SPED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

High incidence disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT Mental Retardation Speech Impairments Autism LDs Correct answer- Autism Which of the following laws made provisions for preschool children to receive special education services? P.L. 94-142 P.L. Education of the Handicapped Act ADA(1990) Section 504 Correct answer- P.L. Education of the Handicapped Act Using the term ¨the disabled" is preferable to using the term ¨the handicapped" True False Correct answer- False Mild disabilities can significantly affect a students functioning in school True False Correct answer- True Throughout the 1990s, there has been a steady trend to place more students with disabilities in general education classrooms instead of in resource programs. True False Correct answer- True The use of ¨negative school labels¨ with some children tends to suggest that all others learn in the same way. True False Correct answer- True The educational environment in which more students with disabilities served today is the Resource room Special classroom General education classroom Special school Correct answer- General education classroom The classification of a student with a specific disability (e.g., mental retardation, learning disability) guides the design of the students IEP True False Correct answer- False Students with behavioral disorders and those with learning disabilities have completely different educational needs and should be served in separate programs. True False Correct answer- False Students who are viewed as being at risk for school failure: Generally receive special education services Always present behavior problems in the classroom Frequently have needs that are similar to learners with disabilities Are not eligible for special education services Correct answer- Frequently have needs that are similar to learners with disabilities Students with mild disabilities Often develop behavior problems and learned helplessness in response to failure Display very specific problems in a specific area, like learning or behavior Are generally served in special education classrooms for most of their day Only need short-term special education services to remove the disability Correct answer- Often develop behavior problems and learned helplessness in response to failure An example of primary prevention is Creating transition plans for adolescents with disabilities Conduction lead screening in high-risk neighborhoods Testing all newborns for phenylketonuria (PKU) Requiring all children to be immunized against rubella Correct answer- Requiring all children to be immunized against rubella Once classified as a student with an emotional/behavioral disorder, best practice suggests that the student should be placed in a structured, self-contained program using behavior modification contracts True False Correct answer- False Examples of handicapism include all of the following except ¨John is afflicted with cerebral palsy, but doesn't let that stop him.¨ The waitress asks John's wife what he wants to order John is denied admission to college because of his physical disability ¨John uses a wheelchair for mobility¨ Correct answer- ¨John uses a wheelchair for mobility¨ Nicholas Hobbs felt that the correct classification of students was critical to providing effective interventions True False Correct answer- False All of the following are arguments given in support of using disability labels in schools programs, EXCEPT Teachers need to know the label or category in order to provide appropriate services IDEA funding is related to categories; money is sent to school based on the numbers in each category Labeling is required by IDEA for students to be eligible for an IEP A disability label helps explain the student's difficulty to parents, teachers, and the child. Correct answer- Teachers need to know the label or category in order to provide appropriate services Low incidence disabilities include all of the following except Emotional disturbance Hearing impairments Visual impairments Traumatic brain injury Correct answer- Emotional disturbance High incidence disabilities are the same as mild disabilities True False Correct answer- False Which of the following sentences illustrates the preferred way to refer to children with disabilities Mr. Smith's class has two LD kids and one MR kid this year Sally has an attention deficit disorder The mentally retarded students go to Mrs. Smith's resource room Mrs. Jones's handicapped students spend most of their time in her room Correct answer- Sally has an attention deficit disorder Students viewed as "at risk" of school failure frequently have similar needs to students with mild disabilities True False Correct answer- True PARC v. Pennsylvania laid the foundation for the rights established in 1975 as part of P.L. 94-142 right to public ed for all P.A. children with intellectual disabilities True False Correct answer- True In classical Greek and Roman civilizations, individuals with visible disabilities were likely to experience: pity protection rejection education Correct answer- rejection All of the following statements about special education classes in public schools before the 1950s are true EXCEPT There were no public school special education classes before 1950 Special education classes were largely found in urban areas Classes were not available for all disabilities Classes were generally only for those with moderate disabilities Correct answer- There were no public school special education classes before 1950 Mills v.D.C. Board of Education ruled that shortages in funding could not be used to exclude one group of children from school True False Correct answer- True An important new trend by the end of the 1800s was that of providing treatment to people with mental disabilities returning people with disabilities to their home community providing vocal training in sheltered workshops teaching individuals with mental disabilities to read and write Correct answer- providing treatment to people with mental disabilities The first legislation to convey specific rights to children with disabilities was Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973 (equal access to all programs/services funded by federal funds) Development Disabilities Act P.L. 94-142 Americans with Disabilities Act Correct answer- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973 (equal access to all programs/services funded by federal funds) Segregated services for those with disabilities were prevalent in the 1900s primarily as a way to provide relief to families from care-giving demands prevent individuals with disabilities from disrupting activities in normalized environments control reproduction by those with serious disabilities provide quality services to individuals with disabilities Correct answer- prevent individuals with disabilities from disrupting activities in normalized environments The curriculum in the first day schools for those with disabilities include training in the manual arts largely because: research indicated that manual arts training was the most effective curriculum teachers of those classes began their careers in institutions where manual arts formed the curriculum it had been shown that children with disabilities were not capable of achieving literacy sale of products created by the students in their craft classes helped pay for the program costs Correct answer- teachers of those classes began their careers in institutions where manual arts formed the curriculum Diana vs. State Board of Education established the right to due process in special education placements true false Correct answer- False Mexican-American students in SPED 1970 based on IQ tests were actually racially biased The general education initiative suggests that the general education classroom is generally the best learning environment for all children, and that any required special education services should be delivered there. True False Correct answer- True Honig vs. Doe held that schools cannot discipline students with disabilities True False Correct answer- False- suspension or expulsion cannot be deemed if results of a disability The ARC and other groups were largely responsible for initiating the legal fight for the right to an education for all children with disabilities True False Correct answer- True Larry P. vs. Riles resulted in limits on the use of intelligence test as the sole indicator of mental retardation True False Correct answer- True Henry Goddard believed that .... mental retardation could be influenced by the environment with training, people with mental retardation could become effective members of society people with mental retardation are best served in community settings mental retardation was a hereditary condition Correct answer- mental retardation was a hereditary condition Brown vs Board of Education asserted that children with disabilities could not be educated separately True False Correct answer- False- 1954 education is the right of every child Asylums came into use in the 1700's and 1800's largely in order to: educate people with disabilities prepare people with disabilities to live productively in society provide vocal training for individuals with disabilities protect society from those with disabilities Correct answer- protect society from those with disabilities In general, civil rights for people with disabilities have been achieved by the following sequence of activities legislation, litigation, advocacy advocacy, legislation, litigation litigation, advocacy, legislation advocacy, litigation, legislation Correct answer- advocacy, litigation, legislation A disability is a disability, whether the person lived in the 1600's, the 1800's, or today True False Correct answer- False According to Board of Education vs. Rowley, schools must design IEPs to maximize the potential of all children, including those with disabilities. True False Correct answer- False- 1982 districts are responsible for due process The rapid and significant changes in services between were largely the result of .. the efforts of professional special educators rulings by court advocacy efforts by parents groups laws passed by Congress and state legislators Correct answer- advocacy efforts by parents groups task analysis is associated primarily with norm-reference test and is used for assessing desired outcome competencies true false Correct answer- false Norm-reference tests are used to determine if students have achieved mastery of specific skills in the curriculum True False Correct answer- False Norm- reference testing allows teachers to compare the performance of one child to typical children of the same age or grade. True False Correct answer- True Jeffrey, in the opening vignette in your text, was found not to be eligible for special education services despite the fact that he was having significant difficulty in school. The best explanation for such occurrences is that the test used were not sensitive to Jeffrey's particular problems. The system fails to correctly identify many students Disability definitions create arbitrary cut-off points on one or two characteristics His teacher was not a good judge of the range of normal performance Correct answer- Disability definitions create arbitrary cut-off points on one or two characteristics Idea 1997/2004 requires schools to do all of the following except .. Consider all the information, including that which is provided by parents Assess a child in the students native language Assess the student with respect to the general education curriculum Retest the child every three years to determine if services are still needed Correct answer- Retest the child every three years to determine if services are still needed Ms. Berger gives Thomas a subtraction test based on the skills he has been earning this week. She is seeking information about the effectiveness of the instructional approach she is using and to determine which skills might need more focus. She is engaging in.. Formative Evaluation Summative Evaluation Norm-Referenced assessment Classification Correct answer- Formative Evaluation (student power) Curriculum-based assessment and criterion-referenced testing are frequently used interchangeably and assess what a student has learned and can do. True Flase Correct answer- True IDEA 1997/2004 requires that all students, including those with disabilities, take the statewide and district-mandated tests taken by students in general education classes True False Correct answer- False The form of assessment that is LEAST apt to be related to a child's school curriculum/program Curriculum-based assessment Performance assessment Norm-referenced testing Portfolio assessment Correct answer- Norm-referenced testing A non-categorical service model places primary emphasis on The numbers of students to be served The strengths and deficits of each student The special skills of the staff in the school The number of students who move out of special education Correct answer- The strengths and deficits of each student IDEA 2004 allows schools to use Response to Intervention in determining if a student is eligible for special education services True False Correct answer- True The usefulness of norm- and criterion-referenced tests is directly related to the alignment of test items with the instructional activities engaged in by the students True False Correct answer- True Criterion- referenced tests yield scores that allow educators to compare one individual to another True False Correct answer- False Important considerations in designing appropriate classroom assessments include all of the following EXCEPT The test must correspond to the instruction the students have received The test is designed to assess the knowledge and skills, and not the area of disability The test must yield accurate information about what a learner knows and can do All students should take the test under the same conditions so that results can be compared Correct answer- All students should take the test under the same conditions so that results can be compared Norm-referenced tests are based on the premise that a generalized body of knowledge and skills exists, and that most children, regardless of where they live, will have been taught these concepts and skills true false Correct answer- true Test modifications should not affect the validity of the test as long as The modifications are to the test administration, not the content. It is noted on the student's records that the test was taken with modifications The modification only relates to time needed to take the test The teacher supervises the testing environment carefully Correct answer- The modifications are to the test administration, not the content. IDEA 1997/2004 requires the participation in state and district-wide testing programs by Those students who are placed in general education classes for part or all of a day All students with disabilities unless no part of the general education curriculum is deemed appropriate Students who are receiving instruction in mathematics and language arts, regardless of the setting Those students who require testing modifications to succeed Correct answer- All students with disabilities unless no part of the general education curriculum is deemed appropriate The multidisciplinary team is reviewing the referral and testing information on Alice. They are seeking to decide if she is eligible for special education services. This process is called Norm-referenced assessment Summative evaluation Formative evaluation Performance assessment Correct answer- Summative evaluation The most important indication that norm-reference testing programs may not be accurately determining which students actually have disabilities is that Students who receive failing grades in school may not be identified Students from culturally diverse backgrounds are identified as having disabilities at a higher expected rate Students can get the correct answer by guessing The number of identified students varies significantly from place to place Correct answer- Students from culturally diverse backgrounds are identified as having disabilities at a higher expected rate Norm-referenced tests are useful in providing information for use in program planning True False Correct answer- False Alternative curricula are appropriate when no portion of the general education curriculum is applicable to a particular student's needs True False Correct answer- True According to IDEA, each student with a disability must be provided with a program of individualized instruction. In this context, individualized instruction refers to Private tutoring Instruction by a special education teacher Instructional experiences selected to meet the student's needs Instruction that differs in significant ways from that which is generally provided and which involves the use of specialized materials Correct answer- Instructional experiences selected to meet the student's needs Instruction in cognitive learning strategies is particularly useful to learners with disabilities because They make the content to be learned explicit and clear They assist students in becoming independent learners They convey content area learning more effectively They help the teacher structure the content learning for easier learning Correct answer- They assist students in becoming independent learners