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Special Education
Q:
True or False
The most common emotional and behavioral problems seen in today's schools are acting out and disruptive behavior.
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True or False
Antisocial behavior may be caused by dysfunctional family interactions.
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True or False
Research suggests that far more males than females are identified as having emotional and behavioral disorders.
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True or False
Children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders are an under-identified population of students.
Q:
True or False
Fifteen-year-old Diana has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is experiencing significant academic problems as a result. Therefore, Diana is probably eligible for special education services under the category of emotional disturbance.
Q:
True or False
Eleven-year-old Alicia has experienced significant depression for several years and has difficulty keeping focused on her academic tasks. Therefore, Alicia is probably eligible for special education services under the category of emotional disturbance.
Q:
True or False
Most children and youth are occasionally disruptive in school. These behaviors do not necessarily mean that a child has an emotional and behavioral disorder.
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True or False
Fourteen-year-old Eric is rejected by his peers even though he performs very well academically. Therefore, Eric is probably eligible for special education services under the category of emotional disturbance.
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Which of the following is not an academic characteristic of students with E/BD?
A) More likely to be absent from school
B) Less likely to graduate from high school
C) Have a pattern of overachievement
D) Are retained more frequently
Q:
Which of the following type(s) of medication has(have) been found to be effective with students who have emotional and behavioral disorders?
A) stimulants
B) anticonvulsants
C) antidepressants
D) mood-altering drugs
E) all of the above
Q:
Positive behavior supports theory, or PBS, emphasizes all of the following except
A) proactive strategies
B) preventive strategies
C) early intervention
D) aversive contingencies
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Methods used to teach social skills include all of the following except
A) modeling.
B) attribution reaffirmation.
C) positive practice.
D) prompting.
E) direct instruction.
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Students with E/BD are
A) commonly included in general education classrooms, yet to a lesser extent than students with learning disabilities.
B) are not eligible for special education and related services.
C) not generally included in general education classrooms.
D) usually included in general education classrooms to the same extent as students with learning disabilities.
Q:
The majority of students with emotional and behavioral disorders are educated in
A) residential programs.
B) special schools.
C) regular schools.
D) alternative school programs.
Q:
Federal law requires that when a student with a disability is being considered for suspension/expulsion, ________ must first be undertaken.
A) in-school suspension
B) a manifestation determination
C) police notification
D) after-school detention
Q:
Eleven-year-old Maria uses profanity frequently. Her teacher has planned a functional behavioral assessment. The purpose of this is to
A) determine her specific category of emotional disturbance.
B) evaluate peer relationships.
C) extinguish the behavior.
D) help teachers better understand the disruptive behaviors leading to better interventions.
Q:
Which of the following best describes the intellectual ability and academic achievement of most students with emotional and behavioral disorders?A) Most students with emotional and behavioral disorders display at least average intellectual ability and achievement.B) The majority of students with emotional and behavioral disorders score in the mental retardation range of intellectual ability and are significantly behind academically.C) Most students with emotional and behavioral disorders score in the below average range in terms of intellectual ability and academic achievement.D) Unlike students with other types of disabilities, the majority of students with emotional and behavioral disorders are quite bright, scoring in the above average range in terms of intellectual ability and academic achievement.
Q:
Fourteen-year-old Alonzo is a gang member. According to Quay and Peterson's (1987) classification system, to which subgroup might Alonzo be assigned?
A) conduct disorder
B) socialized aggression
C) attention problems-immaturity
D) motor excess
E) psychotic behavior
Q:
Which of the following has not been proposed as a cause of emotional and behavioral disorders?
A) genetics/heredity
B) environmental factors
C) variables related to family, school, and community factors
D) neurological abnormalities
E) cultural differences
Q:
Students identified with E/BD
A) are most likely to be Hispanic.
B) are less likely to change schools.
C) are likely to read on grade level.
D) are more likely to come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Q:
Which one of the following statements is false regarding students with emotional and behavioral disorders?
A) Children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders are an under-identified population of students.
B) Children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders are a heterogenous population.
C) The majority of students identified as having emotional and behavioral disorders are female.
D) Students with emotional and behavioral disorders are an underserved population of students.
Q:
Identification of students with emotional and behavioral disorders has been compromised due to
A) ambiguity of definitions used by states.
B) limited training of school psychologists in conducting assessments.
C) financial limitations of districts.
D) general professional hesitation to apply the label of behavioral disordered.
E) all of the above
Q:
Which of the following is not a major component of the DSM-IV classification system?
A) Schizophrenia
B) Social Maladjustment
C) Mood Disorders
D) Personality Disorders
Q:
The psychiatric classification system most frequently used in the United States to diagnose individuals with emotional and behavioral disorders is the
A) Diagnostic Manual of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
C) Psychiatric Classification System of Mental Health Disorders.
D) International Classification System of Mental Disorders.
Q:
Definitional problems for emotional/behavioral disorders have been made more difficult do to
A) the conceptual models used in the field.
B) the range and variability of normal and deviant behavior.
C) the difficultly measuring both emotions and behavior.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q:
Federal special education law uses which one of the following terms to describe children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders?
A) behaviorally disordered
B) emotionally disturbed
C) emotionally disordered
D) emotionally conflicted
Q:
Discuss what a nonverbal learning disability is and the difficulty it can cause in social skill development.
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Give an example of a low-tech and high-tech writing adaptation for students with learning disabilities.
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Select one learning strategy presented in the text (e.g., LISTEN, Graphic Organizers, Sound Blending, Give Me Five). Describe the purpose of two (2) of these strategies and give an illustrative example of how and when you might use this strategy in your classroom.
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Identify at least six (6) advantages of using technology to assist students with disabilities.
Q:
List three (3) historical terms that were used to describe the population we now refer to as "learning disabled."
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Discuss the minimal standards below that are mandated by IDEA for determining whether or not a student is eligible for special education services under the learning disabilities category.(1) Multidisciplinary team(2) Observation(3) Criteria for determining a learning disability(4) Written report
Q:
________ focuses on helping students to become more active participants in designing their own educational experiences and monitoring their own success. This method involves teaching students self-awareness and self-advocacy skills.
Q:
According to Deshler, Lenz, and Kissam (2004), a ________ is an individual's approach to a task.
Q:
________ refers to"thinking about thinking."
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A disability in the area of written expression is sometimes referred to as ________.
Q:
Language deficits among children with learning disabilities are found in the areas of ________ and ________.
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A disability in reading is sometimes referred to as ________.
Q:
True or False
Teaching study skills to students with learning disabilities is an important area of concern at the secondary level.
Q:
True or False
Students with learning disabilities who have poor listening skills are impacted only in the academic setting.
Q:
True or False
Improvement in oral language can be stimulated by promoting a better self-concept.
Q:
True or False
A structured sequential phonics approach has been shown to be very effective in correcting the reading difficulties experienced by many students with learning disabilities.
Q:
True or False
Teaching specific strategies to students with learning disabilities may facilitate students' success.
Q:
True or False
The discrepancy model is better to use with culturally and linguistic diverse learners to avoid over-identification.
Q:
True or False
Teachers sometimes expect less from students from diverse cultural backgrounds and consequently, may view special education as the most appropriate placement for them.
Q:
Language deficits among children with learning disabilities are found in the areas of ________ and ________.
Q:
A disability in reading is sometimes referred to as ________.
Q:
True or False
Teaching study skills to students with learning disabilities is an important area of concern at the secondary level.
Q:
True or False
Students with learning disabilities who have poor listening skills are impacted only in the academic setting.
Q:
True or False
Improvement in oral language can be stimulated by promoting a better self-concept.
Q:
True or False
A structured sequential phonics approach has been shown to be very effective in correcting the reading difficulties experienced by many students with learning disabilities.
Q:
True or False
Teaching specific strategies to students with learning disabilities may facilitate students' success.
Q:
True or False
The discrepancy model is better to use with culturally and linguistic diverse learners to avoid over-identification.
Q:
True or False
Teachers sometimes expect less from students from diverse cultural backgrounds and consequently, may view special education as the most appropriate placement for them.
Q:
True or False
Researchers believe that a child must be nine years old before a discrepancy from IQ can be measured reliably.
Q:
True or False
Identification of preschool students with learning disabilities is difficult and controversial.
Q:
True or False
An important step in the assessment process is the evaluation for possible vision and hearing problems.
Q:
True or False
To determine whether or not a student is learning disabled, the eligibility team must consider whether or not the student has had appropriate learning opportunities.
Q:
True or False
Although learning disabilities are primarily related to academic achievement difficulties, children with these disabilities often exhibit problems in non-academic areas such as social skills, attentiveness, memory, motor skills, and perceptual abilities.
Q:
True or False
Many students with learning disabilities also have ADHD.
Q:
True or False
Attention deficits are common in students with learning disabilities.
Q:
True or False
Some children with learning disabilities have strengths in the area of social skills.
Q:
True or False
Language disabilities are relatively uncommon among children with learning disabilities.
Q:
True or False
Children with learning disabilities in the area of mathematics may have good ability in
mathematical calculations but have significant problems in math reasoning (and vice-versa).
Q:
True or False
There is current brain imaging research being undertaken that might one day be used to determine the best methods for teaching.
Q:
True or False
There is no single intervention approach that is effective for all students with learning disabilities.
Q:
True or False
Although the exact cause is not known, there is general agreement among professionals that learning disabilities are the result of neurobiological abnormalities or atypical brain development.
Q:
True or False
Students with learning disabilities are a very homogeneous group of students.
Q:
True or False
Nine-year-old Sean performs well in spelling on some days but not on others. This inconsistency is a common characteristic of individuals with learning disabilities.
Q:
Mr. Summers begins his lesson on subtraction with regrouping by reviewing addition. This is an example of
A) a memory strategy.
B) using prior knowledge.
C) a mnemonic.
D) modeling.
Q:
Mnemonic strategies are effective in helping students with learning in which one of the following areas?
A) attention
B) memory
C) social skills
D) oral expression
Q:
Thirteen-year-old Deshan remembers that 4 x 8 = 32 by visualizing a door on a gate by a dirty shoe. This is an example of using a
A) phonemic awareness strategy.
B) number sense strategy.
C) mnemonic strategy.
D) metacognitive strategy.
Q:
True or FalseThe DSM-IV definition and criteria for autism are universally accepted by professionals in this field.
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the placement of preschoolers with learning disabilities?
A) Individual needs should be met in inclusive settings.
B) A strictly behavioral model should be used.
C) There exists little variation among preschoolers in terms of growth and maturation.
D) The"wait and fail"approach may be appropriate as students with learning disabilities need early intervention services.
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True or FalseExperienced-based learning, in which students might develop their own projects, is an effective instructional strategy for students with ADHD.
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Four-year-old Sabrina participates in an innovative preschool program that emphasizes field trips, diverse experiences, and language enrichment. This program is characteristic of which of the following preschool models?
A) cognitive model
B) behavioral model
C) social model
D) developmental model
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True or FalseADHD is more common than any other child behavioral disorder.
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One benefit of response to intervention with preschool students has been
A) a reduction of the overidentification of young boys.
B) an increase in the number of preschoolers identified as learning disabled.
C) an increase in the number of programs available.
D) a reduction of the overidentification of minority students.
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Identify at least three (3) support personnel that may assist general educators who teach students with visual impairments.
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Most recently, the use of a discrepancy model was replaced by the model referred to as the
A) IQ/achievement model.
B) metacognition model.
C) response to intervention model.
D) profile model.