PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY- MINDANAO

The National Center for Teacher Education

MINDANAO
Multicultural Education Hub
Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

Name: Twiggy Fritz M. Astillo Year & Section: BFE-AG-III-1

Professor: Dr. Ferjilyn L. Matondo Course: 2ProfEd11

Assesssment 6

A. Analyze each item. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following was NOT identified as a defining feature of culture?

a. Culture is learned
b. Culture is fixed and static
c. Culture is shared
d. Culture is diverse

2. Which of the following best describes a positive school culture?

a. A school where everyone is polite all the time

b. A school where everyone is happy all the time
c. A school where everyone performs well on achievement tests
d. A school were everyone feels a sense of belongingness

3. In a supportive learning environment, children’s diverse strengths are

a. Honored
b. Disregarded
c. Discouraged
d. Punished

4. The feeling of stress and anxiety that most people experience when encountering a
culture different from their own is referred to as ______________.

a. Acculturation
b. Enculturation
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Culture shock
5. One of the goals of a middle school is to provide a learning environment that
promotes achievement of high academic standards for all students. The school principal
can best advance this goal by encouraging teachers to:

a. communicate consistently to their classes that every student is capable of mastering

challenging content and skills.
b. allow their students a substantial degree of flexibility in determining what they will learn
and how they will learn it.
c. provide their students with learning opportunities that include a mix of individual, small-
group, and large-group activities.
d. ensure that the instruction and materials they provide their classes are closely aligned with
the school curriculum.

B. Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is wrong.
Support your answer in 1 sentence. (3 points each item).

False 1. Human beings are born with culture.

Human are not born with culture by its definition, culture is a pattern of learned,
socially transmitted behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes with each generatio learns from its elders
and then passes along to the next generation.

True 2. What is considered “normal” is a part of culture.

Culture represent shared norms, values, tradition and customs of a group that typically
define and guide appropriate and inappropriate attitudes and behaviors that is considered
normal, typical or average within a group.

False 3. Teachers and school leaders are the only responsible in shaping and changing
school culture.

There are many leaders that make a contribution to strong school cultures, however
principals are on the heart of it all; those precious administrators are liable for engaging and
provoking teachers, students, and the network as they paintings towards common goals.

False 4. Students are the only ones who benefit from positive school climate.

Students aren’t the only ones that benefit from positive school climate because a positive
school climate is the product of a school’s attention to fostering safety; promoting a supportive
academic, disciplinary, and physical environment; and encouraging and maintaining respectful,
trusting, and caring relationships throughout the school community no matter the setting.

True 5. School size plays a role in school climate.

School climate are often grouped into four main dimensions: safety, teaching and learning
(academic climate), relationships (community climate), and the environment, the positive school
climate is related to many positive student outcomes.