Assessment of Learning Chapter 3 sample formal test items and answer key can be found in Part 2 of this manual. As the instructor, you may decide to have students engage in performance-based assessments, collaborative assignments, or in-class work to assess their understanding of the foundational concepts presented in this chapter, in addition to, or instead of, the formal test items included in this manual.
What I know about PL 94-142 What I want to know about PL 94-142 What I learned about PL 94-142 What I know about “free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment” What I want to know about “free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment” What I learned about “free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment” What I know about how and why some exceptional groups form their own disability cultural groups. What I want to know about how and why some exceptional groups form their own disability cultural groups. What I learned about how and why some exceptional groups form their own disability cultural groups. Cite the primary issues regarding the overrepresentation and underrepresentation of some ethnic/racial groups in special education classes and some of the possible contributing factors. Activity: Research that students of color, especially African American males, are disproportionately referred for special education services. Prior to and even after their special education referrals, a large percentage of these students suffer discipline consequences at rates that far exceed their European American peers. Furthermore, the reasons for their discipline are even more baffling. Ask students to form small groups and come up with definitions for defiance, disrespect, and other as possible discipline codes. Allow five minutes for collaboration and then as a whole group tell the class that they now have ten minutes to develop a consensus for each term. Students will undoubtedly struggle with this activity and may find that it is virtually impossible to come up with a monolithic definition of these concepts since they require subjective interpretation. Tell students that these, and other similar subjective discipline codes, are the main categories that people of color receive discipline consequences such as in-school and out-of-school suspension. Let students know that not only are children of color more likely to be referred for special education services, they also are over-represented in many forms of exclusionary discipline consequences including, corporal punishment, in-school and suspensions, as well as expulsions. Ask students to hypothesize why this
Official English—A position supported by U.S. English, a citizens’ action group, which is seeking to have English declared by Congress as the official language of the United States. Individuals who support this movement believe that all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings should be conducted solely in English. Pedagogy—Art or science of teaching, which includes instructional strategies and methods. Proposition 227—An initiative passed by California voters in 1998 that required all language minority students to be educated in sheltered English immersion programs, not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has not completely succeeded, Proposition 227 was designed to eliminate bilingual education from California’s schools. Regression to the mean—A statistical phenomenon that implies that scores at the extreme ends of the statistical distribution move toward the population average (mean), with low scores moving higher and high scores moving Sheltered English immersion—A process of English language acquisition structured so that nearly all instruction is in English—This is the instructional method mandated by California Proposition 227 and is normally limited to one year. Signed English—A system that translates the English oral or written word into a sign. Standard English—The English spoken by a particular group of individuals in a community. Typically this group is the professional educated middle class and the group with a high degree of influence and prestige in the community. Subtractive bilingualism—Occurs when a second language replaces the first. Transitional programs—Transitional programs emphasize bilingual education as a means of moving from the culture and language most commonly used for communication in the home to the mainstream of U.S. language and culture. The native language of the home is used to help the student make the transition to the English language. The native language is gradually phased out as the student becomes more proficient in English. Vernacular Black English—Another term for Black English, African American English, and Ebonics. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families. Yiddish—The language of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe and their descendants, resulting from a fusion of elements derived principally from a High German language written in Hebrew characters.
Upper middle class. Upper class. Ranking of people on specific characteristics such as income, education, occupation, wealth, and power is Socialization. Tracking. Social stratification. Stereotyping. Composite of the economic status of families or persons on the of occupation, educational attainment, income, and wealth is Stereotyping. Racism. Socioeconomic status. Social role valorization. The amount of remaining if all owned property was converted to cash and all debts were paid is Net worth. worth. Income. Wealth. Accumulated money and property such as stocks, homes, and cars that can be turned into money is Net worth. worth. Income. Wealth. Amount of money earned in wages or salaries is Net Gross worth. Income. Wealth. The number of U.S. households with virtually zero or negative wealth is 10%. 25%. 40%. 70%. The number of persons, families, or households who earn more than this income is the same as the number who earn less than this income. This definition describes Median income. Wealth. Upper middle class. Average income. All of the following are considered the wealthiest nations in the except Canada. United States.
Intersexual. Persons who have surgically changed their genitals and characteristics to match their gender identity are Transsexual. Transgender. Transvestite. Intersexual. The theory that challenges categories of man/woman and gay/straight is Educational theory. Queer theory. Homophobic theory. Sexual identity theory. The general term for all nonheterosexuals that acts as a more political term to connote nonconformity is Straight. Transgender. Homophobic. An irrational fear of or aversion to homosexuals that leads to prejudice, discrimination, and sometimes violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered persons is Homosexism. Heterosexism. Racism. Hate crime. The period of time that began in the 1950s when homosexuals were thought to be more of a threat to national security than Communists was the Lavender Gay Rights Movement. Manifest Destiny. Rainbow Coalition. The legislation that banned homosexual immigrants from entering the country was the McKinney-Vento Act. Public Law 93-112. McCarran-Walter Act. Proposition 227. The refuge for gays who were not welcome in other bars and in which the gay rights movement was born is Lavender Hotel. Stonewall Inn. Holiday Inn. San Francisco Hostel. The first openly gay person to win an election (when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977) was Harvey Milk.