Collaboration in Special Education Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Collaboration in Special Education explores the principles, practices, and strategies for effective teamwork among educators, families, specialists, and related service providers to support students with disabilities. The course emphasizes communication, problem-solving, and cultural competence as essential components for creating inclusive educational environments. Students will learn about legal frameworks, individualized education programs (IEPs), and models of co-teaching, gaining practical skills to facilitate collaborative planning and decision-making processes that enhance student outcomes and promote equitable access to education.
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Exceptional Learners An Introduction to Special Education 13th Edition by Daniel P. Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) Which federal act requires most students with disabilities to take standard tests of academic achievement and to achieve at a level equal to that of students without disabilities?
A)Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
B)No Child Left Behind Act
C)Americans with Disabilities Act
D)Education for all Handicapped Children Act
Answer: B
Q2) A disability is always a handicap.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In comparison to typical students, students who are exceptional
A)have both similarities and differences.
B)are similar in almost every way.
C)are different in almost every way.
D)have the same instructional needs, but differ in ability level.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of
Exceptional Learners
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Q1) Prereferral teams serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT
A)developing IEPs for all students who need them.
B)reducing the number of referrals to special education.
C)establishing "ownership" of students with disabilities by general educators.
D)recommending strategies for working with children who exhibit academic and behavioral problems.
Answer: A
Q2) Each of the following components must be included on an individualized education program (IEP)EXCEPT
A)annual goals.
B)related services to be provided.
C)student's IQ score.
D)instructional objectives.
Answer: C
Q3) The key to improving special education is
A)knowledge of special education law.
B)management of serious behavior problems.
C)exceptional instruction.
D)use of technological advances.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) Response to intervention, authorized to use to identify students with learning disabilities relies
A)on the IQ-achievement discrepancy formula.
B)more on curriculum-based measurement.
C)on the prereferral strategies technique.
D)more on standardized tests.
Answer: B
Q2) Some ethnic minorities are underrepresented in special education.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Each of the following statements is true EXCEPT
A)Students need to engage in extended conversations with simple linguistic structures.
B)Too often students are asked for rote responses.
C)The content of instruction must be related to students' experiences.
D)The issue of cultural diversity should be included routinely in all curriculum areas.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Parent and Families
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Q1) A system of using educational service in addition to available community services to meet the needs of children and their families is called
A)wraparound service.
B)intensive service.
C)integrated service.
D)holistic service.
Q2) Describe the family systems approach to intervention, including its four interrelated concepts.
Q3) The reactions of extended family members are important because they can often play a critical role in
A)financial assistance.
B)providing comfort and support.
C)recommending professional help.
D)determining the cause of the disability.
Q4) Homework for students with disabilities should be used
A)to introduce new skills.
B)to develop age-appropriate attention span.
C)to review skills already taught.
D)as a consequence for failing to complete work in class.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Q1) The classification system that most school systems use to describe levels of intellectual disabilities is based on
A)an estimate of educability.
B)IQ score.
C)the intensity of support needed.
D)adaptive level.
Q2) How is adaptive behavior typically assessed?
A)A psychologist observes the student in the classroom.
B)The student is asked to perform a series of tasks.
C)A parent, teacher, or professional answers questions related to the student's behavior.
D)The teacher fills out a behavior rating form.
Q3) In person-centered planning, professionals are seen as
A)working for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
B)collaborating with individuals with intellectual disabilities.
C)advising individuals with intellectual disabilities.
D)planning everything for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Q4) People with Prader-Willi syndrome inherited it from their father.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Brianna is a junior in high school who has a learning disability and an external locus of control. When she succeeds on a homework assignment in math, she is most likely to attribute her success to A)effort.
B)help from others.
C)math ability.
D)intelligence.
Q2) Which one of the following problems best illustrates difficulty in metacognition?
A)Joelle reverses b and d.
B)Simon is always active and out of his seat.
C)Rita can't tell the difference between the spoken words think and thing.
D)Oscar neglects to slow down when reading a difficult passage.
Q3) In the case of most children with learning disabilities, there is little neurological evidence of actual damage to the brain tissues.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe three explanations for the increase in the number of students identified as having learning disabilities in the last 20 years.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) Which aspect of persons described as "hyperactive and distractible" did Werner and Strauss's research examine?
A)disorganized behavior
B)figure-ground confusion
C)hyperactivity
D)perseveration
Q2) All of the following are cautions concerning Ritalin EXCEPT
A)It should not be prescribed at the first sign of a behavioral problem.
B)The results for academic outcomes are unclear.
C)Proper dosage levels vary considerably.
D)It is an over-the-counter substance with little chance of abuse.
Q3) Write one descriptive sentence for three psychological and behavioral characteristics of people with ADHD described in the text.
Q4) According to most authorities, what is the estimate for the percentage of school-age children with ADHD?
A)1-3%
B)5-8%
C)8-10%
D)3-7%
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) All of the following are controversial concepts specific to discipline of students with disabilities EXCEPT
A)determining if behavior is a manifestation of disability.
B)use of corporal punishment.
C)providing alternative placement for education.
D)developing functional behavior assessments.
Q2) On standardized achievement tests, most students with E/BD perform
A)at grade level.
B)above grade level.
C)at mental age level.
D)below grade level.
Q3) Patterns of behavior that signal problems in preschool are
A)grabbing, kicking, and screaming to get one's way.
B)frequent conflicts and aloofness from others.
C)hiding or withdrawing from strangers.
D)infrequent outbursts, but with apparent reason.
Q4) Discuss factors that need to be considered for the transition from school to work for an adolescent with E/BD.
Q5) Why do estimates of the prevalence of E/BD vary so much across different studies?
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Chapter 9: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Evidence strongly indicates that there is a connection between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The three most prominent theories that identify the major impairments attributed to autism spectrum disorders include each of the following EXCEPT
A)executive functions.
B)family systems.
C)weak central coherence.
D)theory of mind.
Q3) The social skills that are not taught directly but people are assumed to know, or social rules or conventions that most of us learn incidentally, are what is referred to as the
A)hidden curriculum.
B)secret curriculum.
C)social curriculum.
D)undisclosed curriculum.
Q4) What is the early intensive behavioral interventions (EIBI)program, and why are professionals cautious about recommending it?
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Chapter 10: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) Which one of the following is an articulation disorder?
A)lisping
B)stuttering
C)aphasia
D)mutism
Q2) Communication requires
A)language.
B)encoding and decoding.
C)speech.
D)listening and speaking.
Q3) More girls than boys stutter.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Language disorders are generally classified according to two dimensions:
A)domain and etiology.
B)primary and secondary causes.
C)phonology and cause.
D)specific impairment and expressive delay.
Q5) Describe three ways that speech-language pathologists and teachers can collaborate to serve students with communication disorders.
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Chapter 11: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) The total communication approach utilizes
A)Braille and manual communication.
B)sign language and a typewriter.
C)a telephone and a computer.
D)oral and manual communication.
Q2) Currently, approximately what percentage of students with hearing impairments attends their local schools?
A)86%
B)8%
C)10%
D)50%
Q3) A condition in which the external auditory canal does not form is
A)atresia
B)otitis
C)anoxia
D)atrium
Q4) Why is language development so controversial for parents and professionals in early intervention?
Q5) Identify and describe two factors that affect the social adjustment of individuals with hearing impairment.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) People who are blind
A)develop better acuity in their other senses.
B)are superior to sighted people in musical ability.
C)have lowered thresholds for sensation in touch and hearing.
D)learn to make better use of the sensations they obtain.
Q2) Blindness occurs most often in A)adulthood.
B)adolescence.
C)early childhood.
D)preadolescence.
Q3) The structure in the eye which refines and changes the focus of the light rays is the A)lens.
B)pupil.
C)vitreous humor.
D)retina.
Q4) Most students who are blind receive the necessary training in daily living skills to live independently.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and
Severe Disabilities
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Q1) The fact that Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder means that
A)both parents must carry the gene and there is a 50% chance of the child having the syndrome.
B)one parent can carry the gene and there is a 25% chance of the child having the syndrome.
C)both parents must carry the gene and there is a 25% chance of the child having the syndrome
D)one parent can carry the gene and there is a 50% chance of the child having the syndrome.
Q2) Why should "early intervention" be seen as having two meanings: (1)early in the child's life and (2)as soon as possible after the disability is detected?
Q3) Each of the following statements about self-stimulation is true EXCEPT
A)The type of self-stimulation among those with disabilities is what differentiates it from the norm.
B)It may take a wide variety of forms.
C)Nearly everyone engages in some form of self-stimulation.
D)Only the high rate, lack of subtlety, and social inappropriateness of disabling self-stimulation differentiates it from the norm.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) A condition that recurs at successive times but does not necessarily become more severe overtime is
A)progressive.
B)episodic.
C)chronic.
D)acute.
Q2) Cerebral palsy is a condition that occurs
A)during the birth process.
B)before birth.
C)after birth.
D)before brain maturity.
Q3) In addition to its effect on the immune system, AIDS poses all of the following threats to children EXCEPT
A)intellectual disability.
B)emotional or behavioral disorders.
C)seizures.
D)muscular dystrophy.
Q4) Distinguish between prostheses, orthoses, and adaptive devices and provide an example of each.
Q5) Describe four ways that many physical disabilities could be prevented.
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) A child can attain a gifted level of performance even if he or she is has a disability. A)True
B)False
Q2) What is meant by the statement "we should speak of people who exhibit gifted behavior, rather than of gifted people?"
Q3) Precocity refers to remarkably early development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What factors seem to influence intelligence? How do each contribute to giftedness?
Q5) The largest group of neglected students with gifts is A)females.
B)students with disabilities.
C)students from lower socioeconomic levels.
D)students from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Q6) Describe four ways that teachers can collaborate to serve students who are gifted.
Q7) Describe what is meant by the statement, "America is ambivalent toward students with special gifts or talents."
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