Why are culturally and linguistically diverse students often over-represented in special education programs?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 2] Changes in definitions of certain categories will likely result in
a. changes in prevalence of certain disabilities.
b. the use of census data instead of school counts. c. better counting procedures.
d. the cross-checking of school counts by auditing teams.
[Ques. 3] Which of the following is NOT a low-incidence disability?
a. Visual impairment
b. Multiple disabilities
c. Speech impairment
d. Orthopedic impairment
[Ques. 4] Which of the following is NOT a high-incidence disability?
a. Hearing impairment
b. Learning disabilities
c. Intellectual or developmental disorder
d. Emotional and behavior disorder
[Ques. 5] The category of exceptionality with the largest number of children is
a. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
b. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. c. Other Health Impaired.
d. Learning Disabilities.
[Ques. 6] One area of exceptionalities where prevalence seems to be increasing rapidly is
a. developmental disabilities.
b. autism.
c. learning disabilities. d. hearing impairment.
[Ques. 7] Prevalence is difficult to measure because
a. parents over-disclose that their child has an exceptionality.
b. differing criteria may be used to identify children with exceptionalities. c. incidence numbers are so similar professionals use them instead.
d. child count is not conducted in most areas.
[Ques. 8] A reasonable estimate is that more than children in the United States can be classified among the categories of children with exceptionalities.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 9] In most cases, the influence of an individual's genetic makeup
a. guarantees a certain outcome (e.g., alcoholism).
b. directly determines the development of specific behaviors.
c. can only increase or decrease the probability of a certain outcome occurring. d. overrides any environmental influences that may occur.
[Ques. 10] Intelligence is strictly genetic and cannot be altered by environmental influences.
a. True
b. False
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