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The Impact of Culture in Schools
The Impact of Culture in Schools
CULTURE IN SCHOOLS
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
EXPECTATION THEORY
• Focuses on how teacher treat students
• Students who experience high expectations seek to reach the level of
expected behaviors and students who experience low expectations act to
meet the level of behavior expected to them
PHYSICAL CONTACT
• Asia (Female)- hold hands
• Asia (Male)- embrace one another as they walk on down
the street
• To create a positive environment for communication,
your nonverbal message must closely match your verbal
message.
• When a person is sensitive to these silent messages,
he/she is far more likely to interact with others in a
friendly, comfortable manner and to make his spoken
message more understandable.
CULTURALLY FAMILIAR
ANALOGIES IN THE
CLASSROOM
• Every student must have an equal opportunity to achieve
his/ her full potential
• Every student must be prepared to competently
participate in an increasing intercultural society
• Active teaching methods that promote student
engagement
• Cultural sensitivity
• Reshaping the curriculum so that it is culturally
responsive to the background of students.
• By recognizing and accepting student diversity, it
communicates that all students are welcome and valued
as human beings.
• By building on student’s cultural backgrounds, culturally
responsive teaching communicates positive images
about the students home culture.
• By being responsive to different student learning styles,
culturally responsive teaching builds on student’s
strengths and uses these to help students learn.
SCHOOL AS CULTURAL
INSTITUTION
• Schools has cultural functions which refer to the
contribution of schools to the cultural transmission and
development at different levels of society.
• Madridijo, Joan
• Montealto, Carmina
• Ramoga, Sarah
• Angco, Amie
• Calihim, Myra
• Sumalpong, Cristephen
• Gracia, Richmon Allan