Inclusive Curriculum Development
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Inclusive Curriculum Development explores the theories, principles, and practices involved in designing educational experiences that address the diverse needs of all learners. The course examines legal frameworks, cultural responsiveness, and universal design strategies to ensure participation and achievement for students from varied backgrounds, including those with disabilities, linguistic differences, and other marginalized groups. Through case studies, collaborative activities, and practical assignments, students learn how to adapt content, pedagogy, assessment, and learning environments to promote equity and inclusion in educational settings.
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Exceptional Learners 1st Canadian Edition by Daniel Hallahan
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Chapter 1: Exceptionality and Special Education
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Q1) Describe the procedures a teacher should follow before making a referral for special education.
Answer: Most importantly,contact the student's parent(s)to discuss problems and avoid conflict.Then,check all the student's school records for information that could help you understand the problems.Talk to the student's other teachers and professionals providing any services.Use all of this information to help you try to teach and manage the student in the class.Document the strategies that you used in your attempts to meet the student's needs in the regular class.
Q2) Blaire uses a wheel chair for mobility.She is a member of her high school's varsity cheer leading squad.For purposes of cheer leading,Blaire would be considered to have A)an exceptionality.
B)a handicap.
C)an exceptionality and a handicap.
D)neither an exceptionality nor a handicap.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Current Trends and Issues
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Q1) Jean's 8th grade class is learning algebra.While most of the students in the class solve equations,Jean copies equations to practice writing letters and numbers.This example illustrates which practice?
A)reverse mainstreaming
B)partial participation
C)cooperative learning
D)peer tutoring
Answer: B
Q2) When teachers provide choices of activities on a single topic that vary in difficulty,they are using
A)watered-down curriculum.
B)accommodations.
C)alternative assignments.
D)tiered assignments.
Answer: D
Q3) Use of technology is sometimes an obstacle to normalization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) All of the following are common criticisms of standardized tests EXCEPT
A)failing to take cultural diversity into account.
B)focusing on deficits of the individual.
C)under-estimating abilities of students from the majority culture.
D)failing to provide information useful in teaching.
Answer: C
Q2) Multiculturalism can include cultures based on sexual orientation or exceptionality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Each of the following is a major component or element of culture EXCEPT A)skin colour.
B)values and behaviour styles.
C)nonverbal communication.
D)frames of reference.
Answer: A
Q4) Identify and discuss two common misconceptions associated with multicultural education.
Answer: Answers will vary based on the Misconceptions section of the chapter.
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Chapter 4: Parents and Families
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Q1) Each of the following statements about parental adjustment and stress is true EXCEPT
A)There is abundant evidence that parents of children with exceptionality undergo more than the average amount of stress.
B)There appears to be a trend toward fathers and mothers experiencing equal amounts of stress.
C)The degree of stress is strongly related to the severity of the child's exceptionality.
D)Parents who were happily married before the birth of a child with an exceptionality have a better chance of coping well with the situation.
Q2) It is suggested that social support be integrated with positive behavioural support specifically in the case of children with A)Down syndrome.
B)emotional or behavioural disorders.
C)learning disabilities.
D)physical disabilities.
Q3) Describe three strategies that teachers can use to make homework assignments more effective.
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual Disabilities
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Q1) The most common know hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is Fragile X syndrome.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If a person achieves a low score on an IQ test,this means that his or her adaptive skills are below average.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In supported competitive employment,a worker with intellectual disabilities has a competitive employment position and receives A)incentive money.
B)ongoing assistance from a job coach.
C)sub-minimum wage.
D)pay from a social agency rather than from the employer.
Q4) Fetal alcohol syndrome is classified as resulting from a/an A)environmental hazard.
B)infection.
C)genetic factor.
D)chromosomal abnormality.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) Describe three explanations for the increase in the number of students identified as having learning disabilities in the last 20 years.
Q2) Research using CAT scans,MRIs,and PET scans suggest that some cases of learning disability are caused by
A)poor nutrition.
B)brain damage.
C)structural and functional differences in the brain.
D)allergies to food additives.
Q3) Definitions used to make eligibility and classification decisions related to learning disabilities traditionally include which one of the following factors?
A)IQ-achievement discrepancy
B)learning problems due to visual,hearing,or motor handicaps,or environmental,cultural,or economic disadvantage
C)neurological evidence of brain injury
D)deficits in adaptive behaviour
Q4) Research shows that IQ is a very strong predictor of reading ability.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder
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Q1) ADHD can be diagnosed with a blood test.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Boys diagnosed with ADHD outnumber girls by a ratio estimated as high as
A)2:1.
B)3:1.
C)5:1.
D)10:1.
Q3) The ability to withhold a planned response;to interrupt a response that has been started;to protect an ongoing activity from interfering activities;and to delay a response refers to
A)behavioural inhibition.
B)behavioural control.
C)self control.
D)executive functions.
Q4) The evidence for teratogenic and medical factors related to ADHD is stronger than the evidence for a hereditary basis for ADHD.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the four components used in the assessment of ADHD
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioural Disorders
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Q1) Transition from school to work is usually not a significant problem for youths with E/BD because they tend to be so independent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Differentiate between externalizing and internalizing behaviour disorders by writing two brief case descriptions of students with these types of E/BD.
Q3) Professionals believe that children with E/BD are presently under-served.By this,they mean that
A)special education interventions are not intense enough to meet the needs of most children with E/BD.
B)only a small percentage of students with E/BD are presently identified as such by schools.
C)in many cases,schools refuse to provide services for students identified with E/BD.
D)few professionals are trained to work effectively with students in this category.
Q4) Why do estimates of the prevalence of E/BD vary so much across different studies?
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Chapter 9: Learners With Communication Disorders
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Q1) Older children and adolescents may need help from a speech-language pathologist if they
A)fail to understand instructions in a typical situation.
B)act aggressively in social situations.
C)choose not to speak in group settings.
D)are in the process of learning a second language.
Q2) Communication always involves speech.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which statement is true concerning the comparison between the language of a normally developing child and one with a language disorder?
A)The sequence of development is similar,but milestones are reached at later years by the child with a disorder.
B)The sequence of development is different,but milestones are reached at around the same ages.
C)The sequence of development is different,and milestones are reached later by the child with a disorder.
D)There is no developmental difference,they just sound different.
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Chapter 10: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) Describe 4 modifications that can be made in the regular classroom and/or ways special and general educators can collaborate to increase the academic achievement of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Q2) The earlier the hearing impairment occurs in a child's life
A)the more difficulty the child will have developing spoken language. B)the greater the opportunity for early intervention.
C)the less negative the long-term impact will be on achievement. D)the greater the chance the hearing loss will improve.
Q3) What are four ways in which sign language interpreters can best support students with hearing impairments at school?
Q4) The type of loss that Max has is associated with impairment of which part of the hearing mechanism?
A)outer ear
B)middle ear
C)inner ear
D)brain stem
Q5) Describe the likely causes of a hearing impairment associated with the inner ear.
Q6) Describe four factors that demarcate the Deaf community as a true culture.
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Chapter 11: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision
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Q1) 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
A)better lighting.
B)prompt snow removal.
C)obstacle-free hallways.
D)more time off.
Q2) There appears to be a delay in the very earliest stages of language for some infants with visual impairments.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A person who is legally blind has visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye even with correction.
A)True B)False
Q4) Write a case description of a student who is defined as "legally blind" but has low vision from an educational perspective.
Q5) Very few people who are blind have learned to use Braille. A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) 'Theory of mind' refers to a person's ability to explain,or convey,their perspective to others.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Each of the following is included within autism spectrum disorders EXCEPT
A)childhood disintegrative disorder.
B)pervasive developmental disorder.
C)Asperger syndrome.
D)Butler's disorder.
Q3) Educators of students with disorder are putting increasing emphasis on applying behavioural psychology in
A)structured settings and controlled environments.
B)normalized situations and normalized locations.
C)natural settings and natural interactions.
D)natural settings and in-vitro interactions.
Q4) Evidence strongly indicates that there is a connection between the measles,mumps,rubella vaccine and autism.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why has autism been "fertile ground for faddish and unproven treatment methods?"
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Exceptionalities
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Q1) The best place to teach domestic skills is usually the student's home.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Each of the following statements about the outcomes for individuals with deaf-blindness is true EXCEPT
A)all interactions with adults and the environment should be viewed as learning opportunities.
B)the quality and intensity of instruction the person receives is critical.
C)the more severe the impairments,the greater the impact on a person's ability to adapt.
D)given their exceptionalities,these individuals are likely to experience a poor quality of life.
Q3) The process of finding out why or under what circumstances problem behaviour is exhibited is called
A)positive behavioural support.
B)functional behavioural assessment.
C)functional behavioural analysis.
D)positive behaviour management.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) When there is an abnormal discharge of electrical energy in certain brain cells,the result is
A)diplegia.
B)choreathetoid movements.
C)spasticity.
D)seizures.
Q2) Explain what is meant by the statement: "Educating students with physical disabilities is not so much a matter of special instruction for children with exceptionalities as it is of educating the nondisabled population." Think about your own home,school,and community and provide three examples of limitations imposed on a person with a physical disability and how those limitations could be eliminated.
Q3) Andre's legs are paralyzed,but he has full use of his arms.His condition is A)diplegia.
B)hemiplegia.
C)paraplegia.
D)quadriplegia.
Q4) Cerebral palsy is a progressive syndrome.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Students who are gifted are more likely to have schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There are many proven applications of the theory of multiple intelligences to teaching.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Sternberg,which type of giftedness involves insight,intuition,creativity,or adeptness at coping with novel situations?
A)practical
B)analytic
C)synthetic
D)pragmatic
Q4) List four barriers to developing better education for young children who appear to have special gifts or talents and the early identification and programming for these children.
Q5) Genetic factors contribute to giftedness.
A)True
B)False
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