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Dr. Xiong is a professional who measures a person's vision and prescribes contacts or
glasses. Dr. Xiong is a(n)
A. optometrist.
B. ophthalmologist.
C. optician.
D. pharmacist.
Which of the following would be an example of the UDL principle of multiple means of
action and expression?
A. giving students options such as writing a paper, producing a video, or doing a
presentation to demonstrate their knowledge
B. incorporating interactive components of computer-based resources into lessons
C. allowing students to select the degree of difficulty, the depth of study, or the learning
tools used
D. providing written or oral options for taking a test
There is a strong correlation between communicative competence and
A. social competence.
B. articulation errors.
C. overachievement.
D. learning disabilities.
Lavona has a profound hearing loss and cannot understand sounds or words, even with
her hearing aid. Which term correctly describes her hearing loss?
A. hard of hearing
B. deaf
C. Deaf
D. sound impaired
Ms. Calabrace, a school psychologist, believes that the prevalence of disability in our
schools can be clearly predicted using test scores distributed on a normal curve. Ms.
Calabrace has which view of disability?
A. deficit perspective
B. cultural perspective
C. sociological perspective
D. legal perspective
A problem with the structure or functioning of the body refers to
A. a health impairment.
B. an orthopedic impairment.
C. other health impairments.
D. multiple disabilities.
What is added to IFSPs as a child gets older?
A. maintenance of typical developmental milestones
B. transition to services available for 3- to 5-year-olds
C. transition to general education classroom
D. pre-reading skills
Which statement below was probably NOT made by a student exhibiting learned
helplessness?
A. "I knew I"d get a bad grade."
B. "It's not my fault I did poorly; the test was just too hard."
C. "I"d have done better if I"d just studied a little harder."
D. "I"d do better if I weren't in special ed classes."
Which genetic disorder which is the most commonly inherited cause of intellectual
disability?
A. fragile X syndrome
B. Down syndrome
C. trisomy 21
D. PKU
An example of an externalizing behavioral problem is
A. hyperactivity.
B. depression.
C. elective mutism.
D. anorexia.
An evidence-based practice is
A. a type of randomized controlled trial.
B. one that is commonly regarded by teachers and administrators as being effective with
many types of students.
C. typically verified using single-subject research designs.
D. one on which rigorous research has been conducted that produces data which
verifies its effectiveness.
When IQ scores are broken into groups, each group is called a(n)
A. mode.
B. IQ range.
C. mean.
D. standard deviation.
Mickey has ASD. He frequently engages in disruptive behavior, including purposely
banging his head on his desk. Mickey's head-banging behavior is an example of
A. echolalia.
B. self-injury.
C. stereotypies.
D. patterning.
Dario is an African American teenager who, along with many of his neighborhood
friends, is now immersed within the juvenile justice system. Based on information in
your text, which of the following events probably had the greatest impact on Dario's
entrance into juvenile delinquency?
A. attending public school
B. living in a single-parent family
C. growing up in an urban neighborhood
D. being suspended from school
Brandon's mother asks, "Are you hungry?" He responds by saying, "Are you hungry?"
Brandon, who has ASD, is
A. exhibiting defiance that is typical of children with ASD.
B. demonstrating echolalia.
C. carefully repeating what he hears in an attempt to learn language.
D. exhibiting stuttering.
The work of Wolf, Baer and Risley was instrumental in the development of
A. applied behavioral analysis.
B. corporal punishment.
C. community based instruction.
D. time-out rooms.
The __________ contributes to the communication process as the air expelled from the
lungs causes the vocal cords to produce sounds, and also controls changes in pitch.
A. respiratory system
B. vibrating system
C. resonating system
D. speech mechanisms
Alex does not participate in an initial bullying incident in school, but follows up
afterwards with continued bullying of the victim. Alex is a(n)
A. anxious bully.
B. possible defender.
C. supporter.
D. follower.
Who should have access to a student's IEP?
A. the special education teacher only
B. any educator who interacts with the child
C. district diagnostic personnel
D. only those who interact with the child at least twice a day
Which definition is more widely used to identify children with ADHD?
A. IDEA
B. Section 504
C. APA DSM
D. CCBD
Lack of knowledge about core subject requirements, unavailability of advanced
placement courses, and low teacher referrals for advanced classes are all factors
influencing
A. the increasing numbers of female scientists.
B. graduation rates of students of color.
C. the poor postsecondary outcomes for diverse students.
D. the shortage of teachers from diverse backgrounds.
Dr. Keiper is studying a young child with ASD. She describes his behavior in terms of
the events that stimulate, maintain, and increase the behavior's likelihood. Dr. Keiper is
engaged in
A. task analysis.
B. discrete trial training.
C. applied behavior analysis.
D. structured teaching.
Who is credited with first identifying ASD when he described children who displayed
"extreme autistic aloneness"?
A. Bernard Rimland
B. Eugene Bluer
C. The Autism Society of America
D. Leo Kanner
Temple Grandin's greatest contribution to the field of autism is
A. exposing the fraudulent research scam that caused millions of parents to forego
vaccines for their children.
B. identifying specific genetic markers that contribute to the condition.
C. providing insight into the lives of people with ASD.
D. developing the ABA techniques that have improved functioning for individuals with
severe forms of ASD.
Dr. Strunk works for a state department of education, where part of her job entails
keeping track of the total number of students identified with a disability during each
school year. This part of Dr. Strunk's job involves the ____ of disabilities.
A. prevalence
B. identification
C. assessment
D. definition
Vinna is from a cultural group that is not Eurocentric or of mainstream America. She is
considered to be
A. linguistically diverse.
B. culturally diverse.
C. limited English proficient.
D. historically overrepresented.
Which of the following promotes e-mail communications between individuals with
intellectual disabilities and peer volunteers without disabilities?
A. Special Olympics
B. Best Buddies
C. e-Buddies
D. supported employment
Which virus can be prevented, and the incidence of intellectual disabilities reduced,
through immunization?
A. rubella
B. FAS
C. HIV
D. herpes
Which of the following is correct?
A. Before 1975, people with TBI were primarily served in the mental retardation
category.
B. TBI became a separate special education category in the 1990 reauthorization of
IDEA.
C. TBI is not a separate special education category under IDEA.
D. Children with TBI did not receive special education services until the 1997
reauthorization of IDEA.
Abnormal production of speech sounds is referred to as a(n) __________ problem.
A. voice
B. loudness
C. articulation
D. depth
Mr. Thomas, a special education teacher, serves as a resource to the general education
teachers in his school. He determines appropriate accommodations for the students in
class, and helps design services and supports that the teachers can implement in their
classrooms. Mr. Thomas
A. provides pull-in programming.
B. is a consulting teacher.
C. co-teaches with his colleagues.
D. provides pull-out programs for students with special needs.
All of the following are options that digital textbooks offer for students with low vision
EXCEPT
A. ability to enlarge font sizes
B. text-to-speech applications
C. ability to adjust the color for greater contrast
D. elimination of charts and graphs
Which type of disorder is often underidentified?
A. externalizing behaviors
B. internalizing behaviors
C. aggressive behaviors
D. conduct disorders
What impact has universal newborn hearing screening had on the identification of
hearing loss among children?
A. The number of children who have needed cochlear implants has been reduced
drastically.
B. Children with even mild levels of hearing loss are being identified immediately.
C. Many causes of hearing loss have been prevented.
D. Most infants with profound hearing loss are now identified by the age of three
months.
Tamara has difficulty with peripheral vision and is unable to see a wide area. She
probably has
A. tunnel vision.
B. visual acuity problems.
C. visual efficiency problems.
D. problems with accommodation.
Explain pull-in programming.
Briefly explain the difference between skill deficits, performance deficits, and fluency
problems.
List the three parts of the hearing mechanism, and the organs of the ear that make up
each part.
List at least four characteristics of a culturally competent teacher.
Describe the steps to implementing community-based instruction.
Imagine that you have a student with a visual disability in your class. What are some
things you can do to make your classroom safe for this student?
How have neuroimaging studies helped to verify a biological basis for ADHD?
In order to qualify for services under the category of "orthopedic impairment," a student
must meet which two criteria?
What are the four types of accommodations?
What are two possible explanations for the reduction in the number of students in the
learning disabilities category of the last few years?
Ayame is a job coach for young adults with intellectual disabilities. What is the primary
purpose of her job?
What are the five broad areas in which gifted students excel?
What are the five components of the ABA approach?
