Answer to Question #206674 in English for Londiwe Nomfundo

Question

What constitutes a diverse classroom? Discuss any three features of your choice.

Answer 1

A diverse classroom is that classroom that supports: content integration, the knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction, an equity pedagogy, and an empowering classroom culture and social structure.

• Content integration deals with the extent to which teachers use examples and content from a variety of cultures and groups to illustrate key concepts, generalizations, and issues within their subject areas or disciplines.
• The knowledge construction process describes how teachers help students to understand, investigate, and determine how the biases, frames of reference, and perspectives within a discipline influence the ways in which knowledge is constructed within it.
• Prejudice reduction describes lessons and activities used by teachers to help students to develop positive attitudes toward different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.