Many institutions within society influence children's learning indirectly rather than directly. Which one of the following is most likely to have an indirect, rather than direct, influence?
a. National legislation that mandates annual testing of students' basic skills and subsequent changes in "underperforming" schools
b. A new reading series instituted throughout a school district
c. A language immersion program in which native English speakers take all of their classes in French
d. A program in which all students are given personal computers with which to complete writing assignments
A
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The disciplines of social studies are considered too abstract for preschoolers
a. True b. False
Bonita does well in class during mathematics instruction. But she does poorly in major mathematics tests given by
the school because she is so nervous that she cannot concentrate. Bonita’s problem is a. poor sense of body image. b. disorders in visual perception. c. memory problems. d. math anxiety. e. poor sense of direction and time.
Evidence that U.S. society is not a melting-pot includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. Jim Crow legislation that legalized separation of the races. B. The rise of White terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. C. Thousands of lynchings of African Americans by vigilante mobs that were never brought to justice. D. The legalization of intermarriage when slavery was abolished. E. School segregation.
Ladson-Billings (2009) sets the stage of beliefs for culturally responsive teaching. Teachers who are culturally responsive do which of the following?
a. Teaching is not considered an art rather than technique b. All students can succeed c. Community connections and service to others is not needed in the curriculum. d. Connects with parents as individuals who need training.