Discuss the issue of overrepresentation of African American students in the area of intellectual disabilities
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include the issue of overrepresentation of African American students in the area of intellectual disabilities.
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Self-questioning is a
a. main idea strategy. c. metacognitive strategy. b. detail strategy. d. literal strategy.
The idea that human needs can be viewed in a hierarchy, beginning with physical survival needs and culminating in self-actualization is at the center of the thinking of
a. Jean Piaget b. Loris Malaguzzi c. Abraham Maslow d. Sigmund Freud
Which one of the following statements best describes Piaget's view of how children acquire knowledge about the world?
a. Children are naturally disposed to think about their environment in particular ways; in a sense, some basic knowledge about the world is "pre-wired." b. Children actively construct their own view of the world from their experiences with the environment. c. Children repeatedly parrot their parents' and teachers' beliefs, eventually internalizing these beliefs as their own "knowledge." d. Initially, children unconsciously develop a rather complex and confused view of the world, but this view becomes simpler and more straightforward as time goes on.
See people as individuals (not stereotypes)
Match each disrespectful behavior with the guideline for showing respect that is violated. a. Stating, "African-Americans are all good athletes." b. Ignoring a Vietnamese classmate because you don't know how to say her name. c. Yelling at a South American classmate for standing too close to you. d. Not commenting when classmates laugh at an offensive joke that belittles your instructor based on her sexual orientation. e. Calling a librarian who uses a wheelchair a "cripple" even though he prefers to be called "handicapped."