child was six months old by letter asking them to take part in the research. The babies were selected randomly from those parents who indicated that they would be willing to take part. The parents were asked to complete a survey at different points during the child’s life. What is this type of survey known as?
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