Question 1

How does a lack of life experience affect students' responses on standardized tests? Students are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) obtain a higher score. 
B) achieve greater success. 
C) better understand the questions. 
D) give incorrect responses.

Question 2

In the past,the metaphor for the new immigrants in the United States was a melting pot.Today,the preferred metaphor is that of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) blanket 
B) flower 
C) patchwork quilt 
D) teapot

Question 3

Poverty frequently means reduced access to health care,including prenatal care,poor nutrition,and adverse living conditions.These factors increase the likelihood of a child's risk for learning and developmental issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of public education teachers are African American?

Accepted Answer

A) 84% 
B) 69% 
C) 6% 
D) 5%

Question 5

Adolescents who fail to graduate are more likely to be unemployed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cultural pluralism requires cultural groups to relinquish or abandon their cultural heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One major concern for disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minorities is

Accepted Answer

A) underachievement. 
B) unsuccessful assimilation. 
C) interdependence on macroculture. 
D) subcultural subversion.

Question 8

There is no such thing as a completely unbiased standardized test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One example of the effort to minimize test bias in the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students is

Accepted Answer

A) Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ III) 
B) Multiple intelligence surveys 
C) Kaufman Assessment Battery II (KABC-II) 
D) Learning Styles Assessment

Question 10

Which of the following groups is typically overrepresented in gifted and talented programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian 
B) Hispanic 
C) White 
D) Black

Question 11

Explain some of the assessment recommendations for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain some of the assessment recommendations for...

Question 12

What are the implications of the estimate that by the year 2020,students of color are projected to make up almost half of the school-age population? In view of this projected outcome,teachers should

Accepted Answer

A) give up on fixing the problems. 
B) be proactive about changes they can make now. 
C) let someone else take care of these issues. 
D) wait for the principal to tell them what to do.

Question 13

What are some of the factors contributing to overrepresentation and underrepresentation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some of the factors contributing...

Question 14

Which of the following terms represents a teaching strategy that teaches students primarily in a language other than English?

Accepted Answer

A) Multicultural education 
B) Bilingual education 
C) Special education 
D) Multilingual education

Question 15

Asian and Pacific Islander students are overrepresented in which of the following programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Gifted and talented 
B) Learning disabilities 
C) Behavior disorders 
D) Moderate disabilities

Question 16

When evaluating instructional materials,classroom teachers should consider the perspectives and contributions of the following group.

Accepted Answer

A) Women and men from all geographic areas of the United States 
B) Women and men with and without disabilities across cultures 
C) Children and teenagers who are Latino or African American 
D) Children and teenagers who are Latino and have disabilities

Question 17

Schools in the United States can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) sensitive to children from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds 
B) grounded in white,middle class values 
C) highly effective with children who are poor 
D) having teachers from mostly upper class groups

Question 18

List reasons for the underrepresentation of certain groups in programs for the gifted and talented.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Multicultural means ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the dominant culture 
B) more than one culture 
C) a foreign culture 
D) macroculture

Exam 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality

How does a lack of life experience affect students' responses on standardized tests? Students are more likely to

In the past,the metaphor for the new immigrants in the United States was a melting pot.Today,the preferred metaphor is that of a ______.

Poverty frequently means reduced access to health care,including prenatal care,poor nutrition,and adverse living conditions.These factors increase the likelihood of a child's risk for learning and developmental issues.

Approximately what percentage of public education teachers are African American?

Adolescents who fail to graduate are more likely to be unemployed.

Cultural pluralism requires cultural groups to relinquish or abandon their cultural heritage.

One major concern for disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minorities is

There is no such thing as a completely unbiased standardized test.

One example of the effort to minimize test bias in the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students is

Which of the following groups is typically overrepresented in gifted and talented programs?

Explain some of the assessment recommendations for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

What are the implications of the estimate that by the year 2020,students of color are projected to make up almost half of the school-age population? In view of this projected outcome,teachers should

What are some of the factors contributing to overrepresentation and underrepresentation?

Which of the following terms represents a teaching strategy that teaches students primarily in a language other than English?

Asian and Pacific Islander students are overrepresented in which of the following programs?

When evaluating instructional materials,classroom teachers should consider the perspectives and contributions of the following group.

Schools in the United States can be described as

List reasons for the underrepresentation of certain groups in programs for the gifted and talented.

Multicultural means ______________.