Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools 8th Edition

By what age have children learned to produce nearly all the consonants and vowels that make up the words of their native language? A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 8 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Each is an example of psychological processing except: A. Executive functions B. Processing speed C. Short-term memory D. Semantic memory Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D What

Which of the following determines whether any student, with or without a disability, needs more intensive instruction? A. Response to intervention B. Universal Design for Learning C. Alternative assessment D. Positive behavior supports Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A White students and which of the following are overrepresented in gifted programs? A. American Indian/Alaska Native students B. Hispanic students C. Asian/Pacific

Advocacy involves each of the following EXCEPT: A. Seeking win-win solutions B. Preventing problems C. Keeping your conscience primed D. Affirming strengths Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The design of instructional materials and activities that make content information accessible to all children refers to: A. Accommodations B. Universal design for learning C. Goals and objectives D. Content standards Answer: B Answer:

Many school psychologists use which measure to determine the presence of ADHD? A. Attention Deficit Disorders Evaluation Scales B. Conner's Rating Scales C. Peterson's Rating Scales D. ADHD Assessment Tool Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Problem behavior typically serves: A. To get a student out of doing something B. To end an activity C. An emotional purpose D. A communicative

Which group is the most underrepresented in gifted education? A. Females B. Hispanics C. Black D. Asian/Pacific Islander Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The majority of students with intellectual disabilities have IQ ranges in which of the following? A. 50"55 to approximately 70 B. 35"40 to 50"55 C. 20"25 to 30"40 D. IQ below 20"25 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A A term

Within the second year of life, the spoken vocabulary of young children increases to which of the following? A.100 words B. 100-200 words C. 200-300 words D. 300-400 words Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Students with intellectual disabilities have difficulty transferring knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task for each of the following

Which of the following is a test of how well the middle ear is functioning and how well the eardrum can move? A. Audiograms B. Tympanography C. Audiometry D. Behavioral audiological evaluations Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Teaching students how to deal with fights between and among friends and acquaintances and how to help their peers

Compare and contrast the causes of cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, and asthma. Answer: As with other disabilities, the precise cause of all three conditions is usually not known, but both genetic and environmental factors play a role. CP is caused by prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal damage to the brain

Based on an IQ score of 125"130 alone, what percent of the general population would be considered gifted? A. 10 to 15% B. 2 to 3% C. 5 to 8% D. About 20% Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B What percent of TBIs are classified as "mild?" A. 80"90% B. 10"20% C. 50"60% D. 30"40% Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Which of the

Which of the following identifies the academic content that students should master, the standards for the student's achievement of content proficiency, and assessment of student progress in meeting the standards? A. Standards-based reform B. The general education curriculum C. Student achievement standards D. Alternative achievement standards Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Relationships in which families and

Autism is primarily: A. Biological in origin B. Behavioral in origin C. Environmental in origin D. Familial in origin Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A According to the U.S. Department of Education, what percentage of school age children identified to receive special education services receives services for intellectual disabilities? A. About 7% B. Only 2% C. Nearly 15% D. Over 20% Answer:

Which of the following allows teachers to track two aspects of a behavior together? A. A checklist B. A T-chart C. Curriculum-based measurement D. Goal attainment scaling Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Which of the following means providing services, resources, and personal assistance on a constant basis? A. Limited B. Intermittent C. Extensive D. Pervasive Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C An IDEA-related service

What graphic organizer is used to compare and contrast objects, stories, and characters? A. A web diagram B. A T-chart C. Semantic maps D. Venn diagram Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Neuroimaging techniques have documented each of the following in gifted individuals except: A. Difficulty switching brain regions during a task, making it easier to stay

What percent of students receiving special education services are classified with multiple disabilities? A. About 20% B. Nearly 10% C. Over 5% D. About 2% Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D All of the following are typical testing accommodations for students with intellectual disabilities except: A. Dictating responses to a scribe B. Exemption from taking tests C. Having test items

Having a poor sense of one's ability to effect change in one's life is associated with limitations in: A. Range and variety of experiences B. Incidental learning C. Ability to get around D. Interaction with the environment Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Students with which type of ADHD are usually identified earliest? A. Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type B. Predominantly

There are three common forms of spina bifida: meningocele, myelomeningocele, and: A. Spina bifida minor B. Spina bifida major C. Spina bifida occulta D. Nonspecific spina bifida Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The court case in California that paved the way for the abandonment of standardized testing alone as a means for determining whether or not