Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI) Strong Vincent

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Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI)
Strong Vincent

• Spring 2006
• Field Students
• Pre Testing

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CDAI Scoring
Minimum
Maximum General Cultural
Awareness 5 25 The
Culturally Diverse Family
7 35 Cross Cultural Communication
4 20 Assessment 3 15 The
Multicultural Environment
8 40 Variable N Mean
Median TrMean StDev SE Mean Cultural
2 16.00 16.00 16.00
1.41 1.00 Diverse 2
24.00 24.00 24.00 1.41
1.00 Cross Cu 2 14.500 14.500
14.500 0.707 0.500 Assessment
2 9.00 9.00 9.00
1.41 1.00 Multicul 2
23.500 23.500 23.500 0.707
0.500 Variable Minimum Maximum
Cultural 15.00 17.00
Diverse 23.00
25.00 Cross Cu 14.000 15.000
Assessme 8.00 10.00
Multicul 23.000 24.000


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Gender Count Age Count
Race Count Female 2
26-30 1
White 2 31-35
1 Sex Orientation Count Heterosexual
2 Certification
Count
Secondary, Earth Space Science
1 Secondary, Science,
Biology, General Science 1
Credits
Count 90 and above 2
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I believe my culture to be different from some of
the children I serve.
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I believe it is important to identify immediately
the ethnic groups of the children I serve.
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I believe I would prefer to work with children
and parents whose cultures are similar to mine.
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I believe I would be uncomfortable in settings
with people who speak non-standard English.
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I believe I am uncomfortable in settings with
people who exhibit values or beliefs different
from my own.
9
I believe other than the required school
activities, my interactions with parents should
include social events, meeting in public places
(e.g., shopping centers), or telephone
conversations.
10
I believe I am sometimes surprised when members
of certain ethnic groups contribute to particular
school activities (e.g., bilingual students on
the debate team or Black students in the
orchestra).
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I believe the familys views of school and
society should be included in the schools yearly
programming planning.
12
I believe it is necessary to include on-going
parent input in program planning.
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I believe I sometimes experience frustration when
conducting conferences with parents whose culture
is different from my own.
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I believe the solution to communication problems
of certain ethnic groups is the childs own
responsibility.
15
I believe English should be taught as a second
language to non-English speaking children as a
regular part of the school curriculum.
16
I believe when correcting a childs spoken
language, one should role model without any
further explanation.
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I believe that there are times when the use of
non-standard English should be ignored.
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I believe in asking families of diverse cultures
how they wish to be referred to (e.g., Caucasian,
White, Anglo) at the beginning of our interaction.
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I believe in a society with as many racial groups
as the U.S.A., I would expect and accept the use
of ethnic jokes or phrases by some children.
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I believe that there are times when racial
statements should be ignored.
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I believe a child should be referred for testing
if learning difficulties appear to be due to
cultural differences and/or language.
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I believe adaptations in standardized assessments
to be questionable since they alter reliability
and validity.
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I believe translating a standardized achievement
or intelligence test to the childs dominant
language gives the child an added advantage and
does not allow for peer comparison.
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I believe parents know little about assessing
their own children.
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I believe that the teaching of ethnic customs and
traditions is NOT the responsibility of public
school programs or personnel.
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I believe it is my responsibility to provide
opportunities for children to share cultural
differences in foods, dress, family life and/or
beliefs.
27
I believe Individualized Education Program
meetings or program planning should be scheduled
for the convenience of the parent.
28
I believe I make adaptations in programming to
accommodate the different cultures as my
enrollment changes.
29
I believe the displays and frequently used
materials within my setting show at least three
different ethnic groups or customs.
30
I believe in a regular rotating schedule for job
assignments which includes each child within my
setting.
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I believe ones knowledge of a particular culture
should affect ones expectations of the
childrens performances.
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General Cultural Awareness
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The Culturally Diverse Family
34
Cross Cultural Communication
35
Assessment
36
The Multicultural Environment