Praxis 5543 Practice Questions with Complete Solutions

Praxis 5543 Practice Questions with Complete Solutions High incidence disabilities include all of the following EXCEPT - intellectual disabilities - autism - speech impairments - learning disabilities autism Students with autism differ from those with Asperger's syndrome because those with classic autism have - difficulties in social interactions - cognitive and language deficits - difficulties in school - restricted, repetitive, all-involving interests or behaviors cognitive and language deficits The largest percentage of cases of intellectual disabilities are identified - during infancy - evenly across the age periods during the developmental period (0-18) - in preschool years - in the elementary school years in the elementary school years The term "developmental delay" may be used as a classification when - the parents refuse to accept the classification of intellectual disabilities - a child aged 0-9 requires intervention for significant delays in one or more functional areas - the intellectual disability is from a biological cause - the intellectual disability is in the mild range a child aged 0-9 requires intervention for significant delays in one or more functional areas According to IDEA 2004, which of the following is NOT required to determine if a child has a learning disability? - Assessing the child's ability to learn - Evaluating academic functioning in a variety of academic areas - Determining if the child has had the opportunity to learn - Evaluating the discrepancy between the ability and achievement measures Evaluating the discrepancy between the ability and achievement measures Critics of the current IDEA definition of emotional disturbance have criticized it because of its - overly precise terminology - exclusion of students identified as socially maladjusted - exacting assessment requirements - attention to cultural differences exclusion of students identified as socially maladjusted Mike's mother is concerned that his attention problems are hindering his outcomes in class. His teacher noted that he seems to listen when instructions are given but then he seems to lose focus before the activity is completed. The teacher hypothesizes that Mike's problems relate primarily to deficits in - coming to attention - alertness - selective attention - sustained attention sustained attention Which theory suggests that for learning to be most effective and efficient, teachers must determine the appropriate level to begin teaching a student and also determine the amount the student can learn with support? - Social constructivism - Biological constructivism - Mastery learning theory - Behavioral