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Culturally responsive teaching: an investigation of effective practices for african american learners.

Antonia L. Hill , Loyola University Chicago

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Diversity increasingly characterizes the population of the United States. As the number of African Americans, Latina/os, and Asian populations increase, there will be drastic implications for teaching and learning in classrooms where students of color dominate. The purpose of this mixed methodological study was to examine the characteristics, practices and frequency of use of fifty -two strategies employed by two teachers in a predominately African American urban public school to determine their impact on student learning and engagement. The fifty-two effective and culturally responsive strategies used in this study were created by Dr. Johnnie McKinley, Professor in Educational Psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Furthermore, this study sought to deepen the understandings about the educational challenges of African American students as well as offer insights to teachers and instructional leaders detailing how culturally responsive teaching can effectively impact the level of engagement and ultimately achievement of African American students.

This study used Activity Theory as its theoretical framework to understand how culturally responsive teaching strategies and the frequency of their use impact student engagement and motivation within the classroom. The components of the 52 strategies and practices as well as the preparation of culturally responsive teaching examined in this study, is not inclusive. However, of the 52 fifty-two strategies observed by the researcher and executed by the teachers, it was those strategies where the teachers collectively developed and established clear goals and standards through planning of the lessons/activities and day; selected and used culturally relevant curriculum and materials that recognized people, events, traditions and cultural aspects of the students in their classroom; connected students' learning to prior knowledge; and engaged students in real-life, project-based, meaningful, challenging and relevant curriculum that were most effective in the instruction of the African American students within this study.

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Hill, Antonia L., "Culturally Responsive Teaching: An Investigation of Effective Practices for African American Learners" (2012). Dissertations . 353. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/353

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Examining the effects of culturally responsive teaching practices of educators.

Lenore Thompson , Gardner-Webb University Follow

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William Stone

This dissertation was designed to examine how experiences, education, and professional development informed culturally responsive pedagogy and influenced teacher beliefs in their ability to guide students to success when employing culturally responsive teaching practices. The research school district was located in the piedmont region of North Carolina. It was determined after reviewing the district’s historical student achievement data there was a trend of underachievement by marginalized groups of students. Licensed educators completed the Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy (CRTSE) Scale and the Culturally Responsive Teaching Outcome Expectancy (CRTOE) Scale in order to determine their level of preparedness to teach students from culturally diverse backgrounds and to determine their level of confidence in the positive outcomes associated with culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Student outcome data was used to determine if the adoption of the district’s professional development program positively impacted student achievement in third through eighth grade pilot classrooms. Teacher focus group data was used to identify what 12 teachers did differently in their instruction after participating in district–sponsored professional development. Findings included a CRSTE mean score of 74.58 and CRTOE mean score of 84.27. These scores indicated teachers did not feel confident in their abilities to work with students from culturally diverse backgrounds, however they did believe in the positive outcomes associated with CRT. The results of this study were inconclusive with regard to improved student achievement as measured on standardized benchmark assessments. Focus group data found several things that educator’s did differently after participation in a district-sponsored professional development program. This study contributes information, which could be useful to school and district leaders as they plan high quality professional opportunities for educators.

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Culturally responsive pedagogy: a case study in georgia.

Glenda Johnson - Mapp , Columbus State University Follow

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Summer 7-27-2022

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Doctor of Education

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Dr. Dentzau

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Dr. McCarthy

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Dr. Salazar

This study explored the phenomenon of culturally responsive pedagogy to address the problem of limited data to inform best practices in facilitating high teacher self-efficacy with culturally responsive teaching practices. Using a qualitative exploratory case study design with an initial quantitative component, the perceptions of content-area middle school general education teachers regarding culturally responsive pedagogy in their classroom teaching practices were assessed and considered in respect to their reported perceptions of self-efficacy with culturally responsive teaching. The study’s quantitative component used the Teacher Self-Efficacy on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Scale to assess the perceived self-efficacy with culturally responsive teaching of 150 content-area teachers from three southeastern Georgia middle schools. Scores were distributed across Quartiles 1, 2, 3, and 4 to facilitate the selection of eight teachers to participate in the case study component, consisting of a structured interview, card sorting, and artifact review. Data analysis for the qualitative component followed the interpretive thematic analysis procedure to review, summarize, and compare the case study findings to the existing literature to provide further insight into the relationships of effective implementation of culturally responsive practices, teacher perceived self-efficacy with culturally responsive practices, and administrative support for culturally responsive practices.

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Johnson - Mapp, Glenda, "Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: A Case Study in Georgia" (2022). Theses and Dissertations . 472. https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/472

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A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching

Motivation is inseparable from culture, locked in mid-century, changing consciousness about motivation, an intrinsic motivational framework, culturally responsive teaching, norms, procedures, and structures, a holistic approach.

  • Establishing inclusion —creating a learning atmosphere in which students and teachers feel respected by and connected to one another.
  • Developing attitude —creating a favorable disposition toward the learning experience through personal relevance and choice.
  • Enhancing meaning —creating challenging, thoughtful learning experiences that include student perspectives and values.
  • Engendering competence —creating an understanding that students are effective in learning something they value.

Figure 1. Four Conditions Necessary for Culturally Responsive Teaching

1. Establish Inclusion

Emphasize the human purpose of what is being learned and its relationship to the students' experience.

Share the ownership of knowing with all students.

Collaborate and cooperate. The class assumes a hopeful view of people and their capacity to change.

Treat all students equitably. Invite them to point out behaviors or practices that discriminate.

Procedures : Collaborative learning approaches; cooperative learning; writing groups; peer teaching; multi-dimensional sharing; focus groups; and reframing.

Structures : Ground rules, learning communities; and cooperative base groups.

2. Develop Positive Attitude

Relate teaching and learning activities to students' experience or previous knowledge.

Encourage students to make choices in content and assessment methods based on their experiences, values, needs, and strengths.

Procedures : Clear learning goals; problem solving goals; fair and clear criteria of evaluation; relevant learning models; learning contracts; approaches based on multiple intelligences theory, pedagogical flexibility based on style, and experiential learning.

Structure : Culturally responsive teacher/student/parent conferences.

3. Enhance Meaning

Provide challenging learning experiences involving higher order thinking and critical inquiry. Address relevant, real-world issues in an action-oriented manner.

Encourage discussion of relevant experiences. Incorporate student dialect into classroom dialogue.

Procedures : Critical questioning; guided reciprocal peer questioning; posing problems; decision making; investigation of definitions; historical investigations; experimental inquiry; invention; art; simulations; and case study methods.

Structures : Projects and the problem-posing model.

4. Engender Competence

Connect the assessment process to the students' world, frames of reference, and values.

Include multiple ways to represent knowledge and skills and allow for attainment of outcomes at different points in time.

Encourage self-assessment.

Procedures : Feedback; contextualized assessment; authentic assessment tasks; portfolios and process-folios; tests and testing formats critiqued for bias; and self-assessment.

Structures : Narrative evaluations; credit/no credit systems; and contracts for grades.

Based on Wlodkowski, R. J., and M. B. Ginsberg. (1995). Diversity and Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

After 15 minutes, the teacher asks students to note three observations about the concept of culture. The most prevalent response is that “we were surprised at how much we have in common.” Clark indicates that he sees this as well. He asks the class, “If we have such commonality, why do some groups of people in the United States have such difficulty becoming economically secure?” Note what happen as students struggle over whose perceptions are the most accurate. First student : Some have more difficulty because of discrimination, because people have prejudices against people whose skin is a different color from theirs. Second student : I don't think it's that simple. Look how many people of color are doing well. We've got generals, mayors, and corporation executives. There's a black middle class and they are economically secure. Third student : Yeah, that might be so, but it isn't as many people as you think. The newspapers just make a big deal about minorities succeeding.
  • Which ethnic groups are most economically successful? Least successful?
  • What proportion of each ethnic group is lower income, middle income, upper income?
  • Are more people of color economically successful today than 20 years ago? 100 years ago?
  • What is the relationship of educational opportunity to income status?
  • Do middle- and upper-class African Americans and Latinos encounter more discrimination than do European Americans?
  • Is there a difference in the quality of family and community support among middle- and upper-income African Americans, European Americans, and Latinos?

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