Deck 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives

Question 1

This service delivery approach utilizes the expertise of professionals from several disciplines.

A)transdisciplinary team
B)collaboration team
C)multidisciplinary team
D)interdisciplinary team

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The legislation most responsible for the rapid development of services for young children with disabilities or delays is ______.

A)PL 94-142,1975
B)PL 101-476,1990
C)PL 108-446,2004
D)PL 99-457,1986

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Services designed by federal law whose purpose is to assist a student with exceptionalities in deriving benefits from a special education.

A)an Individualized Family Service Plan
B)a 504 Plan
C)an Individualized Education Program
D)related services

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The benefits of effective collaboration include all of the following EXCEPT this:

A)incorrect placement
B)greater likelihood that assessments will be nondiscriminatory
C)more appropriate educational plans
D)the absence of administrative support

Question 5

Which term refers to an inability or incapacity to perform a task or activity in a normal fashion?

A)Impairment
B)Handicap
C)Disability
D)Exceptionality

Question 6

One teacher presents the instruction to the entire class while the second teacher circulates,gathering information.

A)team teach
B)one teach,one support
C)one teach,one observe
D)alternative

Question 7

Which category of disability has the highest incidence?

A)Intellectual disabilities
B)Behavioral disorders
C)Specific learning disabilities
D)Visual impairments

Question 8

Multiple means of representation,engagement,and expression are the essential elements of

A)an Individualized Education Program.
B)universal design for learning.
C)an Individualized Transition Plan.
D)an Individualized Family Service Plan.

Question 9

One teacher taking the instructional lead while the other providing support and assistance to the students describes which type of co-teaching method?

A)station
B)alternative
C)parallel
D)one teach,one support

Question 10

Which was a shortcoming of the institutions of the mid-nineteenth century?

A)They provided protection for people with disabilities.
B)They were funded by philanthropists.
C)They provided little or no education.
D)They provided housing for individuals with disabilities.

Question 11

One teacher provides instruction to the larger group while the other teacher interacts with a small group of students.

A)station
B)one teach,one observe
C)alternative
D)parallel

Question 12

Both teachers share the instructional activities equally in this co-teaching model.

A)one teach,one support
B)team teach
C)station
D)alternative

Question 13

______ worked with the urban poor and children with intellectual disabilities.

A)Dorothea Dix
B)Maria Montessori
C)Alexander Bell
D)Alfred Binet

Question 14

Identify the exceptionality that is not included in the list of thirteen disability categories although these individuals may receive a special education.

A)other health impaired
B)speech language impairments
C)gifted and talented
D)multiple disabilities

Question 15

This co-teaching instructional arrangement lowers the teacher-pupil ratio.Instruction is planned jointly but delivered separately.

A)parallel
B)station
C)team
D)one teach,one support

Question 16

Which would be considered an example of person-first language?

A)Intellectually disabled
B)Child with autism
C)The blind girl
D)The Downs kid

Question 17

The Father of Special Education is the title bestowed on this man because of his groundbreaking work over two centuries ago.

A)Jean-Marc Gastard Itard
B)Edouard Seguin
C)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
D)Samuel Gridley Howe

Question 18

Who was one of the first individuals to use behavior modification to treat people with disabilities?

A)Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
B)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
C)Philippe Pinel
D)Louis Braille

Question 19

A written plan developed by a team that coordinates services for infants and toddlers and their families is referred to as

A)a 504 Plan.
B)an Individualized Education Program.
C)an Individualized Family Service Plan.
D)an Individualized Transition Plan.

Question 20

Which term refers to the number of new instances of a disability occurring within a specific period?

A)Prevalence
B)Incidence
C)Frequency
D)Population

Question 21

Programs centered on the common instructional needs of students are best described as

A)noncategorical.
B)categorical.
C)exceptional.
D)multidisciplinary.

Question 22

Which event set the stage for the rapid expansion of special education services?

A)The Civil War
B)World War II
C)The assassination of John F.Kennedy
D)The creation of Braille

Question 23

In 2004,IDEA mandated what provision for transitioning students with disabilities?

A)Community-based education services
B)Development of an individualized transition plan by age 16
C)Requirements for school-based vocational programs
D)Special transition-related instructional programs

Question 24

Services for young students with disabilities were mandated with the passing of

A)Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142).
B)Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457).
C)PL 101-476,the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (commonly known as IDEA.
D)Americans With Disabilities Act (PL 101-336).

Question 25

In the "one teach,one observe" model of cooperative teaching,one teacher delivers instruction while the other teacher

A)provides additional assistance to struggling students.
B)collects data concerning the other teacher's presentation.
C)collects data on student performance.
D)prepares materials for the next lesson.

Question 26

Early intervention programming is guided by the

A)individualized education plan (IEP).
B)individualized family service plan (IFSP).
C)individualized family education plan (IFEP).
D)individualized transition plan (ITP).

Question 27

Who founded the first school for the deaf?

A)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
B)Samuel Gridley Howe
C)Dorothea Dix
D)Lewis Terman

Question 28

Who,as an early teacher of students with hearing impairments,advocated for the use of residual hearing?

A)Alexander Graham Bell
B)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
C)Francis Galton
D)Lewis Terman

Question 29

An approach in which related service professionals teach their skills to each other is referred to as a(n)

A)multidisciplinary approach.
B)interdisciplinary approach.
C)collaborative approach.
D)transdisciplinary approach.

Question 30

A type of cooperative teaching in which two teachers instruct two different segments of a lesson and then exchange students is referred to as

A)parallel teaching.
B)alternative teaching.
C)team teaching.
D)station teaching.

Question 31

The concept of "universal design" was derived from the field of ______.

A)religion
B)mathematics
C)biology
D)architecture

Question 32

What percentage of adolescents and adults with disabilities is employed?

A)59%
B)57%
C)28%
D)10%

Question 33

The transition from school to postschool environments for students with disabilities may be enhanced by increasing the

A)intensity of the traditional curriculum.
B)relevance of the traditional curriculum.
C)level of difficulty of the traditional curriculum.
D)duration of the traditional program.

Question 34

Which type of teaming involves each team member performing individual assessment and then collaborating during program development?

A)Multidisciplinary
B)Interdisciplinary
C)Transdisciplinary
D)Parallel

Question 35

Which term does not describe special education?

A)Services
B)Location
C)Individualized
D)Instructional programs

Question 36

Which term is used to describe an infant or child who has a high probability of exhibiting delays in development or developing a disability?

A)Developmentally delayed
B)At risk
C)Underdeveloped
D)Exceptional

Question 37

One concern associated with alternative teaching is that

A)not all students receive all of the critical content.
B)it requires two teachers.
C)students may become stigmatized.
D)students may not receive equity in instruction.

Question 38

In 1984,Madeline Will proposed a three-level model of transition support services referred to as the

A)bridges model.
B)cascade model.
C)school-to-work program.
D)vocational support taxonomy.

Question 39

A major premise of the universal design is to

A)remove administrative barriers for students with disabilities.
B)make all instruction accessible by students with disabilities.
C)make only physical environments accessible by students with disabilities.
D)make learning environments accessible for all students.

Question 40

The term early childhood special education typically applies to children ages

A)birth to 2 years.
B)birth to 5 years.
C)3 to 5 years.
D)3 to 7 years.

Question 41

All of the following are categories of disability under IDEA except

A)traumatic brain injury.
B)autism.
C)gifted and talented.
D)multiple disabilities.

Question 42

Who called attention to the shocking conditions in asylums during the mid-nineteenth century?

A)Francis Galton
B)Samuel Gridley Howe
C)Dorothea Dix
D)Maria Montesorri

Question 43

______ helped to establish an organization that was the forerunner to the American Association on Mental Retardation.

A)Édouard Séguin
B)Philippe Pinel
C)Maria Montessori
D)Lewis Terman

Question 44

What percentage of students with disabilities will drop out of school?

A)10%
B)20%
C)33%
D)57%

Question 45

In the 1970s,students with disabilities were afforded the right to a ______ education.

A)desegregated and appropriate
B)free and appropriate
C)free and inclusive
D)free and public

Question 46

______ refers to the impact of a disability.

A)Delay
B)Impairment
C)Limitation
D)Handicap

Question 47

In ______ a teacher and a special educator plan and deliver instruction together to a heterogeneous group of students.

A)cooperative teaching
B)tandem teaching
C)multidisciplinary teaching
D)universal design instruction

Question 48

When referring to children who are at risk,which of the following is not a potential cause?

A)Biology
B)Environment
C)Genetics
D)Accident

Question 49

A perspective that reflects dignity and potential is referred to as

A)being able to recognize a disability on sight.
B)speaking in terms of a disability,when describing a person.
C)using people-first language.
D)never using the word disability.

Question 50

Simply stated,a special education is a(n)______ instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.

A)universal
B)customized
C)appropriate
D)collaborative

Question 51

An inability or incapacity to perform a particular task or activity in a specific way because of sensory,physical,cognitive,or other forms of impairment is called

A)handicap.
B)intellectual disability.
C)disability.
D)autism.

Question 52

The American educator and psychologist who developed the notion of intelligence quotient,or IQ,is

A)Alfred Binet.
B)Alexander Graham Bell.
C)Lewis Terman.
D)Samuel Gridley Howe.

Question 53

According to Gargiulo and Kilgo (2014),______ refers to the delivery of a coordinated and comprehensive package of specialized services to infants and toddlers.

A)special education
B)universal design
C)early childhood special education
D)early intervention

Question 54

______ recognized the importance of sensory stimulation.

A)Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
B)Jacob Rodrigues Pereira
C)Édouard Séguin
D)Alfred Binet

Question 55

The terms developmentally delayed and at risk are defined by the

A)federal government.
B)state governments.
C)municipal governments.
D)school districts.

Question 56

Which major educational reform focused on the academic achievement of students and qualifications of teachers?

A)No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (PL 107-110)
B)Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (PL 105-17)
C)Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457)
D)Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (PL108-446)

Question 57

Exceptionality is a(n)______ term generally referring to individuals who differ from societal or community standards of normalcy.

A)inclusive
B)exclusive
C)proprietary
D)rude

Question 58

The total number of individuals with a particular disability at a given time is referred to as ______.

A)incidence
B)prevalence
C)frequency
D)a sample

Question 59

Key ingredients required for successful cooperative teaching include all except

A)mutual respect.
B)mandatory participation.
C)shared instructional philosophy.
D)adequate planning time.

Question 60

Exceptionalities are/can

A)always easy to spot.
B)never easy to see.
C)always keep people from being able to succeed.
D)range in scope and obviousness.

Question 61

A person without use of his or her legs is generally considered to be handicapped.

Question 62

Multidisciplinary teams are best described as

A)team members working collaboratively.
B)team members who make recommendations based on shared information and joint planning.
C)having a team leader who also serves as the primary interventionist.
D)team members who perform their roles independent of one another with little collaboration.

Question 63

Édouard Séguin's ideas and theories provided a basis for the work of _________ with the urban poor and children with intellectual disabilities.

A)Philippe Pinel
B)Maria Montessori
C)Samuel Gridley Howe
D)Alfred Binet

Question 64

Every high school student who is enrolled in a special education program must have ______ as part of his or her IEP.

A)an individualized transition plan (ITP)
B)a behavior management plan
C)an individual family service plan (IFSP)
D)a 504 accommodation plan

Question 65

A traditional secondary curriculum has the potential to fail in effectively transitioning students with special needs because it focuses on which of the following?

A)College prep
B)Remedial academics
C)Passing the GED
D)Standards-based education

Question 66

IDEA 2004 requires that each student,beginning no later than age 16,have a statement of transition services incorporated into his or her IEP.

Question 67

Learning disabilities account for about 4 of every 10 students with disabilities.

Question 68

All of the following people are listed in the text as having been instrumental in pioneering special education except

A)Howard Gardner.
B)Philippe Pinel.
C)Louis Braille.
D)Alexander Graham Bell.

Question 69

Labels are typically inadequate for instructional purposes.

Question 70

Which of the following are examples of related service professionals?

A)Physical therapist
B)Psychologist
C)Audiologist
D)All of these

Question 71

PL 99-457,the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986,mandated services for

A)individuals with autism.
B)individuals with traumatic brain injury.
C)children between 3 and 5 years of age.
D)individuals between 4 and 6 years of age.

Question 72

With regards to exceptionality,as discussed in the text,all of the following would be examples of exceptionality except a

A)student with autism.
B)child who is gifted and talented.
C)person who has traumatic brain injury.
D)student who is much taller than his or her classmates.

Question 73

Which of the following students with exceptionalities are not required,by the federal government,to be provided with a special education?

A)Students with emotional disturbances
B)Students who are gifted and talented
C)Students with visual impairments
D)Students with a traumatic brain injury

Question 74

Which of the following is not an advantage of labeling individuals with special needs?

A)Labels serve as a means for effective communication among professionals.
B)Labels establish an individual's eligibility for services.
C)Labels serve as a means for funding.
D)Labels can be used as an acceptable excuse for discrimination.

Question 75

PL 99-457,Education of Handicapped Children Act Amendments (1986),mandated early intervention services for children birth to two.

Question 76

UDL does not remove academic challenges; it removes _____.

A)difficult instructional design
B)nonessential content
C)barriers to access
D)flexibility and variety

Question 77

Universal Design for Learning removes academic challenges thereby allowing access to all children.

Question 78

Universal Design for Learning provides equal access to learning.

Question 79

Public Law (PL)108-446 identifies how many categories of disabilities?

A)13
B)10
C)17
D)6

Question 80

The first special education classrooms were

A)duplicitous.
B)self-contained.
C)service related.
D)vocationally focused.