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Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e

Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Developing Learning Communities: Language and Learning Style

Multiple Choice


1	John Amos Comenius was a seventeenth-century educator who believed that:
		A)	children should be seen and not heard
		B)	everyone should be taught in Latin
		C)	listening to experts was more important than demonstration
		D)	understanding was more important than rote learning


2	Expanded roles for adults and students in a learning community classroom include:
		A)	teacher as guide, coach, cheerleader
		B)	parents as cookie providers and party planners
		C)	students as listeners
		D)	none of the above


3	Language has all of the following characteristics in common with other institutions, except:
		A)	It has the power of moral authority.
		B)	It is objective.
		C)	It is ahistorical.
		D)	It is external.


4	The only signing system recognized as a language is called:
		A)	Signed English
		B)	American Sign Language
		C)	Finger spelling
		D)	There are no signing systems recognized as languages.


5	An aspect of nonverbal communication, kinesics is the study of:
		A)	vocalizations that are not words
		B)	social space
		C)	body language
		D)	none of the above


6	Learners who are field dependent (field sensitive) are more likely to:
		A)	learn better when left alone
		B)	learn better when given the "big picture" first
		C)	learn better when rewards for learning are provided
		D)	learn better when allowed to organize information for themselves


7	Learning style may be defined as:
		A)	variations in the time it takes individuals to learn something
		B)	patterns of linguistic ability
		C)	relatively stable patterns of behavior and performance by which an individual approaches learning
		D)	being associated only with personality


8	In terms of communication styles, cultural groups may differ in all of the following, except:
		A)	direct vs. indirect communication
		B)	face-to-face vs. mediated communication
		C)	formal vs. informal communication
		D)	objective vs. subjective communication


9	Which of the following is one reason that many people oppose the implementation of bilingual education programs?
		A)	Bilingual programs enrich American education.
		B)	Bilingual programs provide for upward mobility.
		C)	Bilingual programs will destroy the monocultural nature of the nation.
		D)	Bilingual programs will help us deal with our enemies.


10	Which of the following bilingual education approaches to dealing with children with limited English proficiency is very similar to the way in which immigrant children at the turn of the twentieth century were dealt with in school?
		A)	Transitional bilingual education programs
		B)	Submersion programs
		C)	Structure immersion programs
		D)	English as a Second Language programs

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