Double Entry Journal #3 8/27/2011

A cultural deficit is viewed as a learning deficit on the part of the learner. In other words the reason a learner fails to make progress is because the culture they come from prevents them from being able to succeed.

A cultural difference is a misunderstanding between the learner and teacher due to each person being raised in a different culture with different interpretations of what may be the same in print or thought.

Reference: Bolima, Donna. (n.d.). Contexts for understanding: educational learning theories. Retrieved from http://staff.washington.edu/saki/strategies/101/new_page_5.htm