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Hayford, Samuel K.; Avoke, Selete; Ocansey, Frederick – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2019
The study was designed to explore the general knowledge, practices and views of students with visual impairment about HIV/AIDS in order to identify the gaps in students' knowledge and inform decisions on instructional strategies and materials to improve students' knowledge. Specifically, the study examined the nature of knowledge students with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Visual Impairments, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.; Hudson-Vassell, Michael; Hudson-Vassell, Charisse N.; Garvan, Cynthia W. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2015
Using critical lenses, this study examined the predictive value added of curriculum-based assessment (CBA), with socio-demographic and educational variables on the mathematics portion of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Gender, race, socio-economic status, and exceptional student education (ESE) were compared in a de-identified post…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Curriculum Based Assessment
Wyatt, Tasha – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2015
The literature on culture and education points to the importance of using students' cultural knowledge in the teaching and learning process. While the theory of culturally relevant education has expanded in the last several decades, the practical implementation continues to lag far behind. This disparity points to the lack of tools and other…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Scoring Rubrics, Teaching Methods
Starker, Tehia V.; Fitchett, Paul G. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2013
In this qualitative study, researchers inquired about preservice teachers' (PST) experience in becoming culturally responsive in a graduate teacher-licensure social studies methods class (N = 20). Researchers examined PST lesson plans and reflections, and rated them based on Geneva Gay's (2002) framework for preparing culturally responsive…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Preservice Teachers, Culturally Relevant Education, Social Studies
Adams, Amelia; Laughter, Judson – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2012
Should a focus on empowering education for a socially just world stretch across schooling generally? Is it really the responsibility of science educators to focus on such a struggle? We believe the answer to both questions is an enthusiastic "yes" and in this article report on the planning and execution of a 6th grade science unit…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Science Instruction, Science and Society, Culturally Relevant Education
Pinar, Colleen – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2011
This study examined differences in mathematics performance of female and male students by race/ethnicity at national levels drawing from a sample of 8th grade public school students obtained from the National Assessment of Educational Progress 8th Grade Mathematics Assessment for 2003-2007. Results of this study will demonstrate how 8th grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8, Achievement Gap, Gender Differences
Hayford, Samuel; Avoke, Selete – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2011
Students in Basic schools in Ghana manifest diverse learning needs, which require innovative approaches to enable them to succeed in learning activities. The paper is part of a larger study conducted in Ghana, which used a range of data collecting methods including questionnaires, interviews with teachers and focus groups of below average…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Bowman-Perrott, Lisa; Lewis, Chance W. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2008
The achievement gap between African American students and their Caucasian peers has been of concern for quite some time in the field of education (Orfield, Losen, Wald, & Swanson, 2004). As a result, this article examined high stakes reading test scores for 4,135 African American students in grades 3 through 10 in a Midwestern school district.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Data Analysis, Student Records, African American Students
Gregas, Amanda J. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2006
The principles of psychology are an effective, yet underutilized resource within American schools. Teachers can take advantage of established interventions from the field of psychology and apply them to their classrooms in a realistic, straightforward manner, while still remaining in the role of the educator. A large part of cognitive-behavioral…
Descriptors: Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Cultural Pluralism