James Banks (1997) developed a model that he used to guide teachers. Briefly discuss the five dimensions of multicultural education according to his model.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2List three elements of diversity in American society.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3A characteristic of Education for Democracy is
a. society is a laboratory for democracy.
b. students analyze power relationships for equity.
c. students engage in teacher directed activities.
d. students analyze power relationships in government.
Question 4A characteristic of Sociocultural Theory of Learning is
a. students construct their own meaning; social institutions are laboratories of culture.
b. culture has very little affect on students thinking, values, knowledge and identity.
c. students construct their own meaning; schools are laboratories of culture.
d. learning occurs through social interaction and experiences.
Question 5Education for Democracy theory
a. is a theory that develops students to be responsible citizens in a just world.
b. is a theory that focuses primarily on social justice issues and concerns
c. is a theory that identifies the values of democracy, equality, community, and justice as core values of schools.
d. is a theory that encourages students to learn about society and different ways of looking at the word through discussions, art, nature and ethics.
Question 6The Sociocultural Theory of Learning
a. is a theory where social interactions and language are seen as vehicles of learning.
b. is a theory that focuses on the importance of developing trusting, reciprocal relationships in schools.
c. is a theory that primarily focuses on who we are, how we define ourselves, and how we see the world.
d. is a theory that explains how learning is socially mediated.
Question 7The Zone of Proximal Development includes four phases of learning that includes the following:
a. learner learns skills from knowledgeable other; learner uses skills on his or her own; learner internalizes the skill or capability; learner requests assistance from the knowledgeable other to learn a forgotten or new skill.
b. learner learns skills from knowledgeable other; learner uses skills on his or her own; learner shares the internalized skill with a peer; learner requests assistance from the knowledgeable other to learn a forgotten or new skill.
c. learner internalizes the skill or capability; learner uses skills on his or her own; performance becomes fossilized for learner; learner requests assistance from the knowledgeable other to learn a forgotten or new skill.
d. extended range of a childs learning; actual development; adult guidance; peer collaboration.
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