PSY 255 Chapter Two in class activity mc

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2.25 Which statement represents the purpose of multicultural education?

a. It is intended to teach all students about cultural diversity.

b. It is intended to be limited to those of cultural or racial minorities.

c. It is intended to exist apart from general education.

d. It is intended to promote special education programs for minority students.

2.26 Multicultural education was introduced as a result of

a. societal unrest due to poverty and economic recession

b. the realization that culturally diverse students learn better when segregated for

academics

c. the perception that needs of students with cultural differences were not being met

d. the emergence of federal funding to support the NCA

2.27 A major purpose of general education is to

a. prepare students for college

b. presumably provide education for everyone

c. promote individual differences

d. keep teenagers off the street

2.28 One way that assessment has contributed to potential overrepresentation of

culturally different students in special education is through assessment instruments that

were designed and constructed with specific language content favoring

a. the cultural majority

b. the cultural minority

c. the wealthy population

d. the migrant population

2.29 Multicultural education advocates contend that mislabeling has led to overrepresentation

of culturally different children in special education, primarily because of

a. the self-fulfilling prophecy

b. ineffective special education programs

c. incompetent school administrators and teachers

d. discrimination by the cultural majority

2.30 Which of these statements about prevalence figures is true?

a. A high percentage of special education students are from culturally divergent

backgrounds.

b. There is no difference in drop-out rates for minority and majority youngsters.

c. Students from culturally divergent backgrounds are equally represented with

majority students in gifted and talented programs.

d. Drop-out rates are not associated with level of income.

2.31 Concern has been expressed that special education for cultural minority students has

been used to

a. teach English to non-English speaking youngsters

b. prepare minority students for menial level jobs

c. remediate learning deficits that are not there

d. separate racial minorities from majority

2.32 Multicultural education is viewed as education that values and promotes

a. individualism

b. homogeneity

c. cultural separatism

d. cultural pluralism

2.33 An impoverished environment may affect children because of

a. inadequate nutrition

b. lack of TV

c. little language diversity

d. genotypic deficiency

2.34 Moving from city to city may adversely affect a child’s

a. relationship with other children

b. academic progress

c. ability to obtain needed services

d. all of the above

2.35 Probably the most important preparation for teachers and other professionals

responsible for delivering multicultural education to culturally diverse students is

a. fluency in a language other than English

b. general knowledge of and sensitivity to various cultures

c. ability to conceal prejudices

d. knowledge of fundamental principles of psychology and

sociology

2.36 Certain behaviors that may suggest a disabling condition that needs special

education assistance may be viewed as normal in some

a. cultural environments

b. school environments

c. social environments

d. home environments

2.37 Minority groups who support multicultural education believe that

a. special education is the best placement for most students

b. placement in special education may promote a negative stigma

c. students should only be educated in their native tongue

d. students from culturally diverse backgrounds shouldn’t have to attend school

with the majority

2.38 The primary focus of an IEP for a student from a culturally different background

should be

a. individual needs of the child

b. language instruction

c. decreasing culturally diversity

d. academic skills

2.39 Many parents are reluctant to have their child receive special help because

a. it interferes with extra-curricular activities

b. they feel a negative stigma is attached

c. they feel their child should be able to achieve in school without help

d. they do not understand what special education is