Culture
The perceptions, emotions, beliefs, ideas, experiences, and behavior patterns that a group of people have in common
What is Culture
Two important factors that distinguish one culture from another
What are ethnicity and social class
The term Cultural Pluralism is the same as this term
What is Cultural Diversity
A collection of people who identify with one another on the basis of ancestors, race and religion
What is Ethnic Group or Ethnicity
A general group of people who have differing characteristics
What is a subgroup
The number of people who immigrated to the United States in 2023
What is 46.9 Million
This indicates the an individual's or family's relative standing in society
What is Social Class
Clear objectives, continuous communication of high expectations, immediate feedback, experience
What is an Effective Multicultural Teacher
Differences in the rules that govern how adults and children speak to one another and about public speaking
What is Verbal Communication Patterns
Higher drop out rates, lower levels of achievement, poor quality health and living conditions are all an effect of what
Lower SES
This addition to the classroom can help students from culturally homogeneous neighborhoods better understand peers from other cultures
What is technology
The belief that all students may profit from understanding different cultural values
What is the Rationale for Multicultural Education
The teaching of one student by another student
What is peer tutoring or peer-assisted learning
Differences in the value of competition and working independently
What is Social Values
Working in small heterogeneous groups to help one another master a task
What is Cooperative Learning
An individuals relative position in society based on income, occupation and education
What is Socioeconomic Status or SES
The differences in the meaning of eye contact
What is Nonverbal Communication (Effect of ethnicity on learning)
To help English Language learners acquire the English skills they will need to succeed in school
What is the Goal of Bilingual Education
This factor of education can improve with high-quality instruction
What is Intelligence or IQ
This approach teaches students wholly or partly in their native language until they can function effectively in a regular class
What is Transition programs in Bilingual Education
This was stimulated by changing immigration patterns, birth rate patterns and the need to work productively with members of other cultures
What is Multicultural Education
The belief that one's own culture is better than another
What is Ethnocentrism
This strongly effects classroom achievement and participation in both negative and positive ways
What is teacher expectation
The four basic approaches to Multicultural Education Programs
Contributions approach, Ethnic additive approach, Transformative approach, Decision-making approach
This program provides instruction in the language of both the majority and the minority culture
What is Two-way or Immersion Bilingual Education