PBC Cultural Diversity & Inclusive Practices Flashcards

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to report disaggregated accountability data for which student groups?

Answer: All students, including subgroups such as ELLs, students with disabilities, and students from low-income families

ESSA requires disaggregated data reporting by subgroup to ensure equity gaps for ELLs, students with disabilities, and other groups are identified and addressed.

In education, 'ethnocentrism' describes the tendency to:

Answer: Judge other cultures by the standards and values of one's own culture

Ethnocentrism involves using one's own culture as the lens through which other cultures are evaluated, which can lead to biased or dismissive views of students' home cultures.

Which assessment consideration is most important for ensuring equitable evaluation of English Language Learners?

Answer: Providing assessments in native languages or with appropriate linguistic accommodations when possible

Providing assessments in students' home languages or with appropriate supports ensures that language proficiency differences do not obscure actual content knowledge.

Which term describes teaching practices specifically designed to facilitate achievement for students from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic groups?

Answer: Equity pedagogy

Equity pedagogy uses teaching strategies that actively address systemic inequities and promote academic achievement for students from diverse backgrounds.

Family engagement in culturally and linguistically diverse schools is most effective when schools:

Answer: Provide communications in families' home languages and invite varied forms of participation

Effective family engagement removes linguistic and cultural barriers by meeting families in their own languages and welcoming diverse forms of involvement.

Which concept refers to the unearned social advantages that members of a dominant cultural group receive simply by virtue of their group membership?

Answer: Dominant group privilege

Dominant group privilege refers to unearned social advantages that members of a majority or historically dominant group receive, which can affect educational access and outcomes.