Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory CDAI PfeifferBurleigh

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Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory (CDAI)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh

• Spring 2006
• Student Teachers
• 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
15 15.000 16.000 15.000
2.138 0.552 Diverse 15
24.067 25.000 24.154 2.789
0.720 Cross Cu 15 13.600
13.000 13.692 2.131 0.550 Assessme
15 6.067 6.000 6.077
1.870 0.483 Multicul 15
22.733 23.000 22.692 1.033
0.267 Variable Minimum Maximum
Q1 Q3 Cultural 12.000 18.000
13.000 17.000 Diverse 18.000
29.000 22.000 26.000 Cross Cu
9.000 17.000 12.000 15.000 Assessme
3.000 9.000 5.000
7.000 Multicul 21.000 25.000
22.000 23.000
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Gender Count Age Count Race
Count Female 14 21-25
12 White 15 Male
1 36 over 3
Sexual orientation
Count Heterosexual 15 Certification
Count Credits
Count Early Child Elem 3 90
above 15 Early Child Elem 1
Elem Spec Ed 6 Elementary
4 Spec Ed
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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.
7
I believe I would be uncomfortable in settings
with people who speak non-standard English.
8
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.
13
I believe I sometimes experience frustration when
conducting conferences with parents whose culture
is different from my own.
14
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.
17
I believe that there are times when the use of
non-standard English should be ignored.
18
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.
19
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.
20
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.
25
I believe that the teaching of ethnic customs and
traditions is NOT the responsibility of public
school programs or personnel.
26
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.
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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.
31
I believe ones knowledge of a particular culture
should affect ones expectations of the
childrens performances.
32
General Cultural Awareness
33
The Culturally Diverse Family
34
Cross Cultural Communication
35
Assessment
36
The Multicultural Environment