EDUC 230 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
impairment - Answers loss/reduced function of a body part/organ
disability - Answers exists when impairment limits ability to perform certain tasks
handicap - Answers problem a person may have interacting with environment
special education - Answers customized instructional program that meets needs of individual learner
Majority of kids in spec ed are - Answers male
Most spec ed services for - Answers Specific learning disabilities
Most disabilities are (severity) - Answers mild-moderate
Most positive changes occurred over the last - Answers 35-40 years
spec. ed = set of services that ____ student - Answers wrap around
most definitions of disability are ____-based - Answers defecit
most definitions of disability are ____-based - Answers defecit
type of intervention: at risk kids, genetic counseling, preventing handicap from becoming disability -
Answers Preventive
type of intervention: catch kid up to mainstream with intense instruction - Answers remedial
type of intervention: teaching kid how to get around, use technology communication - Answers
compensatory
push-in model - Answers specialist comes into room so kid isn't taken out
fraction of kids in spec. ed - Answers 1/10 (~60.5 million)
Smallest population of disability - Answers dual sensory impairments
incidence - Answers how many born with disability in given time frame
prevalence - Answers how many out there at given time frame
largest age group in spec. ed - Answers 6-11 years
Team Approach to Mastery (T.A.M.) - Answers classroom with both mainstream students and those w/
disability, & regular and special ed. teacher
self-contained classroom - Answers segregated from mainstream; all spec. educators
, inclusive classrooms - Answers regular educator with consultation & support; only a few kids with
disabilities
spec ed services provided in - Answers Least restrictive environment
___% of kids with dis. spend part of the day in regular classroom - Answers 75%
FAPE - Answers Free and Appropriate Public Education
related services - Answers from OT to PT; transportation
IDEA category; usually when child is behind peers by 25% - Answers Developmental delay
at-risk - Answers greater-than usual chance of developing a problem, disability, or handicap
IEP - Answers what services will be received, when, and how
IEPs tell ______ - Answers where student is (baseline, PLOP, PLEP); where they are going; how long to
get there; how to tell when arrived
Accommodations - Answers adapts a task/environment by removing a barrier or creating access
Examples of accommodations - Answers Scheduling (breaks), Setting (small groups), Equipment
(calculator), Presentation (repeated direction), response (interpreter)
Best practice for testing - Answers multiple indicators by multiple professionals
RTI - Answers response to intervention
Tier I RTI - Answers core instruction
Tier II RTI - Answers core plus strategic intervention
Tier III RTI - Answers intensive intervention (special ed)
Fastest growing groups of disability - Answers 1. Autism spectrum disorders
2. Emotional/behavioral disorders
3. Learning disabilities
Slowest growing groups of disability - Answers 1. Multiple/severe disabilities
2. Blind/low vision
3. Physical/ health impairments
What happened in 1799 when Itard found Victor - Answers Showed that intensive treatment can
produce learning
impairment - Answers loss/reduced function of a body part/organ
disability - Answers exists when impairment limits ability to perform certain tasks
handicap - Answers problem a person may have interacting with environment
special education - Answers customized instructional program that meets needs of individual learner
Majority of kids in spec ed are - Answers male
Most spec ed services for - Answers Specific learning disabilities
Most disabilities are (severity) - Answers mild-moderate
Most positive changes occurred over the last - Answers 35-40 years
spec. ed = set of services that ____ student - Answers wrap around
most definitions of disability are ____-based - Answers defecit
most definitions of disability are ____-based - Answers defecit
type of intervention: at risk kids, genetic counseling, preventing handicap from becoming disability -
Answers Preventive
type of intervention: catch kid up to mainstream with intense instruction - Answers remedial
type of intervention: teaching kid how to get around, use technology communication - Answers
compensatory
push-in model - Answers specialist comes into room so kid isn't taken out
fraction of kids in spec. ed - Answers 1/10 (~60.5 million)
Smallest population of disability - Answers dual sensory impairments
incidence - Answers how many born with disability in given time frame
prevalence - Answers how many out there at given time frame
largest age group in spec. ed - Answers 6-11 years
Team Approach to Mastery (T.A.M.) - Answers classroom with both mainstream students and those w/
disability, & regular and special ed. teacher
self-contained classroom - Answers segregated from mainstream; all spec. educators
, inclusive classrooms - Answers regular educator with consultation & support; only a few kids with
disabilities
spec ed services provided in - Answers Least restrictive environment
___% of kids with dis. spend part of the day in regular classroom - Answers 75%
FAPE - Answers Free and Appropriate Public Education
related services - Answers from OT to PT; transportation
IDEA category; usually when child is behind peers by 25% - Answers Developmental delay
at-risk - Answers greater-than usual chance of developing a problem, disability, or handicap
IEP - Answers what services will be received, when, and how
IEPs tell ______ - Answers where student is (baseline, PLOP, PLEP); where they are going; how long to
get there; how to tell when arrived
Accommodations - Answers adapts a task/environment by removing a barrier or creating access
Examples of accommodations - Answers Scheduling (breaks), Setting (small groups), Equipment
(calculator), Presentation (repeated direction), response (interpreter)
Best practice for testing - Answers multiple indicators by multiple professionals
RTI - Answers response to intervention
Tier I RTI - Answers core instruction
Tier II RTI - Answers core plus strategic intervention
Tier III RTI - Answers intensive intervention (special ed)
Fastest growing groups of disability - Answers 1. Autism spectrum disorders
2. Emotional/behavioral disorders
3. Learning disabilities
Slowest growing groups of disability - Answers 1. Multiple/severe disabilities
2. Blind/low vision
3. Physical/ health impairments
What happened in 1799 when Itard found Victor - Answers Showed that intensive treatment can
produce learning
