Factors leading the over-representation of African American students in some disability categories in special education are ______________________________.

Question

Question 7 options:

incongruity between the culture of many teachers and that of African American students

bias in the process of assessment

neither A or B

both A and B

Answer 1

The correct answer is both A and B.

Both the incongruity between the culture of many teachers and that of African American students, as well as bias in the process of assessment, contribute to the over-representation of African American students in certain disability categories in special education.