Exam 6: Culture and Diversity

Ms.McDonald is a White non-Hispanic high school English teacher.She assigns lower grades to the African American athletes in her class than she assigns for comparable work submitted by White students.Whether her behavior is intentional or unintentional,what is the most likely interpretation of Ms.McDonald's behavior?

Mr.Chavez teaches high school science.During the first week of school,he describes the diversity among his students.Which description is stereotypical?

Juanita is from a low-SES family.Her friends are also from low-SES families,though most of their peers are from middle class families.Jerita has decided that school is a dead end and does not want to succeed academically.Her Spanish teacher believes Juanita could make high grades in Spanish and some of her other classes.The teacher encourages Juanita to turn in homework and raise her grades,but Juanita does not want to sell out and act like the middle class kids.She seems to have become part of:

Mr.Gloster teaches high school and observes the long-term effects of stereotype threat with various groups of students in his classes.He wants to prevent their disidentification with academics and help them overcome this threat.Which of the following actions on his part is most likely to help him reach his goal?

Mrs.Kahn's science text includes numerous references to male scientists and their contributions to scientific knowledge,but very few female scientists.For each unit of study in her curriculum,Mrs.Kahn researches and identifies female scientists to highlight in her teaching.This illustration about Mrs.Kahn's text most directly demonstrates:

A societal designation of upper,middle,working,or lower class based on income,power,background,and prestige is called:

Jimarcus is an African American high school junior.He likes his environmental science course,but is one of only two African American students in the class.He makes good grades on homework and in-class activities,but seldom volunteers answers.Mr.Cooke,his teacher,notices that Jimarcus uses spare time to read about environmental issues,and Jimarcus told Mr.Cooke about conducting his own small projects out of class.Mr.Cooke concludes that Jimarcus has a passion for this area of study,though African American students seldom take the class or succeed in science classes at this high school.Today the class takes the mid-term exam,and Mr.Cooke notices that Jimarcus acts anxious.He asks Jimarcus if he's ready,and Jimarcus says he's not sure.During the exam,Jimarcus continues to act nervous.He is the last student to turn in his paper. How would you explain Jimarcus's behavior? What might the teacher do to help him overcome this behavior?

Which of the following teachers is most likely to struggle and fail to meet challenges of teaching in a multicultural classroom?

Discrimination is one of the elements of prejudice.Discrimination is the element of prejudice that deals with a person's:

It is the second day of school.Which of the following teachers appears to stereotype Hispanic students in his or her class?

Ms.Dominguez is the principal in a secondary school in an impoverished community.All students in her school come from low-income or poverty level families.What advice should Ms.Dominguez give her teachers to improve the effectiveness of teaching these students?