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SPED Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In order to protect against discrimination, leaders in the gifted education field advocate which of the following? | Using more than one means of evaluation |
| Which of the following focuses on implementing instructional approaches that match the strengths and needs of each gifted learner and offers opportunities for individualized responses? | Differentiated instruction |
| Moving students more rapidly through the standard sequence of the curriculum is which of the following? | Acceleration |
| Which of the following involves tests that reveal the aspects of the content that a student has already mastered; after which the teacher provides instruction only on that content that the student has not yet mastered? | Compacting the curriculum |
| Ordered lists of cognitive skills or activities that can be used to differentiate expectations for students is which of the following? | Cognitive taxonomies |
| Students who are involved with the autonomous learning model do all of the following EXCEPT: | Participate in more frequent testing |
| Which of the following is an inquiry-oriented activity which most or all of the information that students use comes from the web? | Webquest |
| Assigning three to six students who are gifted and talented to the same general education classroom so that they can work together is which of the following? | Cluster grouping |
| Which of the following draws students together who are gifted and talented? | Magnet schools |
| Two ways of monitoring the progress of students who are gifted are product evaluation and which of the following? | Process evaluation |
| Which of the following involves written products such as tests? | Product evaluation |
| Observing and learning from a student’s comments or work is which of the following? | Process evaluation |
| Speech, language, and communication assessment; seating and positioning assessment; mobility assessment; writing evaluation; visual and hearing assessment; and assessment of environmental factors should be included in which of the following? | Assistive technology evaluation |
| Which of the following enables students who cannot communicate verbally or through other formats, to do so through technology? | Augmentative and alternative communication |
| Defining the target skill; performing the task yourself and noting the steps; identifying the component or constituent parts; writing the steps on a data collection form; and observing the student performing the task is which of the following? | Task analysis |
| Which of the following involves students learning to collect data on their progress toward educational goals? | Self-monitoring strategies |
| Which of the following requires the teacher to accumulate permanent products that exemplify the student’s work? | Portfolio-based assessment |
| Kate is a student with multiple disabilities who has tantrums and hits herself and others. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for Kate’s behaviors? | Write a behavior plan for Kate. |
| Wesley is unable to communicate his needs or wants using words. This is an issue in the classroom because he is often unnoticed. What is an appropriate strategy to help Wesley in the classroom? | Use assistive technology to enable him to communicate. |
| Which of the following is characterized by tightness in one or more muscle groups and affects 70 – 80 percent of individuals with cerebral palsy? | Spastic |
| Classifying a person’s disability by the specific body location of the movement impairment is which of the following? | Topographical classification |
| According to the topographical classification system, a disability that affects the legs only is which of the following? | Paraplegia |
| Which of the following refers to a malfunction in the spinal cord? | Spina bifida |
| IDEA currently defines students with other health impairments as those having limited strength, vitality, or which of the following? | Alertness |
| Which of the following is a condition characterized by seizures, which are temporary neurobiological abnormalities that result from unregulated electrical charges in the brain? | Epilepsy |
| Which of the following seizures, formerly known as petit mal, causes the student to lose consciousness but only for a brief period of time, a few seconds to a half-minute or so? | Tonic-clonic |
| Which of the following is a chronic lung condition characterized by airway obstruction, inflammation, and increased sensitivity? | Asthma |
| Which of the following is the most common educational placement for students with physical disabilities? | Regular class 80 – 100% of the school day |
| Jaquan is a student with asthma. He appears to be overwhelmed by class activities when he is feeling fatigued. How can you help Jaquan in your classroom? | Specify appropriate length of work and rest periods for him in a 504 plan. |
| Which of the following is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills and originates before age 18? | Intellectual disabilities |
| According to the DSM-IV-TR, the IQ for mild intellectual disabilities is which of the following? | 50 – 55 to approximately 70 |
| Which of the following is the ability to recall information that has been stored for a few seconds to a few hours? | Short-term memory |
| The ability to transfer knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task and to make that transfer across different settings or environments is which of the following? | Generalization |
| A problem-solving style in which students distrust their own solutions and depend on others to guide them is called which of the following? | Outer-directedness |
| People with Intellectual disabilities have significant limitations in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, practical adaptive skills, and which of the following? | Social |
| Which category of causes is associated with chromosomal disorders, such as Down syndrome? | Biomedical causes |
| Which social, behavioral, or educational factor is associated with Intellectual disabilities more than with any other disability? | Poverty |
| Which type of data would be most appropriate to collect to assess how well a student learned a task that was broken into various steps? | Response by response data |
| . Marisa is a student with intellectual disabilities who participates in a job-training program. Marisa is very shy around coworkers. What could you do to help Marisa with her social skills on the job? | Include social skills training as a component of her transition instruction. |
| Two tests that could be used to identify a student as having Intellectual disabilities are which of the following? | Stanford-Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior |
| In order to be identified as having Intellectual disabilities, a child must demonstrate significantly subaverage intellectual functioning and which of the following? | Related limitation on two or more areas of adaptive skills |
| An IEP is an education plan for students ages three through 21 with disabilities. Which of the following is an education plan for students from birth through ages two? | IFSP- Individualized Family Service Plan |
| Present level of performance, long term goals, short term objectives, educational placement, and testing accommodations are all requirements of which of the following? | An IEP |
| A school must educate students with disabilities with students who do not have disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate for the student. This principle is which of the following? | Least Restrictive Environment |
| What does Idea stand for? | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| Which of the following was a critical outcome of the Brown vs. Board of Education of 1954? | Schools may not seperate because of race |
| What is the current age for services under IDEA? | IDEA covers individuals ages birth to 21 |
| Which of the following prohibits discrimmination solely on the basis of disability in education, employment, and other sectors of american life? | Section 504 and ADA |
| Which law extends civil rights and antidiscriminasory protection for the individuals with disabilities into transportation, employment, and state and local government activities? | ADA |
| Two major legislative acts that shape how teachers do their jobs are IDEA and which of the following? | No Child Left Behind(NCLB) |
| The IDEA principle that seeks to make schools and parents accountable to each others carrying out the students IDEA rights is which of the following? | Procedural due process |
| To ensure that all students with a disability receive an appropriate education and that there are safe places for teaching and learning, IDEA regulates how schools do which of the following? | Discipline students who qualify for IDEA services |
| The process of determining a students behavior is a direct result of the student's disability of which of the following? | Nondiscriminatory evaluation |
| Which of the following is a range of services from less to more restrictive that schools must offer to students with disabilities? | Continuum of services |
| For whom are alternate achievement standards designed? | Students with severe cognitive disabilities |
| Accomidations do not change the context of assesment, rather they result in changes teachers' ways of presenting information, students' ways of respodning, timing, and which of the following? | setting |
| Which of the following refers to the design of instructional materials and activities to make content information accessible to all children? | Universal design for learning |
| Universal design for learning promotes flexibility in representing content , presenting , and which of the following? | demonstrating content mastery |
| Over the last decade, where have students with disabilities been spending most of their instrumental time? | In the general special education classroom |
| Which of the following students are more likely to attend residential schools? | students with hearing impairments, visual impairments, and deaf-blindness |
| Students with which disabilities tend to be served in resource classrooms? | students with learning disabilities and other health impairments |
| Which of the following students are most likely to be educated in special schools? | Students with emotional behavioral disorders, and autism |
| All of the following are key characteristics of inclusion EXCEPT ? | alternative assessment |
| Which of the following holds that students with exceptionalities be placed in schools and classrooms in a similar ration of the occurrence of exceptionality within the general population? | the principle of natural proportions |
| Which of the following refers to services that range from the most typical and most exclusive settings to the most atypical and most segerated settings? | the continuum of placements |
| Eliminating the continuum of placement and increasing the amount of time students spend in the general education classroom are two issues of which of the following? | Inclusion |
| Social competence, communication skills, developmental skills of students with disabilities have improved in which of the following settings? | Inclusion |
| When educators adapt the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address a students unique needs, which of the following is occuring/ | specially designed instruction |
| The inclusion movement has tried to limit the need for more restrictive settings by creating which of the following? | new partnerships between special and general education |
| Which of the following is one of the most significant challenges facing students with learning disabilities? | reading difficulties |
| the inclusionary standard for determining a learning disability means which of the following? | Identifies what conditions of learning disabilities are included |
| one of the most important elements to gain parents trust? | confidentality |
| court case in california? | Larry P. RIles |
| More time in Sped class? | american students |
| WHat races are in SPED classes? | white and asians |