Review for Final: Teaching Diverse Populations Chapters 5-13

Review for Final: Teaching Diverse Populations Chapters 5-13 S. Watts

Question #1 What are the six steps of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity?

Answer Denial Defense Minimization Acceptance Adaptation Integration

Question 2 Define Denial as related to the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity.

Answer #2 Denial: The inability to see cultural differences and is reflective of individuals who isolate or separate themselves in homogenous groups. They typically make well-meant, but typically ignorant or stereotypical statements.

Question #3 What is the definition of Defense as related to DMIS?

Answer #3 Defense: This stage is driven by the realization that there are cultural differences coupled with negative evaluations of those whose cultural is different from their own.

Question #4 Give an example of Minimization.

Answer #4 The last stage of the ethnocentric side of the DMIS model. “Aren’t all of us pretty much the same.”

Question #5 Define Acceptance as related to the DMIS model.

Answer #5 Acceptance: When one has the ability to recognize, accept, and appreciate cultural differences.

Question #6 Adaptation on the DMIS model means…

Answer #6 Adaptation: Where people can begin to see cultural categories as more flexible and become more competent in their ability to communicate across cultures. ‘To really help this student learn, I am going to have to change my approach.”

Question #7 Give an example of Integration as related to DMIS.

Answer #7 “Sometimes I don’t feel like I fit in anywhere.” “Everywhere is home, if you know enough about how things work there.” “Whatever the situation, I can usually look at it from a variety of cultural points of view.”

Question #8 What are the functions of prejudice? Define each one.

Answer #8 Adjustment Function Ego-Defensive function Value-Expressive Function Knowledge Function

Answer #8-definitions Adjustment Function: where the individual holds certain prejudicial attitudes to maintain the world they live in. Example: “People with disabilities are incapable to achieve at a high level, so I am not going to really bother. “

Answer #8 continued Ego-Defensive Function: People hold onto some prejudicial attitudes to protect their own self-concept. Example: Protects a positive view of one’s in-group. “High performing students are all cheaters, that is why they do so well. “

Answer #8 continued Value-Expressive Function: Blaming others when things go wrong. Example: “My God is the only God, so you must be wrong.”

Answer #8 Continued Knowledge Function: When one makes a prejudicial decision based upon stereotypical knowledge. If a teacher believes that a certain group of people are inferior, then that teacher may treat that group of people differently.

Question #9 How do children learn prejudice? List the four main ways?

Answer #9 Observation and Passive Learning Group membership The Media Religious Fundamentalism

Question #10 What is Globalization?

Answer #10 Globalization: Realizing that ALL things are interdependent.

Question #11 What is perspective consciousness?

Answer #11 Perspective consciousness: refers to a person’s awareness that he or she has a view that the world that is not universally shared.

Question #12 What is State of the Planet Awareness?

Answer #12 State of the Planet Awareness: Truly knowing what is going on in the world and the impact in may have on the future.

Question #13 What does a learning community classroom look like?

Answer # 13 Project or activity comes first, and the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to accomplish the activity become necessary tools in the service of that activity. Students will then come to appreciate the relevance of the subject matter.

Question #14 What are Proxemics?

Answer #14 Proxemics: the comfortable distance between people. Varies from cultural to cultural.

Question #15 What are Kinesics?

Answer #15 Kinesics: The study of body movements.

Question #16 In order for an ELL student to reach the advanced language proficiency stage it takes typically how long?

Answer #16 2-5 years, thus most ELL students remain in an ELL program for 5 years.

Question #17 Which amendment caused the issue of separation of church and state to have a direct influence on schooling?

Answer #17 The Fourteenth Amendment

Question #18 What are the four reasons principals cite for lack of parental involvement?

Answer #18 Transient population Alienation between home and school School-generated problems Disintegration of the family

Question #19 What is the Zone of Proximal development of ZPD?

Answer# 19 Range of experiences that are sufficiently challenging yet manageable. (Vygotsky)

Question #20 What does the term inclusion mean in regards to education?

Answer #20 The practice of including another group of students in regular classrooms: students with physical, developmental, or social-emotional disabilities.

Review for Final: Teaching Diverse Populations Chapters 5-13