EDSP 3700 – Final Exam

Nick Vujicic, a man without arms or legs, uses his life to motivate others to see what they can do.

This illustrates how the focus on persons with disabilities should be:

Most exceptional learners:

When special education works as it should, the outcome for students is:

Most historians trace the beginning of special education as we know it today to this individual. This person was one of the first to educate a child with a disability:

Under IDEA, each state and locality must have a plan to ensure all of the following EXCEPT:

In the case of Hudson vs. Rowley, the US Supreme Court ruled that the school did not have to provide a sign interpreter for Amy Rowley, a child who was deaf, because she had an IEP that allowed her to achieve at or above an average level for her age.The decision interpreted which component of P.L. 94-142?

Schools must provide an individualized program for each student who requires special education services.

This means that:

Each of the following people is typically on an IEP team EXCEPT:

Accommodations for evaluation procedures of students with disabilities might include all of the following EXCEPT:

In co-teaching:

Response to intervention (RTI):

The founder of the Special Olympics was:

The legislation that passed at the end of 2015 upholding standards based accountability and adding highly qualified teacher component:

An IFSP refers to an:

In the not too distant past, many professionals tended to believe that parents of children with disabilities were:

The reactions of extended family members are important because they can often play a critical role in:

Which one of the following best describes the purpose of multicultural education?

Each of the following components must be included on an individualized education program (IEP) EXCEPT:

The primary purpose of home-note program from one of the child's teachers is to:

A 3-tiered system of instruction that screens for those likely to fail then monitors student progress to determine how an intervention strategy is impacting their learning:

In the vast majority of cases, we are unable to identify the exact reason why a child is exceptional

A disability is always a handicap

The female gender is overrepresented in special education

The IEP must include a description of how a child's progress toward annual goals will be measured and reported

The individualized education program (IEP) is not required to be a written statement

Students with disabilities are excluded from participation in the school's high-stakes standardized assessment procedures

An individual can be a member of many subcultures

A student with a disability can take an alternate assessment to the regular state standardized test if specified in their IEP

Parents of a child with a disability who choose not to be involved with decision making at school probably are neglectful at home

If some of the members of the IEP team are unable to attend a meeting, it is fine to have the meeting without them and review the outcome with them later

A general education teacher does not need to be part of the IEP meeting

The right route to placement is evaluation / identification, then placement, then create IEP

Asian Americans are overrepresented in special education

Over 6.5 million students receive special education

When testing for special education eligibility, the evaluation must be in the student's native language

Curriculum based measurement - frequent measures of performance on curriculum material tend to be less biased assessments for multicultural populations than standardized tests

Exceptional learners do not include students who are gifted and talented

A student with a disability automatically qualifies to receive special designed instruction

The No Child Left Behind Act protects those with disabilities from discrimination in civil rights -- employment, transportation, public access, state and local government, and telecommunications

Some ethnic minorities are underrepresented in special education

According to the hypothetical "normal curve" approximately what percentage of the population is expected to have IQ scores between 0-70?

Current estimates place the prevalence of students identified with intellectual disabilities at approximately?

All states routinely screen for this before babies leave the hospital:

A person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies, and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working is:

Early childhood programs designed to enhance the development of children who are already identified with intellectual disabilities place a great deal of emphasis on:

Joe tends to believe whatever is told, even highly questionable statements or claims, despite any evidence. This tendency is known as:

Jose has intellectual disabilities. As an infant, he was lethargic and had difficultly eating: however, at about one year of age he became obsessed with food. This is characteristic of:

How is adaptive behavior typically assessed?

In supported competitive employment, a worker with intellectual disabilities has a competitive employment position and receives:

All of the following are true about sheltered workshops EXCEPT:

Up until the recent ascendance of the response to intervention model, the identification of learning disabilities focused on:

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Research using neurological imaging suggests that some cases of learning disabilities are caused by:

Which typically poses the greatest difficulty for most children with learning disabilities?

Daphne has an external locus of control.

When she succeeds on a homework assignment in mathematics, she is most likely to attribute her success to:

The part of the brain responsible for executive functions, such as the ability to regulate one's own behavior is the:

Each of the following is a subdivision of ADHD according to the American Psychiatric Associations diagnostic manual EXCEPT:

Rating scales used for ADHD are generally filled out by each of the following EXCEPT:

Students with ADHD receive special education services under the (IDEA) in which category?

In an effort to help Brian complete tasks, his parents taught him to use pictures from a notebook from a young age to adulthood. What is Brian's disability?

All of the following are examples of behavioral inhibitions EXCEPT:

According to the centers for disease control and prevention, how many people have an autism spectrum disorder?

Most scientists argue that the dramatic increase in prevalence statistics for autism is due to each of the following EXCEPT:

The term "spectrum" in autism spectrum disorder refers to the fact that people with ASD:

According to the DSM-5, Aspergers syndrome:

Which term was once commonly applied to mothers of children with autism?

The most common known hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is Fragile X Syndrome

There are many different causes of intellectual disabilities, and new genetic syndromes continue to be discovered

Encephalitis results in intellectual disabilities but meningitis does not

Children and youth with learning disabilities comprise about half of all students who receive special education

Most children with learning disabilities outgrow their disabilities as adults

Many different kinds of disabilities are more prevalent in males than in females

Students with ADHD may have "504 plans" that document accommodations to be provided in the general education classroom setting

ADHD has been shown to often coexist with learning disabilities and emotional /behavioral disabilities

It is likely that a lot of TV or video games causes ADHD

ADHD is not a separate special education category under IDEA

Hyperactivity is a characteristic of all children with ADHD

Samples taken from the population at large indicate that girls outnumber boys with ADHD at a ratio of 3:1

Using psychostimulants, such as Ritalin, can easily turn children into abusers of other substances, such as cocaine and marijuana

Many questions still remain about how to best implement RTI

Mathematics disabilities are relatively rare among children with learning disabilities

Evidence indicates that there is a connection between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism

The symptoms of autism spectrum disorder cannot be noticed before a child is 2 years old

All people with autism exhibit remarkable ability or talent in particular splinter skills, such as playing music, drawing, or calculating

At the preschool level, teachers emphasize natural interactions in general education classrooms with students who do not have disabilities

PCES is a teaching method for students with autism where instructors use pencils, pens, and paper to reinforce desired outcomes

Teaching academics in the context of daily living:

An understanding that specific words can be broken down into individual sounds:

A motivational term referring to a condition in which a person believes that no matter how hard he or she tries, failure will result:

The study within psycholinguistics of how people use language in social situations; emphasizes the functional use of language rather than the mechanics:

The ability to remember information while also performing other cognitive operations:

A motivational term referring to how people explain their success or failures. These people believe that outside forces influence how they perform:

The ability to stop an intended response or to stop an ongoing response is impaired in those with ADHD:

"Manifestation determination" means that the circumstances surrounding a particular incident are not weighed in deciding what the consequences should be:

Boys with externalizing forms of E/BD outnumber girls with externalizing forms of E/BD by about five to one:

A student with disabilities cannot be expelled from school:

Transition from school to work is usually not a significant problem for those with E/BD because they tend to be so independent:

When teaching students with speech and language disorders, the primary role of the classroom teacher is to facilitate the social use of language:

About 50% of the children whose language is delayed at age 2 will gradually catch up developmentally with their age peers:

More girls than boys stutter:

Most standardized assessments are biased against learners who are deaf or hard of hearing:

Children who are deaf who have parents who are deaf have higher reading achievement than those who have hearing parents:

Most people who are deaf have some residual hearing:

Children who are deaf reach language development milestones in sign later than hearing children do in spoken language:

A mutation in the connexin-26 gene is the most common cause of congenital deafness:

People with a severe disability in any area often have more than one disability:

Most authorities agree that the biggest obstacle faced by people with deaf-blindness is accessing information:

The best place to teach domestic skills is not always the student's home:

The effects of TBI are always severe and permanent:

Two broad dimensions of behavior disorders are:

In the majority of cases, the cause of E/BD is:

The federal definition of E/BD has been most widely criticized for its exclusion of children with:

Under IDEA, "functional behavioral assessment" (FBA):

Select the correct term for the following definition. A temporary placement outside general education for students whose behavior is extremely problematic, but in which their education is continued:

The primary role of the classroom teacher is to facilitate development of which aspect of language:

Encoding, or sending messages, is referred to as:

Many children do not learn to produce all speech sounds correctly until they:

Decoding, or understanding messages, is referred to as:

"Phonology" refers to linguistic rules governing:

The meanings and concepts people attach to words and sentences are referred to as:

A failure of the child to understand the rules for producing the sounds of their language at an age-appropriate level and in a culturally appropriate way represents:

What percentage of deaf children have hearing parents?

Children with deafness who have parents who are also deaf:

FM systems are used in conjunction with hearing aids to:

When performance tests, rather than verbal tests, are used:

The most frequent viral cause of non genetic deafness in newborns is:

The most severe hearing impairments are associated with which part of the ear?

A method of teaching communication to people who are deaf that stresses the use of visual cues, such as speechreading and cued speech:

Any manual or electronic means by which a person who is unable to communicate through normal speech can express wants and needs, share information, engage in social closeness, or manage social etiquette is:

An adaptation that may be used by a person who is deaf-blind to communicate with the public is:

A syndrome that causes deaf-blindness and is characterized by a number of physical defects, such as an abnormally shaped pupil, and results in difficulties in swallowing and breathing is:

An inherited syndrome of deaf-blindness characterized by hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa is:

All of the following are prenatal conditions that can result in deaf-blindness EXCEPT:

A facility that provides a structured environment for people with disabilities in which they can learn skills; can be either a transitional placement or a permanent arrangement:

Swimmers ear:

For educational purposes, individuals who are blind:

Blindness occurs most often in:

In children, the leading cause of blindness is:

Clara has good vision for assignments written on the blackboard, but she has difficulty with the print in her textbook. She may have a refraction problem known as:

A hereditary disease that usually causes the field of vision to narrow and also affects night vision is:

Echolocation:

In comparison to sighted children, children who are blind:

Which mobility aid is most often recommended by professionals?

When guiding a person who is blind, you should:

Each of the following is an accommodation that can be made on the job for those who are blind or who have low vision EXCEPT:

The primary distinguishing characteristic of children with physical disability is:

Andre's legs are paralyzed, but he has full use of his arms.

His condition is:

When there is an abnormal discharge of electrical energy in certain brain cells, the result is:

Tim has a hereditary disease characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers. His condition is:

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a potentially debilitating disease that:

For children with most physical disabilities and other health impairments, a common cause of academic difficulties is:

Children's reactions to their own physical disabilities are largely:

Jim has an artificial leg. This is an example of a/an:

Gareth uses braces on his legs to help provide support when he walks. This is an example of a/an:

The primary goal of adapted physical education is:

Mr. Kent has a child in his class who has a terminal illness.

He should:

The difference between physical therapy and occupational therapy:

A situation in which a person with a disability becomes a regular employee, performs a valued function in a regular work setting, and receives fair pay while receiving training, social skills instruction, and other services is:

Physical disabilities of all kinds are decreasing because of medical advances:

In most students with orthopedic or musculoskeletal disorders, intelligence is unaffected:

Teenage mothers are more likely than older women to give birth to premature or low-birth weight babies:

School systems have widely differing practices regarding the education of students with special gifts and talents because:

All of the following are characteristics of students with special gifts and talents EXCEPT:

According to research, what is the relationship between giftedness and genetics?

In addition to IQ and achievement tests, what other method is commonly used to identify giftedness?

One of the most common misconceptions of the field of gifted education is:

Additional experiences provided to students without placing them in a higher grade are known as:

Larry, a student who is gifted, skipped third grade. This is an example of which programming strategy?

Each of the following is a myth about acceleration EXCEPT:

Probably the central issue in the education of adolescents with special gifts and talents is that of:

Early enrollment in college courses has worked particularly well for adolescents who are gifted in:

In adulthood, people with gifts are prone to emotional instability and early decline:

Giftedness is a stable trait that is evident throughout all periods of a person's life:

Genetic factors contribute to giftedness:

A child can attain a gifted level of performance even if he or she has a disability: