Question 1

According to the U.S.Census Bureau in 2011,what percentage of Americans is native?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) 18% 
A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) 18%

Question 2

Many standardized tests have been revised for the purpose of reducing bias.Which is not an example of a way in which bias has been reduced in tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Eliminated all references to animals in test items 
B) Reduced the number of culturally specific test items 
C) Renormed,or restandardized,the tests across more diverse students 
D) Reduced culturally specific language 
A) Eliminated all references to animals in test items 
B) Reduced the number of culturally specific test items 
C) Renormed,or restandardized,the tests across more diverse students 
D) Reduced culturally specific language

Question 3

Which of the following is not a contributing factor of overrepresentation in special education of children of color?

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty 
B) Limited access to health care 
C) Cultural and language differences 
D) Lack of teacher training in the area of multiculturalism 
A) Poverty 
B) Limited access to health care 
C) Cultural and language differences 
D) Lack of teacher training in the area of multiculturalism

Question 4

Two students from the same culture group will act _______.

Accepted Answer

A) the same in all situations 
B) differently from each other in all situations 
C) according to their own unique characteristics 
D) differently from all other persons 
A) the same in all situations 
B) differently from each other in all situations 
C) according to their own unique characteristics 
D) differently from all other persons

Question 5

Identify several guidelines for selecting and evaluating instructional materials designed for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

Accepted Answer

Consider the content,the instr

Question 6

A perspective whereby a person views his or her cultural practices as correct and those of other groups as inferior,peculiar,or deviant.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) cultural pluralism 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) stereotype 
A) assimilation 
B) cultural pluralism 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) stereotype

Question 7

The overrepresentation of children of color is perhaps best understood as a relationship between socioeconomic status and disability rather than between minority group membership and disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss factors that contribute to the overrepresentation of children of color.

Accepted Answer

The evidence strongly suggests that soci

Question 9

Identify what Gardner believes are the eight intelligences.

Accepted Answer

Verbal/linguistic,musical/rhyt

Question 10

Teachers must guard against assuming that the behaviors,beliefs,and actions of their particular cultural group are the correct or only way of doing something.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

There is an underrepresentation of minority children in special education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

List five of the seven microcultures that influence student behavior.

Accepted Answer

Gender,social class,

Question 13

Strategy whereby a pupil's home language and culture are used along with English in an individually designed program of special instruction.

Accepted Answer

A) bilingual education 
B) multicultural education 
C) bilingual special education 
D) cultural education 
A) bilingual education 
B) multicultural education 
C) bilingual special education 
D) cultural education

Question 14

A major goal of multicultural education is for students to acquire

Accepted Answer

A) the skills needed for employment. 
B) knowledge of the dominant culture. 
C) the knowledge,attitudes,and skills needed to function effectively in each cultural setting. 
D) knowledge of other peoples and their culture. 
A) the skills needed for employment. 
B) knowledge of the dominant culture. 
C) the knowledge,attitudes,and skills needed to function effectively in each cultural setting. 
D) knowledge of other peoples and their culture.

Question 15

Federal law requires that professionals use nondiscriminatory testing practices when evaluating students for possible special education placement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Eighty-three percent of U.S.teachers are _______.

Accepted Answer

A) African American 
B) Asian 
C) white 
D) multicultural 
A) African American 
B) Asian 
C) white 
D) multicultural

Question 17

How do poverty and a family's socioeconomic status affect the disproportional representation of minorities in some special education programs? What other factors may affect this overrepresentation?

Accepted Answer

Poverty means limited access to health c

Question 18

All of the following are bilingual instructional techniques except:

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural programs 
B) Immersion programs 
C) Transitional programs 
D) Enrichment programs 
A) Cultural programs 
B) Immersion programs 
C) Transitional programs 
D) Enrichment programs

Question 19

What are the projections for the makeup of America's classrooms in the coming decades?

Accepted Answer

By the year 2020,students of color are p

Question 20

The shared or national culture of a society is

Accepted Answer

A) macroculture 
B) multicultural 
C) microculture 
D) culture 
A) macroculture 
B) multicultural 
C) microculture 
D) culture

According to the U.S.Census Bureau in 2011,what percentage of Americans is native?

Many standardized tests have been revised for the purpose of reducing bias.Which is not an example of a way in which bias has been reduced in tests?

Which of the following is not a contributing factor of overrepresentation in special education of children of color?

Two students from the same culture group will act _______.

Identify several guidelines for selecting and evaluating instructional materials designed for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

A perspective whereby a person views his or her cultural practices as correct and those of other groups as inferior,peculiar,or deviant.

The overrepresentation of children of color is perhaps best understood as a relationship between socioeconomic status and disability rather than between minority group membership and disability.

Discuss factors that contribute to the overrepresentation of children of color.

Identify what Gardner believes are the eight intelligences.

Teachers must guard against assuming that the behaviors,beliefs,and actions of their particular cultural group are the correct or only way of doing something.

There is an underrepresentation of minority children in special education.

List five of the seven microcultures that influence student behavior.

Strategy whereby a pupil's home language and culture are used along with English in an individually designed program of special instruction.

A major goal of multicultural education is for students to acquire

Federal law requires that professionals use nondiscriminatory testing practices when evaluating students for possible special education placement.

Eighty-three percent of U.S.teachers are _______.

How do poverty and a family's socioeconomic status affect the disproportional representation of minorities in some special education programs? What other factors may affect this overrepresentation?

All of the following are bilingual instructional techniques except:

What are the projections for the makeup of America's classrooms in the coming decades?

The shared or national culture of a society is

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Exam 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality

According to the U.S.Census Bureau in 2011,what percentage of Americans is native?

Many standardized tests have been revised for the purpose of reducing bias.Which is not an example of a way in which bias has been reduced in tests?

Which of the following is not a contributing factor of overrepresentation in special education of children of color?

Two students from the same culture group will act _______.

Identify several guidelines for selecting and evaluating instructional materials designed for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

A perspective whereby a person views his or her cultural practices as correct and those of other groups as inferior,peculiar,or deviant.

The overrepresentation of children of color is perhaps best understood as a relationship between socioeconomic status and disability rather than between minority group membership and disability.

Discuss factors that contribute to the overrepresentation of children of color.

Identify what Gardner believes are the eight intelligences.

Teachers must guard against assuming that the behaviors,beliefs,and actions of their particular cultural group are the correct or only way of doing something.

There is an underrepresentation of minority children in special education.

List five of the seven microcultures that influence student behavior.

Strategy whereby a pupil's home language and culture are used along with English in an individually designed program of special instruction.

A major goal of multicultural education is for students to acquire

Federal law requires that professionals use nondiscriminatory testing practices when evaluating students for possible special education placement.

Eighty-three percent of U.S.teachers are _______.

How do poverty and a family's socioeconomic status affect the disproportional representation of minorities in some special education programs? What other factors may affect this overrepresentation?

All of the following are bilingual instructional techniques except:

What are the projections for the makeup of America's classrooms in the coming decades?

The shared or national culture of a society is

Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives

Policies,Practices,and Programs

Parents,Families,and Exceptionality

Assistive Technology

Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Individuals with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Individuals with Speech and Language Impairments

Individuals with Hearing Impairments

Individuals with Visual Impairments

Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Health Disabilities, and Related Low-Incidence Disabilities

Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented

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