Basic Terms
Shared norms, traditions, behaviors, language, and perceptions of a group.
culture
Measure of prestige within a social group and factors in occupation, income, and education.
Socioeconomic status
General intelligence factor ("G factor") was described by this researcher.
Spearman
This researcher developed the Multiple Intelligence Theory.
Howard Gardner
Visible genetic characteristics of individuals that cause them to be seen as members of a broad group.
race
Low-SES children tend to fall behind over the summer.
Summer slide
Measure of a broad range of skills and performances, expressed in a single score.
IQ (Intelligence Quotient)
Intelligences important to one culture are not necessarily important to another (true/false).
True. (MI Theory supports multicultural education.)
Culture and sense of identity shared by a group of people from a place of origin.
ethnicity
Ability of learners to overcome low-SES factors and succeed.
Resilience
It is possible to significantly raise your IQ (true/false).
False
People all possess all the multiple intelligences, just to varying degrees (true/false).
True.
Tendency for people to process information by looking for information consistent with their existing beliefs.
Confirmation bias
Maintain high academic standards, promote parental participation.
Ways to promote resilience
The preferred way a person approaches learning.
Learning style
This intelligence refers to the ability to be good at understanding and interacting with other people.
Interpersonal intelligence
A negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group.
Implicit bias
Approx. 1/3 of the world's population lives on this amount of money per day.
$2
4 elements of the VARK model of learning style.
Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, read/write.
This intelligence refers to the ability to delve into deeper questions about life and existence.
Existential intelligence