A) A diverse society is a society where pluralism is accepted and supported.
B) A society that is diverse and pluralistic principally teaches about the dominant culture.
C) A pluralistic society is a society where diversity is accepted and supported.
D) Diversity refers to acceptance of many diverse groups in a society whereas pluralism just refers to the existence of those groups.
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A) Spatial and Bodily-kinesthetic
B) Musical and interpersonal
C) Naturalistic and existential
D) Logical-mathematical and linguistic
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A) The teaching force is becoming more heterogeneous and reflective of the student population.
B) School districts are making an effort to equally fund schools, especially in urban areas
C) Despite common belief, schools are more segregated than ever.
D) Students from various races and cultures are authentically interacting in school settings.
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A) Subtle cultural messages learned from course curriculum, school policies, and school procedures that validate societal norms and values.
B) An intentional yet deceptive way to get students to learn without them knowing they are actually learning.
C) Curriculum that has been approved by districts or school boards but that remains "on the shelves" of most schools.
D) An instructor's attempt at weaving a multicultural education into existing course content.
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A) Multicultural education advocates are in favor of limiting tracking while social reconstructionists are in favor or tracking.
B) Multicultural education emphasizes respect for human differences - social reconstructionist education emphasizes structural inequities and prepares students to be active participants in democracy.
C) Multicultural education emphasizes differences based on race and culture while a social reconstructionist education emphasizes the complete spectrum of individual differences.
D) There is no distinct difference between a multicultural education and education that is multicultural and social reconstructionist.
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A) Interviewing Native Americans about their cultural heritage
B) Studying current reservation lands and population density of Native Americans
C) Having Indian mascots holding signs that say "We will scalp you!" at football games
D) Acknowledging that Native Americans were cheated out of their lands with unfair treaties
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A) Biased
B) Determined by those in power
C) Neutral
D) Full of cultural assumptions
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A) It allows the class to avoid controversy and focus on their studies.
B) It allows the dominant perspective to seem neutral and universal.
C) It expands the viewpoint of education and knowledge.
D) It makes education more objective.
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A) Student work is often represented in portfolio formats with only some objective testing.
B) Students are involved in a dynamic search for knowledge that it never finished.
C) Specific content modules need to be combined into a fixed number of core concepts.
D) It is developmentally inappropriate for elementary and some middle school students.
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A) Contributions approach
B) Additive approach
C) Transformative approach
D) Social action approach
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A) The History of the United States
B) Music Appreciation
C) Shakespearean Literature
D) Calculus
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A) Preparing students to be active participants in a diverse democratic society
B) Integrating issues and information about race and ethnicity into the school curricula
C) Teaching about cultures around the world
D) Recognizing women, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, and other minority groups
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A) Using student's prior experiences in the curriculum
B) Stretching students to experience knowledge and beliefs beyond the familiar
C) Having high expectations for all students
D) Viewing difference in students as problems to be solved
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A) Critical pedagogy
B) Progressivism
C) Essentialism
D) Global education
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A) Through student portfolios
B) Through group projects
C) Through subjective essay questions
D) Through objective tests
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A) The expectation that all students can experience success
B) The belief that the cultural heritage of the child will not be a hindrance to academic success
C) The status quo will be maintained even when multiple viewpoints are considered
D) The teacher is responsible for the culture of the classroom
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A) Focusing on the continuing struggles by diverse groups against oppression
B) Using an activist curriculum to address problems in schools and communities
C) Emphasizing democratic classroom practices to develop student decision-making skills
D) Focusing predominantly on cultural diversity
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