Ed.D. Doctor of Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of disaggregating student achievement data by demographic subgroups in educational equity work?

Accepted Answer

To identify specific disparities in educational outcomes among different student populations and target interventions accordingly

Answer

Disaggregating data by demographic subgroups reveals disparities that aggregate averages can mask, enabling educators and administrators to identify which specific student populations are underserved and design targeted interventions.

Question 2

Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson's research on 'stereotype threat' in academic settings found that it refers to which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The risk of confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group, which generates anxiety that impairs academic performance

Answer

Steele and Aronson found that when individuals are aware of negative stereotypes about their group's academic ability, concern about confirming those stereotypes creates performance-impairing anxiety, independent of actual ability.

Question 3

James Banks' framework for multicultural curriculum transformation at the highest level — the 'Social Action Approach' — calls for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Having students identify social issues, make decisions, and take action to help solve those problems

Answer

Banks' Social Action Approach, the highest level of multicultural integration, engages students in analyzing social issues and taking deliberate action to address injustice, going beyond content addition or perspective transformation.

Question 4

Universal Design for Learning (UDL), developed by CAST, is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A proactive framework for designing flexible learning experiences and environments that accommodate all learners from the outset

Answer

UDL is a research-based framework that guides educators to proactively design instructional materials with flexibility — multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression — to make learning accessible to all learners by design rather than through retrofitted accommodations.

Question 5

Derald Wing Sue's research on microaggressions in educational settings identifies them as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Brief, commonplace verbal or behavioral exchanges that communicate denigrating messages to members of marginalized groups, often unintentionally

Answer

Sue defines microaggressions as brief, everyday exchanges — often well-intentioned — that communicate subtle denigrating messages to individuals from marginalized groups, with cumulative effects on academic belonging and performance.

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Practice Test

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Practice Test

Ed.D. Doctor of Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education 2