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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 a Collaborative Classroom: Gender and Sexual Orientation

Multiple Choice


1	In collaborative classrooms, parents are generally regarded as:
		A)	a child's first and most important teachers
		B)	necessary but intrusive "partners" in teaching and learning
		C)	people to be kept out of the classroom at all costs
		D)	people whose values interfere with the values of teachers


2	The term positive goal interdependence means that:
		A)	individuals in the same learning group share the same goals
		B)	individuals in the same learning group have different goals
		C)	individuals in the same learning group are not accountable to one another
		D)	individuals in the same learning group can do whatever they wish


3	All of the following are good uses for cooperative learning strategies, except:
		A)	to teach specific content
		B)	to teach to the most gifted in the class
		C)	to ensure active cognitive processing of information
		D)	to provide long-term support and assistance for academic progress


4	One of the characteristics of content-area knowledge in collaborative classrooms is that:
		A)	it is less important than the development of social skills
		B)	it takes less time to learn
		C)	boundaries between disciplines tend to be blurred as students pool their knowledge
		D)	it is disconnected


5	Research has found that a significant sense of gender identity has developed by the time a child is:
		A)	3 years old
		B)	18 months old
		C)	5 years old
		D)	12 years old


6	Each of the following is an example of white, middle class gender role socialization practices, except:
		A)	Boys are handled more roughly than girls.
		B)	Girls are kept closer to the supervising parent.
		C)	Boys are given more freedom to explore.
		D)	Girls get less verbal attention.


7	A trait (e.g., aggressiveness, gentleness) that can be exhibited by either sex but that is usually associated with one sex or the other is called:
		A)	an emotional trait
		B)	a passive trait
		C)	a genderized trait
		D)	a strong trait


8	The term misogyny refers to:
		A)	the fear of homosexuality and homosexuals
		B)	sex bias
		C)	sex discrimination
		D)	the denigration or hatred of women


9	Which of the following statements about teenage sexuality is not true?
		A)	Sexual activity among teenagers is lower than it was ten years ago.
		B)	Sexual activity is higher among younger teens.
		C)	The United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the world.
		D)	Sexual activity is higher among older teens.


10	Each of the following strategies followed by teachers can serve to reduce homophobia, except:
		A)	using gender free terminology
		B)	using educational materials that do not assume that everyone is heterosexual
		C)	systematically ignoring homophobic comments
		D)	systematically interrupting homophobic comments

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