1、Group Differences: Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, Gender, and Language,Chapter Six,The Big Picture,What are todays classrooms like compared to the classrooms of the past, and how are tomorrows classrooms likely to compare with todays? What are the implications of these demographic trends for a dev

2、eloping teacher? How do differences in social class affect student performance and teacher responsibilities? How can teachers meet the needs of students from differing social classes when these students must be taught in the same groups? Why are ethnic and racial differences important for teachers t

3、o understand? How can we understand the challenges faced by students of different racial and ethnic groups?,The Big Picture,How do differences between the sexes affect classroom performance, student achievement, and learning patterns? How can teachers reach students who have a language barrier and h

4、elp these students learn various subjects while the students are acquiring necessary language skills? How can teachers encourage students to overcome their reluctance, work together, and share projects and responsibilities with other students from differing backgrounds?,Why Understanding Group Diffe

5、rences is Important to Teachers,Group Trends that Affect Teaching Relevant Definitions Culture Race Ethnicity Minority Group Discrimination,The Effects of Socioeconomic Status (SES),Definition SES and Achievement SES and Development Parenting Style Authoritarian Permissive Authoritative,Samples of O

6、ccupations and Their Prestige Ratings,Parenting Style and Cognitive Performance,The Benefits of the Authoritative Parenting Style. The Quality of the Mother-Infant Interaction. Parental Involvement and Grades,Data on the Impact of the Family,Number of Children Being Raised by One Unmarried Parent,Ed

7、ucational Level and Family Situation of Parents of Young Children,SES, Self-esteem, and Achievement,Self-esteem and SES SES and its Relation to Achievement Lessons for Teachers,Ethnic and Racial Diversity,Relation to Poverty Group Differences in Test Scores Parental Educational Level High School Gra

8、duation Rates Presence of an Educated Mentor,School Attendance by Race,NAEP Scores as a Function of Ethnicity,Racial Gaps in Reading and Mathematics,Gender Diversity,Sex and Gender Differences Research on Differences Biological and Cultural Differences,Language Diversity,Variation in Exposure to Standard English Dialect Bilingual Education English as a Second Language Bilingualism: Additive Versus Subtractive SES and Language,Multicultural Education,Definition Similarity of Individual Culture to C