SPED Exam with 100% Correct
Solutions
The Study of Exceptional Learners - ANSWER-The study of both differences and
similarities
Disability - ANSWER-An inability to do something, a diminished capacity to perform in a
specific way (an impairment)
Handicap - ANSWER-A disadvantage imposed on an individual
Disability Vs. Inability - ANSWER-All disabilities are an inability to do something, but not
every inability to do something is a disability
Prevalence - ANSWER-Refers to the percentage of a population or number of
individuals having a particular unexceptionality
High Incidence Disabilities - ANSWER-Among the most common
-Learning disabilities, communication disorders, mild intellectual disabilities
Low Incidence Disabilities - ANSWER-Occur relatively rarely
-Blindness, deafness, autism
Special Education - ANSWER-Specially designed instruction that meets the unusual
needs of an exceptional student and that might require special materials, teaching
techniques, or equipment and/or facilities
Individualized instruction - ANSWER-The child's characteristics, rather than prescribed
academic content, provide the basis for teaching techniques
A Carefully Sequenced Series of Educational Tasks - ANSWER-Beginning with tasks
the child can preform and gradually leading to more complex learning
Meticulous Arrangement of the Child's Environment - ANSWER-So that the structure of
the environment and the child's experience of it lead naturally to learning
Immediate Reward for Correct Performance - ANSWER-Providing reinforcement for
desirable behavior
Tutoring in Functional Skills - ANSWER-Make the child as self-sufficient and productive
as possible in everyday life
, Belief that every Child should be Educated to the Greatest Extent Possible - ANSWER-
Every child can improve to some degree
Nature Vs. Nurture - ANSWER-Either you believe that heredity held the key to
determining intellectual development or that the environment was the all - important
factor
Normalization - ANSWER-Means which are as culturally normative as possible, in order
to establish and/or maintain personal behaviors and characteristics which are as
culturally normative as possible
Modifications - ANSWER-Take the form of amended materials or assignments and
differ from changes in curricula or instructional strategies
Accommodations - ANSWER-Include changes in instruction that don't significantly
change the content or conceptual difficulty level of the curriculum
Adaptations - ANSWER-Generally involve more significant modifications of instruction
than accommodations
Tiered Assignments - ANSWER-Example of adaptations, wherein teachers provide
choices for assignments on a single topic that vary in difficulty
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - ANSWER-Serves the general purpose of making
learning accessible to more students in inclusionary programs
Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012) - ANSWER-Calls for all states to accept
a common set of standards
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - ANSWER-Cover English Language Arts and
Math for K-12
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) - ANSWER-To work on adopting a
common set of tests
Multicultural Education - ANSWER-Aims for educational institutions and curricula that
provide equal educational opportunities to students regardless of their gender, social
class, ethnicity, race, disability, or other cultural identity
Cultures Elements - ANSWER-(1) Values and typical behavior
(2) Language or dialects
(3) Nonverbal communication
(4) Awareness of one's cultural identity
(5) Worldviews or general perspective
Solutions
The Study of Exceptional Learners - ANSWER-The study of both differences and
similarities
Disability - ANSWER-An inability to do something, a diminished capacity to perform in a
specific way (an impairment)
Handicap - ANSWER-A disadvantage imposed on an individual
Disability Vs. Inability - ANSWER-All disabilities are an inability to do something, but not
every inability to do something is a disability
Prevalence - ANSWER-Refers to the percentage of a population or number of
individuals having a particular unexceptionality
High Incidence Disabilities - ANSWER-Among the most common
-Learning disabilities, communication disorders, mild intellectual disabilities
Low Incidence Disabilities - ANSWER-Occur relatively rarely
-Blindness, deafness, autism
Special Education - ANSWER-Specially designed instruction that meets the unusual
needs of an exceptional student and that might require special materials, teaching
techniques, or equipment and/or facilities
Individualized instruction - ANSWER-The child's characteristics, rather than prescribed
academic content, provide the basis for teaching techniques
A Carefully Sequenced Series of Educational Tasks - ANSWER-Beginning with tasks
the child can preform and gradually leading to more complex learning
Meticulous Arrangement of the Child's Environment - ANSWER-So that the structure of
the environment and the child's experience of it lead naturally to learning
Immediate Reward for Correct Performance - ANSWER-Providing reinforcement for
desirable behavior
Tutoring in Functional Skills - ANSWER-Make the child as self-sufficient and productive
as possible in everyday life
, Belief that every Child should be Educated to the Greatest Extent Possible - ANSWER-
Every child can improve to some degree
Nature Vs. Nurture - ANSWER-Either you believe that heredity held the key to
determining intellectual development or that the environment was the all - important
factor
Normalization - ANSWER-Means which are as culturally normative as possible, in order
to establish and/or maintain personal behaviors and characteristics which are as
culturally normative as possible
Modifications - ANSWER-Take the form of amended materials or assignments and
differ from changes in curricula or instructional strategies
Accommodations - ANSWER-Include changes in instruction that don't significantly
change the content or conceptual difficulty level of the curriculum
Adaptations - ANSWER-Generally involve more significant modifications of instruction
than accommodations
Tiered Assignments - ANSWER-Example of adaptations, wherein teachers provide
choices for assignments on a single topic that vary in difficulty
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - ANSWER-Serves the general purpose of making
learning accessible to more students in inclusionary programs
Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012) - ANSWER-Calls for all states to accept
a common set of standards
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) - ANSWER-Cover English Language Arts and
Math for K-12
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) - ANSWER-To work on adopting a
common set of tests
Multicultural Education - ANSWER-Aims for educational institutions and curricula that
provide equal educational opportunities to students regardless of their gender, social
class, ethnicity, race, disability, or other cultural identity
Cultures Elements - ANSWER-(1) Values and typical behavior
(2) Language or dialects
(3) Nonverbal communication
(4) Awareness of one's cultural identity
(5) Worldviews or general perspective
