Exceptional Learners Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course explores the diverse needs of exceptional learners, including students with disabilities, gifted and talented individuals, and those with learning differences. Emphasizing inclusive education, it examines the characteristics, legal requirements, and instructional strategies essential for supporting exceptional learners in various educational settings. Students will learn to design effective interventions, adapt curricula, and collaborate with families and interdisciplinary teams to foster academic and social development for all learners.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society an Introduction to Exceptionality 4th Edition by Richard
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives
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Q1) Which term does NOT describe special education?
A)Services
B)Location
C)Individualized
D)Instructional programs
Answer: B
Q2) ______________________ refers to the impact of a disability.
A)Delay
B)Impairment
C)Limitation
D)Handicap
Answer: D
Q3) The term "early childhood special education" typically refers to children ages
A)Birth to 2 years
B)Birth to 5 years
C)3 to 5 years
D)3 to 7 years
Answer: C
Q4) How did Itard impact the general perceptions of people with disabilities?
Answer: They could benefit from instruction.
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Chapter 2: Policies, Practices, and Programs
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Q1) Under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, all of the following would be considered "major life activities", EXCEPT:
A)Driving
B)Seeing
C)Learning
D)Walking
Answer: A
Q2) What is the IDEA mandated process of screening and identification of individuals suspected of having a disability?
A)Brigance
B)Child Seek
C)Child Find
D)SCOPE
Answer: C
Q3) The empowerment model is the basis for the construction of an effective individualized family service plan.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) Multicultural means ______________.
A)the dominant culture
B)more than one culture
C)a foreign culture
D)macroculture
Answer: B
Q2) Schools in the United States are grounded in _____________, a culture that may hold little meaning for many students whose families are poor and/or are from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds.
A)African American culture and values
B)Latino culture and values
C)Asian culture and values
D)White middle-class values
Answer: D
Q3) All of the following are true about multiculturalism EXCEPT:
A)Acknowledges basic commonalities among groups of people
B)Refers to more than one culture
C)Implies we should appreciate differences among groups of people
D)States clearly that one cannot function within more than one culture
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Parents, Families, and Exceptionality
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Q1) _____________ are those features that make a family unique.
A)Cultural background
B)Geographic location
C)Family size
D)All of the above
Q2) Family functions are seven interrelated activities that are necessary to fulfill the individual and collective needs of the family. All of the following are examples of family functions, EXCEPT:
A)Affection
B)Education
C)Recreation
D)Adoption
Q3) _____________ is characterized by a state of mind in which a deliberate effort is made to recognize, understand, and resolve problems.
A)Rationalizing
B)Bargaining
C)Acceptance
D)Adjustment
Q4) Why is sensitive and caring support from professionals especially important?
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Chapter 5: Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Retardation
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Q1) The most recent data on educational placement for students with intellectual disabilities indicates that the most common placement is in
A)inclusive general education classrooms.
B)resource rooms.
C)self-contained, separate schools.
D)self-contained, separate classrooms.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cooperative learning?
A)Used with heterogeneous groups
B)Encourages healthy competition among students
C)Rewards are based on group performance
D)Each pupil contributes to the assignment
Q3) Parents who have children with the metabolic disorder of _________ can greatly reduce developmental delays if they discover the condition early and place their children on a milk-free diet.
A)PKU
B)galactosemia
C)cytomegalovirus
D)toxoplasmosis
Q4) Transition services for students should begin no later than what age?
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Chapter 6: Individuals With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) What curriculum model views cognitive development as resulting from maturation coupled with the child's interaction with the environment?
A)Functional curriculum
B)Behavioral curriculum
C)Developmental/cognitive model
D)Environmental interaction model
Q2) _______________ memory requires an individual to retain information while simultaneously engaging in another cognitive activity.
A)Long-term
B)Short-term
C)Working
D)Transitory
Q3) The RTI model shifts from what concept that is attributed to the discrepancy model?
A)Wait to fail
B)Believe and achieve
C)Efficient identification
D)Under-identification
Q4) List four common components of the definitions of Learning Disability.
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) Because the IDEA does not define ADHD, from what source, does the text cite, as the working definition of ADHD?
A)New England Journal of Medicine
B)American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
C)American Psychiatric Association
D)Johns Hopkins University
Q2) What educational setting is the most beneficial for students with ADHD?
A)Included in a general education classroom
B)Part of a special education classroom
C)Part of a classroom that utilizes collaboration between special education and general education teachers
D)It depends on the case
Q3) The most popular form of medication used to treat individuals with ADHD is
A)Psychostimulants
B)Antidepressants
C)Narcotics
D)Psychotropics
Q4) What is a likely reason the prevalence of ADHD continues to grow?
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Q5) List the five steps students follow in the self-regulation process
Q6) What is the youngest age any medication used to treat ADHD is approved for?
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following conceptual model(s) of emotional and behavioral disorders emphasizes systematic observations and data collection procedures?
A)Behavioral
B)Biogenic
C)Psychodynamic
D)Ecological
Q2) The most salient characteristic of students with emotional or behavioral disorders is ____________________.
A)lack of academic achievement
B)difficulty establishing and maintaining peer and adult relationships
C)aggressive behavior in unstructured settings
D)ability to coerce peers into problem behaviors
Q3) Hitting others and sexual behavior are examples of behaviors that deviate from, nearly, all cultural norms.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three management interventions for supporting students with emotional or behavioral disorders in the classroom.
Q5) Differentiate between a disturbing behavior and a disturbed behavior.
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) There is a cure for autism spectrum disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which pervasive developmental disorder occurs only in females?
A)Asperger syndrome
B)Childhood disintegrative disorder
C)Autism
D)Rett's disorder
Q3) "Bad mothering" is associated with which theory, for causes of Autism?
A)Environmental theory
B)Psychogenic theory
C)Organic theory
D)Behavioral theory
Q4) About 10 percent of individuals with ASD have special skills in areas such as mathematical calculations, memory feats, artistic and musical abilities, and reading.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What factors should parents consider when selecting treatments for their child with autism spectrum disorders?
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of an articulation disorder?
A)Phonation
B)Resonance
C)Stuttering
D)Distortions
Q2) Compare and contrast a phonological disorder and an articulation disorder? Explain why it is important for a speech-language pathologist to differentiate between these two disorders and describe the intervention strategies used with each.
Q3) Childhood aphasia is an example of a congenital impairment
A)True
B)False
Q4) Articulation disorders include all of the following except:
A)Substitutions
B)Repetitions
C)Omissions
D)Additions
Q5) Speech and language development begins in the womb
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) A leading cause of mild to moderate conductive hearing loss in children is
A)ossicular chain
B)otitis media
C)organ of Corti
D)oval window
Q2) Children who are deaf or who have hearing impairments typically have parents who
A)are hearing
B)are deaf or have hearing impairments
C)know sign language
D)understand the Deaf culture
Q3) Mathematics is the academic area most negatively affected for students with a hearing impairment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What device can persons with a severe hearing impairment use to communicate by telephone?
Q5) Atresia is a developmental disorder that results in malformation of the outer and/or middle ear.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) Cite one challenge to the provision of certified vision teachers for students with visual impairments.
Q2) __________________ are lenses that become opaque or cloudy.
A)Retinas
B)Cataracts
C)Maculas
D)Corneas
Q3) What percentage of students with visual impairments were enrolled in the regular classroom during the 2007-2008 school year
A)70%
B)60.7%
C)12.7%
D)10.5%
Q4) Orientation and mobility training is required to
A)teach independent travel
B)increase one's knowledge of visual impairments
C)acquire academic skills
D)use computer technology
Q5) Name three of the most common visual impairments affecting school-age children.
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Q6) What are three refractive errors that impact vision?
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health
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Q1) Children with cerebral palsy ___________.
A)have no higher incidence of intellectual disability than students without cerebral palsy
B)have a higher incidence of intellectual disability than students without cerebral palsy
C)are more often boys than girls
D)are more often girls than boys
Q2) An inherited disorder that is one of the leading causes of deaf-blindness after childhood.
A)CHARGE syndrome
B)Usher syndrome
C)TORCH syndrome
D)Cockayne syndrome
Q3) A student with a severe case of traumatic brain injury will typically
A)have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first two years following the trauma.
B)remain in a coma for the first year following the trauma.
C)continue to improve for 10 years following the trauma.
D)have the most dramatic improvement in skills during the first year following the trauma.
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Chapter 14: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) J. P. Guilford provided the foundation for ___________________ theory by proposing that there are 120 kinds of intelligences.
A)Multi-dimensional intelligence
B)Variable intelligence
C)Common intelligence
D)Multiple intelligence
Q2) Many educators believe that the least restrictive environment for gifted and talented students is
A)the general education classroom where they can socialize with average peers
B)a self contained classroom or magnet school
C)home school
D)it doesn't matter; these children will excel in any environment
Q3) _____ coined the term differential education.
A)J.P Guilford
B)Hollingsworth
C)Virgil Ward
D)Javits
Q4) Each state uses its own definition of giftedness in the schools.
A)True
B)False
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