Collaborative Practices in Special Education Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the principles and strategies of effective collaboration among educators, families, and related service professionals to support students with disabilities. Emphasizing teamwork, communication, and problem-solving, the course examines models for co-teaching, individualized education program (IEP) development, and working within multidisciplinary teams. Students will engage with case studies and real-world scenarios to develop skills for fostering inclusive educational environments, navigating ethical and legal considerations, and building constructive partnerships that enhance educational outcomes for diverse 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) The French psychologist, Alfred Binet, originated the concept of mental age.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) In 1984, Madeline Will proposed a three level model of transition support services referred to as the
A)The Bridges model
B)The Cascade model
C)School to work program
D)The vocational support taxonomy
Answer: A
Q3) List at least four ways that technology could be used to deliver content.
Answer: iPod
Computer Palm Pilot Online chat Projector
Tape Spread sheet
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Chapter 2: Policies, Practices, and Programs
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Q1) _______________ is the generic term for the process of gathering information for the purpose of making decisions.
A)Response to Intervention
B)Discrepancy Model
C)Instruction
D)Assessment
Answer: D
Q2) Schools are liable if the goals in the IEP are not achieved.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) _____ percent of the referrals for special education services result in placement.
A)25%
B)50%
C)75%
D)90%
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) Poverty is the only factor that contributes to the disproportionate representation of minorities in some special education programs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> century immigrants entered the United States at what location?
A)Boston
B)Ellis Island
C)Philadelphia
D)Washington, DC
Answer: B
Q3) Traits such as individualism, independence, competitiveness, and ambition are characteristic of the American macroculture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Parents, Families, and Exceptionality
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Q1) Choose three issues from the list and discuss how professionals' attitudes towards parents and families have changed over time: Vision, Support and Assistance, Socialization, Hope for the Future, Instructional Emphasis, Social Support.
Q2) In order to establish meaningful and effective alliances with families with children who are disabled, it is recommended that professionals create partnerships based on A)the idea that professionals know more than families and families should defer to professionals
B)honesty, trust, and respect
C)the idea that most families are not capable of handling exceptional children
D)the assumption that all families will do everything possible to support their child
Q3) All of the following are examples of emotions that are part of the stages of parental reaction to disability, EXCEPT:
A)Affability
B)Ambivalence
C)Anger
D)Acceptance
Q4) What is an underlying assumption of the family-systems model?
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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) Name two characteristics of persons with intellectual disabilities that affect learning.
Q3) Which descriptive words can be used to describe how the term mental retardation is generally viewed in our society?
A)Stereotyped and misunderstood
B)Valued and appreciated
C)Helpful and regarded
D)Interesting and intriguing
Q4) A student of yours is included in a general education classroom. Name and describe three strategies that you could use to increase the student's access to the general education curriculum and ensure that the student progresses adequately.
Q5) 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 percentage of students with learning disabilities graduates from high school?
A)99%
B)79%
C)49%
D)39%
Q2) _______________ is the key to meeting the instructional needs of students with learning disabilities.
A)Identification
B)Individualization
C)Preparation
D)Separation
Q3) Discuss how the discrepancy model and response to intervention (RTI) model identifies students with a learning disability. Select the one that you feel is most appropriate and provide supporting rationale.
Q4) Review the development of the definition of learning disabilities. Select a definition that is most accurate and provide your rationale for the definition you select.
Q5) List four skills that impact an individual's reading comprehension.
Q6) Discuss three reasons why the prevalence of learning disability has increased.
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) The precise cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is A)Heredity
B)Environment
C)Neurological
D)Unknown
Q2) Which is not a side effect typically associated with psychostimulant medication?
A)Headaches
B)Depression
C)Hallucinations
D)Insomnia
Q3) The most popular form of medication used to treat individuals with ADHD is A)Psychostimulants
B)Antidepressants
C)Narcotics
D)Psychotropics
Q4) Professionals confronted with making a diagnosis of ADHD can seek guidance from guidelines disseminated by the American Academy of Pediatrics
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is a likely reason the prevalence of ADHD continues to grow?
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT considered an emotional and behavioral disorder?
A)Schizophrenia
B)Depression
C)Down syndrome
D)Conduct disorders
Q2) What is the percentage of students receiving special education services, under the category of emotional or behavioral disorders, as compared to the total number of students receiving special education services?
A)1%
B)2%
C)7%
D)8%
Q3) Positive behavior support tends to respond reactively to problem behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to PL 108-446, students with disabilities who exhibit problematic behavior in school must have a behavior intervention plan.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) The highest estimates of the prevalence of autism are________________________.
A)1 in 500
B)1 in 150
C)1 in 1000
D)1 in 100
Q2) Who set forth nine points as evidence of the biological origins of autism?
A)Ivar Lovaas
B)Bruno Bettelheim
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Bernard Rimland
Q3) Research has identified a cure for autism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One disadvantage of Picture Exchange Communication Systems is that they may interfere with the user's development of spoken language.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is a cure for autism spectrum disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) Why it important for families of students with to be involved in interventions of young children with speech or language impairments?
Q2) By kindergarten, most children have a vocabulary of how many words?
A)2,000
B)500
C)1,000
D)4,000
Q3) One of the most important tools in the assessment process for speech and language impairments is the case history.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The characteristic(s) of a phonation disorder include(s)
A)too little or too much air passing through the nasal passage.
B)hoarseness, breathiness, and huskiness.
C)an inability to make intelligible speech sounds.
D)a disruption in the fluency of speech.
Q5) Speech is the most complex mode for expression of language.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) When a student uses hearing aids, the teacher should
A)check the hearing aids once a week
B)check the hearing aids every day
C)let the parent check the hearing aids
D)make sure there is a spare battery at home
Q2) Universal hearing screening for newborns is important because hearing loss
A)can always be repaired when discovered early
B)is the most common congenital disorder in newborns
C)is not a common congenital disorder in newborns
D)requires that the infants be immediately fitted with hearing aids
Q3) Preferential seating will enhance the ability of a student with a hearing impairment to hear and understand what is said in the classroom. This can be done by placing the student
A)near where you typically teach
B)away from other noise sources
C)far away from where you typically teach
D)A and B
Q4) Two pieces of equipment should be kept in the classroom to check the student's hearing aids. What are these?
Q5) Name the three connected sections of the ear.
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) Which is NOT a part of a low vision plan?
A)Annual fiscal budget for assistive technology
B)Prescription for low vision devices
C)Technology devices
D)Referrals to community agencies
Q2) When developing an IEP for adolescents with visual impairments, what types of schools should be considered? Why are these skills critical?
Q3) Braille is used as a literacy medium along with print and auditory input if the child has any residual vision
A)True
B)False
Q4) Only a few children with visual impairment have concomitant developmental or physical disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe four accommodations that could be considered by a general education teacher to assist a student with a visual impairment in note taking.
Q6) What is a major difference between grade one and grade two Braille?
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health
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Q1) Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a very debilitating disease that strikes early, but usually improves by the late teens or early twenties.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 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
Q3) Students with ____________ will have problems with accessing materials
A)Orthopedic impairments
B)Health impairments
C)Low incidence disabilities
D)Asthma
Q4) Name five principal communication systems used by persons with deaf-blindness. Provide definitions and examples of each.
Q5) What does the term limb deficiency refer to?
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Chapter 14: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) Which of the following is not a step in the effective instruction of learners who are gifted and talented?
A)Preassessing the students to determine their current level of content knowledge
B)Grouping children according to ability for instructional purposes
C)Giving accelerated students more assignments to keep them busy until the other students master the content
D)Providing products that will motivate and teach students
Q2) All states recognize gifted and talented as a category of exceptionality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who was responsible for the initial work on measuring intelligence?
A)Alfred Binet
B)David Wechsler
C)Lewis Terman
D)Leta Hollingworth
Q4) Do you think that children who are gifted should be grouped in an academic setting by ability? What may be some advantages to doing so? What may be some disadvantages?
Q5) List the three traits of Renzulli's model of giftedness.
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