What is False, Students' attitudes and values have a powerful effect on student learning.

Although students from different cultures have varying attitudes and values, these variations have little impact on student learning.

What is True.

Females are generally more extroverted, anxious, and trusting.

What is Cultural diversity.

The different cultures encountered in classrooms and how these cultural differences influence learning.

What is Opinion/Stereotype.

Women aren't good at math.

What is False, Effective teachers adapt their instruction in response to students' cultural background.

Culturally sensitive teachers treat all students the same way.

What is False, Girls generally do better than boys on a number of academic measures, with grades being one of the most obvious.

Boys generally get better grades in school than girls.

What is immersion programs.

Language programs that emphasize a rapid transition to English.

What is Fact.

Men are generally taller than women.

What is True.

Both students and their parents benefit from building on students' cultural backgrounds.

What is False, genetics predisposes each sex to certain types of behaviors, but the environment is important in determining how these predispositions are shaped.

Most differences between boys and girls are due to heredity.

What is Gender-role identity.

Differences in expectations and beliefs about appropriate roles and behaviors of the two sexes.

What is Opinion/Stereotype.

Men don't make good nurses or teachers.

What is Multicultural education.

A general term that describes a variety of strategies schools use to accommodate cultural differences in teaching and learning.

What is Fact.

Students form different cultures may learn differently.

What is English language learners (ELLs).

Students whose first language is not English and who need help in learning to speak, read, and write in English.