Kilgore (2001) summarizes the components of critical and postmodern perspectives of adult learning in the following manner:
a. Knowledge is multi-dimensional and shifts to the experience and context of the knower.
b. Knowledge is not socially constructed along with power as a factor in learning.
c. Power can be possessed by principals, a culturally biased group, or a culturally relevant bias to one group.
d. Dominant influence or authority (hegemony) to preserve inequities is linked to structures of privilege and oppression.
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a) literature circles b) literature focus units c) shared reading d) interactive reading
The goal of reading is
a. word calling. b. recognizing patterns. c. word identification. d. comprehension.
Students who use the Time on Task memory principle for studying usually have sufficient time to use the principle of Ongoing Review
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What do minority racial and ethnic groups have in common?
What will be an ideal response?