Assessment in Special Education
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Assessment in Special Education provides an in-depth exploration of the tools, strategies, and processes used to evaluate the learning needs and progress of students with disabilities. The course covers formal and informal assessment methods, legal and ethical considerations, and the collaborative role of educators, families, and specialists in developing individualized education programs (IEPs). Students will learn how to interpret assessment data, make informed instructional decisions, and ensure that assessments are fair, valid, and culturally responsive. Emphasis is placed on using assessment to support inclusive practices and enhance educational outcomes for diverse learners.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society 6th Edition by Richard M. Gargiulo
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives
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Q1) A person without use of his or her legs is generally considered to be handicapped.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) ______ recognized the importance of sensory stimulation.
A)Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
B)Jacob Rodrigues Pereira
C)Édouard Séguin
D)Alfred Binet
Answer: A
Q3) Identify the exceptionality that is not included in the list of thirteen disability categories although these individuals may receive a special education.
A)other health impaired
B)speech language impairments
C)gifted and talented
D)multiple disabilities
Answer: C
Q4) What was the most distinct characteristic of early special education classrooms?
Answer: Self-contained,Isolated,segregated
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Chapter 2: Policies,Practices,and Programs
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Q1) Which major political movement helped secure equal educational rights for children with disabilities?
A)Cuban missile crisis
B)Civil rights movement
C)Securities and Liberty Act of 1962
D)The women's rights movement
Answer: B
Q2) According to IDEA 2004,at what age is a statement of needed transition services required?
A)12
B)14
C)16
D)18
Answer: C
Q3) Flexibility and freedom of movement are what allow the cascade of services to work.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) List the five distinct racial groups identified by the federal government.
Answer: American Indian or Alaskan Native,Asian or Pacific Islander,Hispanic,Black,white
Q2) Bilingual special education serves students who A)only need instruction that addresses their documented disability. B)only need instruction on their English language skills. C)have a temporary disability due to their language diversity. D)are culturally and linguistically diverse and have a disability.
Answer: D
Q3) What are the projections for the makeup of America's classrooms in the coming decades?
Answer: By the year 2020,students of color are projected to make up almost half of all school-age youth.By the year 2050,the U.S.population is projected to be 47% White,26% Latino,13% Black,8% Asian,and 1% Native American.
Q4) Multicultural education is appropriate for A)only young students. B)only older students. C)only students without disabilities. D)all students.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Parents,Families,and Exceptionality
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the stages outlined in the book for stages of parental reactions to disability?
A)Primary
B)Tertiary
C)Acceptance
D)Secondary
Q2) The degree of freedom and independence experienced by each member of a family is known as ______.
A)cohesion
B)adaptability
C)transitions
D)family life cycle
Q3) Arguably,the most powerful way in which grandparents can contribute to the family with a child with a disability is
A)acting as alternative caregivers.
B)providing sources of community support.
C)helping with chores.
D)providing emotional support.
Q4) List and briefly describe three of the seven family functions.
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Chapter 5: Assistive Technology
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Q1) IDEA 2004 mandates that IEP teams consider assistive technology for all students with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the 1970s,with the invention of the ______,additional assistive technology became available to support students with disabilities.
A)digital camera
B)iPod
C)microcomputer
D)text-to-speech software
Q3) Assistive technology is central to the education of students with disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify the six types of educational technology as stipulated by Blackhurst (2005).
Q5) Educators need to critically evaluate apps for their educational value.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How does WATI categorize assistive technology?
Q7) Discuss specific issues that may occur with the use of assistive technology.
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Chapter 6: Individuals with Intellectual Disability
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Q1) What is the instructional technique used when a teacher takes a student into the natural environment to teach skills in the real settings in which they will be used?
Q2) The use of intelligence testing to identify persons with intellectual disabilities is a controversial issue.Name and describe at least two reasons that there is concern over the use of IQ testing to assess intelligence.
Q3) What percentage of the school-age population,aged 6 to 21 years,is identified as having intellectual disabilities?
A)Approximately 1%
B)Approximately 2%
C)Approximately 3%
D)Approximately 5%
Q4) Once an individual's IQ score has been established,it will remain constant throughout his or her lifetime.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Intelligence is an abstract concept that must be deduced and inferred.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Individuals with Learning Disabilities
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Q1) A sociolinguistic system involving the use of communication skills in social contexts.
A)pragmatics
B)short-term memory
C)working memory
D)metacognition
Q2) PL 108-446 mandates that a ______ be part of each adolescent's IEP.
A)speech therapy plan
B)transition plan
C)individualized family plan
D)physical therapy plan
Q3) Which phase focused on the study of brain functions and impact on cognitive impairments?
A)Foundation phase
B)Transition phase
C)Integration phase
D)Current phase
Q4) List four skills that affect an individual's reading comprehension.
Q5) Select a minimum of three theorists from the transition phase and discuss their contributions to the field of learning disabilities.
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Chapter 8: Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) ADHD has a high level of ______ with other problems such as learning disabilities and emotional disorders.
A)Comorbidity
B)Disconnect
C)Similarity
D)Discrepancy
Q2) Approximately ______ out of 10 children with ADHD will continue to display symptoms in adolescence.
A)2
B)7
C)4
D)5
Q3) You are concerned that one of your students may be exhibiting symptoms of ADHD.What is one of the first approaches you may take to assist the student before referring him or her for services?
A)Place the student in the least distracting location in the class
B)Adapt work assignments so the student has less to do
C)Allow the student to use additional learning aids
D)Recommend that the parents consider medication for their child
Q4) What is a likely reason the prevalence of ADHD continues to grow?
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Chapter 9: Individuals with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Cognitive-behavioral approaches rely on external sources of behavioral control.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A classroom management strategy focusing on the effective use of classroom space and the arrangement of the physical environment as a means of minimizing disruptive behaviors is referred to as
A)time management
B)transition management
C)proximity and movement management
D)classroom arrangement
Q3) The acceptance of a majority of behaviors ______.
A)varies across cultures
B)remains constant
C)is predictable
D)is none of these
Q4) Students with emotional or behavioral disorders usually perform very well on academic activities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly explain the "wraparound plan" approach to transition.
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Chapter 10: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) How many hours of weekly intervention are recommended for young children with autism spectrum disorders?
A)10 hours
B)15 hours
C)25 hours
D)40 hours
Q2) Which is not included in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism?
A)Impairment in social interaction
B)Intellectual disability
C)Stereotyped and repetitive behaviors
D)Impairment in communication
Q3) Explain the steps that should be included in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.
Q4) The precise cause of autism spectrum disorder is unknown.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is a limited body of research identifying best practice interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Individuals with Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) Alexander comes to school on the first day and speaks to the teacher,Ms.Milan.She thinks he sounds like he is holding his nose when he speaks.Ms.Milan alerts the speech-language pathologist,who says the student may have A)vocal nodules.
B)a phonation disorder.
C)hyponasality.
D)hypernasality.
Q2) Children learn the rules of language by listening and imitating what they hear. A)True
B)False
Q3) Substitutions is an articulation disorder where
A)a speaker inserts extra sounds in spoken words
B)one sound is substituted for another in the pronunciation of a word
C)a sound is said inaccurately but resembles the intended sound
D)a sound is not pronounced in a word
Q4) Language form comprises all of the following elements except A)syntax. B)phonology.
C)semantics. D)morphology.
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Chapter 12: Individuals with Hearing Impairments
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Q1) The area of development most severely affected for children who are deaf is
A)written communication skills.
B)language skills only.
C)speech skills only.
D)speech and language skills.
Q2) Before 1975,when PL 94-142 was enacted,what percentage of students with hearing impairments attended segregated schools?
A)50%
B)60%
C)70%
D)80%
Q3) Hearing loss that is acquired after birth and not inherited is referred to as
A)autosomal recessive.
B)autosomal dominant.
C)adventitious hearing loss.
D)acoustic.
Q4) Define the terms prelingual and postlingual.Discuss how a hearing loss during each of these stages affects speech and language development and reading and writing skills.
Q5) What are the pros and cons of having a cochlear implant?
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Chapter 13: Individuals with Visual Impairments
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Q1) In which year was the first residential school for the blind opened in the United States?
A)1784
B)1831
C)1829
D)1832
Q2) Light enters the eye first through the A)retina.
B)iris.
C)cornea.
D)macula.
Q3) Why should Braille be addressed in the IEP?
A)To make sure that parents consent to its use
B)To ensure that schools will have to pay for print materials
C)To ensure ongoing consideration as a reading medium
D)To demonstrate to teachers how Braille can be used
Q4) What is the name of the material resource center for individuals with visual impairments located in Kentucky?
Q5) Explain the purpose of the expanded core curriculum.
Q6) What is a major difference between Grade 1 and Grade 2 Braille?
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Chapter 14: Individuals with Physical Disabilities, Health
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Q1) Which of the following is not true of all students with multiple disabilities?
A)They cannot receive adequate services in a program designed for just one of their disabilities.
B)They have concomitant disabilities.
C)The disabilities interact and the combined effects multiply.
D)They function cognitively in the range of intellectual disability.
Q2) Provide a definition of medical technology and give an example.
Q3) Families from different cultures generally cope with and view disabilities similarly. A)True
B)False
Q4) The most common treatment for seizures is surgery. A)True
B)False
Q5) A computer with alternative input (switch or voice recognition)is a high-tech solution for A)reading. B)writing.
C)math. D)leisure.
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Chapter 15: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) Acceleration of the curriculum for students who are gifted and talented often contributes to social and emotional difficulties.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is not considered best practice in screening for students who are gifted and talented?
A)The nominating process for these students should be ongoing.
B)Schools should choose one method of assessment and adhere to that method for each child.
C)Screening for services should occur at any point in the school year.
D)Assessment should be made in the language in which the student is fluent.
Q3) All of the following are common myths about gifted and talented students except this:
A)Gifted and talented students have abilities that can be demonstrated.
B)Gifted and talented children don't have great social skills.
C)Gifted only refers to children who are radically accelerated.
D)Gifted and talented is,many times,used to describe the arts or athletics.
Q4) Name two forms of differentiation that classroom teachers may use to educate gifted children.
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