Deck 1: Embracing Inclusion

Question 1

Young people have a range of different needs. List and describe as many as possible.

Answer 1

Any of those listed on page 4 of the text.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a serious medical condition?

A) Diabetes
B) Non-English speaking background
C) Epilepsy
D) Muscular dystrophy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Some young people, such as those with an intellectual disability or limited mobility, often have fewer opportunities to take risks than their peers. Discuss some of the reasons why this might be the case and explain the impact that these have on teaching and learning.

Answer 3

The student's response should cover the following:
Reasons:
a) Intended or inadvertent constraints placed on them by parents, carers or life circumstances;
e.g., may not be able to carry out various life skills such as operating appliances
Impact:
a) Purpose for learning lost or obscured
b) Low or decreasing motivation over time for both student and teacher
c) Culture and environment
d) Teachers need to meet the diverse needs of all students in the classroom
e) Teachers need to plan lessons that engage students' imaginations, skills and prior knowledge
f) Recognise and plan learning opportunities that are accessible outside of the classroom

Question 4

Students who may require the assistance of guidance or counselling staff or mental health professionals include adolescents who:

A) Have a physical disability
B) Are homeless or in detention
C) Have had a traditional Indigenous upbringing
D) Have a vision impairment

Question 5

What are four components of the teaching-learning ecology? Discuss how the relationship between these governs successful learning outcomes.

Question 6

Hattie (2009) argues that the most successful form of intervention in terms of improving student outcomes is:

A) Feedback (to students and the teacher)
B) Social skills testing
C) Formative assessment
D) Summative assessment

Question 7

A framework for educational policy and practice that promotes the acceptance of students regardless of any difference, impairment or disability is:

A) Mainstreaming
B) Streaming
C) Inclusion
D) Differentiation

Question 8

Formative assessments are used to determine whether teaching and learning methods need to be modified. As such they are carried out:

A) During the unit of work
B) At the end of the unit of work
C) At the beginning of the unit of work
D) A long time after the unit of work

Question 9

Social justice is a concept that is related to the principles of inclusion.

Question 10

As an educator you will need to gain knowledge about a student's cognitive capabilities, family/cultural backgrounds and influences, and learning histories. Why is this knowledge important and how will you acquire it?

Question 11

The teaching role can be assumed by:

A) Educational media and machines
B) Peers, family, and friends
C) Peers, family, and friends and educational media and machines
D) None of these options apply

Question 12

According to Hattie (2009) almost any teaching innovation that is undertaken by a committed teacher will have a positive impact on student's learning.

Question 13

Truly inclusive classrooms minimise the concept of special learning needs as every child has special learning needs. As an educator, discuss the components that you will need to take into consideration when creating a supportive learning environment.

Question 14

An approach that focusses on characteristics that the teacher cannot change or influence and concentrates on components of the teaching-learning ecology that can be changed is part of:

A) Responsive teaching
B) Reframing
C) Cooperative learning
D) Functional academics

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the difference between integration and inclusion?

A) Integration occurs when some students are mainstreamed in a regular class. Inclusion occurs when students from a special school are educated for some of the day only in regular class.
B) Integration occurs when some students from a special school are specifically selected to participate all day in regular classrooms. Inclusion is a new term for mainstreaming all students with a disability for some or all of the day in regular class.
C) Integration occurs when students from a special school are educated for some or all of the day in regular classrooms. Inclusion involves complete acceptance of a student with a disability in a regular class.
D) Integration refers to complete acceptance of a student with a disability in a regular class. Inclusion refers to the education of students from special schools in regular class for some or all of the day.

Question 16

What does the term inclusion imply? Explain the evolution of this concept over time.

Question 17

Identical twins share the same genetic material and therefore learn about the world they live in, and interpret experiences in the same way.

Question 18

Noise, light, temperature, teaching materials, time and space are all aspects of:

A) Teacher
B) Curriculum
C) Setting
D) None of these options apply

Question 19

Students from whom specialist materials, physical resources and advice from health care professionals are essential to facilitate their learning opportunities are students with:

A) Emotional disorders
B) Intellectual disabilities
C) Learning disabilities
D) Sensory impairments

Question 20

Adapting the curriculum or changing one's teaching style is all that is needed to deal with the problems that face any student.

Question 21

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) requires teachers to present academic content in a very prescriptive manner, in order for all students to access the academic content.

Question 22

Which of the following are NOT an example of UDL representation, engagement and expression?

A) Recording excursions and learning events using VoiceThread software
B) Photo presentations using PowerPoint
C) An unmodified written exam
D) Video photography using a smartphone

Question 23

Curriculum differentiation involves:

A) A three-tiered structure that allows the intensity of instruction to be increased to fit the level of need
B) A ranking of educational placements from least to most integrated
C) A combination of instructional effectiveness with student self-discipline
D) An arrangement of the teaching-learning environment so that it is appropriate for all students

Question 24

What is meant by the term Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? How can teachers use this approach to create an inclusive classroom?

Question 25

Designing a program that takes into account different levels of ability is part of:

A) Cooperative learning
B) Response to instruction
C) Universal Design for Learning
D) Functional academics

Question 26

The goal of curriculum differentiation is to improve the curriculum for all students by designing the teaching-learning context so that it provides an appropriate fit for each student's cognitive needs while still retaining a common instructional intent in the classroom.