Introduction to Disability Studies Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Disability Studies explores the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts of disability. This course examines how disability is defined and perceived, emphasizing the shift from medical to social models of understanding disability. Students will engage with key concepts, theories, and issues surrounding accessibility, representation, policy, and rights, while analyzing the experiences of disabled people across diverse communities. Through readings, discussions, and projects, the course fosters critical thinking about inclusion, equity, and advocacy in contemporary society.
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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) Each of the following components must be included on an IEP EXCEPT
A)annual goals.
B)related services to be provided.
C)the student's IQ score.
D)instructional objectives.
Answer: C
Q2) Although no two students are alike,to be considered "exceptional" for purposes of their school program,students must
A)have an exceptionality related to their academic progress.
B)need some extra time to complete assignments
C)require special educational services to achieve their potential.
D)have a history of school failure.
Answer: C
Q3) Most of the earliest special educators were trained as
A)ministers or priests.
B)physicians.
C)regular classroom teachers.
D)social workers.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Current Trends and Issues
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Q1) According to Hallahan and Kauffman,advocates of full inclusion favour the elimination of which educational placement practice?
A)least restrictive environment
B)individualized educational plan
C)continuum of alternative placements
D)free appropriate public education
Answer: A
Q2) Bill is a student with low-vision.His teacher provides him with a set of large-type notes at the beginning of each lecture.This is an example of A)accommodation.
B)adaptation.
C)tiered assignment.
D)partiality.
Answer: A
Q3) According to the authors,standardized tests have no legitimate place in assessing outcomes for students with exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education
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Q1) An approach to teaching language-minority students in which students are taught for most of the day in their native languages and later make the transition to English is A)native-language emphasis.
B)sheltered-English approach.
C)ESL.
D)sheltered-native language approach.
Answer: A
Q2) 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
Q3) Suggest a strategy that school personnel could have used in Michael's case to distinguish between cultural diversity and exceptionality.
Answer: Answers should address the need to assess the instructional environment and elaborate on what this entails.In addition,students may address the need to increase the level of home/school/community involvement in the educational process.
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Chapter 4: Parents and Families
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Q1) Size,cultural background,and socioeconomic status are examples of family characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When dealing with the public,one of the most difficult things that parents are likely to face is
A)the inappropriate responses of their children to others.
B)the poor report cards they may get from school.
C)the problems that other children in the family will experience because they have a sibling with an exceptionality.
D)inappropriate responses of others to their children with exceptionalities.
Q3) Evidence is abundant that parents of children with exceptionalities undergo more than the average amount of stress.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ethnic minority families are generally more accepting of their children with exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Learners With Intellectual Disabilities
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Q1) The validity of an IQ test refers to it's
A)ability to measure adaptive skills.
B)ability to improve intellectual functioning.
C)ability to measure what it's supposed to measure.
D)ability to provide direction for educational programming.
Q2) The current emphasis on adaptive skills in defining intellectual disabilities is due to the
A)influence of the learning disabilities movement.
B)realization that students can be "streetwise" despite low IQ test scores.
C)rise of the disability rights movement.
D)activism of parents of children with intellectual disabilities.
Q3) In recent years,the percentage of cases in which the cause of intellectual disabilities is known has dramatically increased due to
A)better assessment practices by teachers.
B)the mapping of the human genetic code.
C)better assessment practices by medical doctors.
D)advances in microscopic technology.
Q4) Identify and describe three environmental causes of intellectual disabilities.
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Chapter 6: Learners With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) The term "learning disability" was first developed to describe students with A)average intelligence but having learning problems.
B)brain injuries caused by accidents.
C)behaviour problems impacting learning.
D)very mild intellectual disabilities.
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) In Canada,approximately what percentage of students have been identified with a learning disability?
Q4) Describe three specific types of reading difficulties that may be experienced by students with learning disabilities.
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Chapter 7: Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) The most frequently prescribed types of medication for students with ADHD are A)depressants.
B)mood enhancers.
C)psychotropics.
D)psychostimulants.
Q2) Describe the four components used in the assessment of ADHD
Q3) The behaviour of one student is tied to the outcome of the whole group in a A)group consequence model.
B)contingency-based self-monitoring model.
C)group contingency model.
D)consequence-based self-management model.
Q4) Write a brief scenario describing a student's problem behaviour.Then,explain how a functional behavioural assessment (FBA)could be used to determine the "function" of the behaviour.Next,describe a contingency-based self-management plan that could be used to address the problem behaviour within the context of its apparent function.
Q5) About one-third of individuals diagnosed with ADHD in childhood will continue to have significant symptoms into adulthood.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Learners With Emotional or Behavioural Disorders
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Q1) Teachers' informal identification of students as having emotional or behavioural disorders are notoriously unreliable and invalid.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A child or youth who is depressed may exhibit all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A)lack of motivation.
B)failure in school.
C)problems sleeping.
D)aggressive behaviour.
Q3) Daphne experiences chronic feelings of sadness and lethargy and has been diagnosed with depression.This is an example of A)internalizing behaviour.
B)externalizing behaviour.
C)aggressive behaviour.
D)disordered thinking.
Q4) What procedures are used to identify students with E/BD? Critically evaluate the adequacy of existing measures and techniques for this purpose.
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Chapter 9: 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) Encoding,or sending messages,is referred to as
A)expressive language.
B)receptive language.
C)discourse.
D)communication.
Q3) Due to a brain injury,Henry has difficulty selecting and sequencing speech.He knows he makes errors and what he wants to say,but simply cannot.Henry's condition is A)dysarthria.
B)stuttering.
C)acquired apraxia.
D)acquired aphasia.
Q4) Although Ruth doesn't speak,she can communicate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Q1) When testing the hearing of a two year-old child,an audiologist should avoid use of which type of audiometry?
A)evoked response
B)speech
C)reflex
D)play
Q2) Most speech sounds have energy in the range of
A)50-500 Hz.
B)100-900 Hz.
C)250-1,000 Hz.
D)500-2,000 Hz.
Q3) Until the mid-1960s the only institution specifically for postsecondary education of students with hearing impairments was
A)Rochester.
B)Gallaudet.
C)Stanford.
D)Georgetown.
Q4) Describe the likely causes of a hearing impairment associated with the inner ear.
Q5) 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) The 'Doppler effect' refers to the rising in the pitch of a sound as a person moves toward its source.
A)True
B)False
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 skill used by people who are blind to aid them in acquiring mobility is
A)sequential mapping.
B)spatial ability.
C)Doppler effect.
D)tactual perception.
Q4) Most authorities believe that lack of vision significantly alters the ability to understand and use language.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss possible reasons why braille has declined in popularity since the mid-1960s and why advocates continue to push for it's use.
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Chapter 12: Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Unlike people with autism,people with Asperger syndrome do not have impaired communication skills.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Someone who exhibits echolalia would
A)reverse pronouns.
B)parrot what he or she hears.
C)sound robotic when speaking.
D)speak too loudly.
Q3) The natural inclination for most people to bring order and meaning to information in their environment by perceiving it as a meaningful whole rather than as disparate parts is referred to as
A)lateral coherence.
B)central coherence.
C)lateral adherence.
D)central synthesis.
Q4) It is a myth that the brains of children with autism grow excessively in the first two years of life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Learners With Low Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Exceptionalities
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Q1) The nature of Alex's accident and his visible injuries indicate that A)there was probably no neurological dysfunction resulting from injury.
B)there was injury to his brain due to an external force.
C)he probably did not experience an altered state of consciousness. D)the injury is probably a degenerative condition.
Q2) Facilitated communication has been shown to be a reliable method of communicating the user's thoughts and intentions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Methods of communication that may be appropriate for students who are deaf-blind include all of the following EXCEPT
A)touch cues.
B)braille.
C)hand-under-hand guidance.
D)communication boards.
Q4) Describe four ways that teachers of students with multiple and severe exceptionalities can collaborate with others to provide services.
Q5) Describe two major problems that students with TBI experience with re-entry to school after their trauma.
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Chapter 14: Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments
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Q1) A condition that becomes more and more severe over time is A)progressive.
B)episodic.
C)chronic.
D)acute.
Q2) Children with AIDS are more likely to experience intellectual impairments than those without AIDS.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Impairments that a child is born with are referred to as A)primary characteristics.
B)congenital anomalies.
C)secondary problems.
D)acquired exceptionalities.
Q4) Students with exceptionalities are at a higher risk for abuse than those without exceptionalities.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Discuss the factors that have led to expanded employment opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities.
Chapter 15: Learners With Special Gifts and Talents
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Q1) Which one of the following statements reflects a common misconception about giftedness?
A)Children who are gifted usually like school.
B)Motivation and creativity are as much of an indicator of giftedness as IQ.
C)Some people are gifted in one area only.
D)Individuals who are gifted intellectually tend to be socially inept.
Q2) Describe three strategies that could be used to promote identification of equal proportions of all ethnic groups as having special gifts or talents.
Q3) To mediate barriers against identification of giftedness in students with exceptionalities,researchers recommend all of the following EXCEPT
A)assessment that includes information about extracurricular activities.
B)ability should not be viewed in terms of experiential opportunity.
C)special effort to note patterns of strength.
D)comparison made with other students with similar exceptionalities.
Q4) In Canada,"giftedness" is defined
A)according to the United States definition.
B)by each province and territory.
C)by individual schools.
D)by federal policy.
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