SAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools 2

Question 1

A school wants to build an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ students. Research shows which factor most strongly predicts LGBTQ+ student safety and well-being?

Accepted Answer

The presence of a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) or Gender and Sexuality Alliance club

Answer

Research consistently shows that the presence of a GSA/Gender and Sexuality Alliance club is the single strongest predictor of LGBTQ+ student safety, reduced bullying, higher sense of belonging, and improved academic outcomes.

Question 2

Which approach to multicultural education goes beyond celebrating diverse holidays and foods to challenging systemic inequities in schools?

Accepted Answer

The social action approach

Answer

The social action approach (Banks' Level 4) moves students to critically examine social issues and take informed action to address injustice, going far beyond surface-level 'holidays and heroes' celebrations.

Question 3

A school implements Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to promote inclusive education. UDL's three core principles are:

Accepted Answer

Multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement

Answer

UDL's three principles—multiple means of representation (how information is presented), action and expression (how students demonstrate learning), and engagement (how students are motivated)—create proactive flexibility for all learners.

Question 4

Research on stereotype threat (Steele & Aronson) shows that when students are made aware of a negative stereotype about their group before a test, they tend to:

Accepted Answer

Experience performance decrements related to anxiety about confirming the stereotype

Answer

Stereotype threat research shows that activating awareness of a negative group stereotype before a high-stakes test impairs performance among members of the stereotyped group, due to cognitive load and anxiety about confirming the stereotype.

Question 5

Which practice best demonstrates culturally sustaining pedagogy (Paris, 2012)?

Accepted Answer

Designing learning activities that maintain and extend students' cultural and linguistic practices as living, evolving resources

Answer

Culturally sustaining pedagogy (Paris) goes beyond cultural responsiveness to actively sustaining and extending students' cultural and linguistic practices as dynamic, living resources central to rigorous academic learning.

SAC - School Administrator Certification Practice Test

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SAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools 2