SPED 5301 QUIZ 5 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Isaac's parents had looked forward to his birth as they had tried unsuccessfully for several years to
have a child. He was born with a rare condition, occipital encephalocele (a gap in his skull through
which protruded a small sac filled with brain tissue). He spent many months and had multiple
surgeries during the first 3 months of his life. As he grew, he developed a seizure disorder, an
moderate intellectual disability, microcephlay, mild cerebral palsy, low vision, and he is susceptible to
respiratory infections. He began receiving special education services when she was 6 months old at an
elementary school. Now in kindergarten she receives half-time special education instruction in a
special education classroom but for the rest of the day, she participates in a general education
Kindergarten class. He communicates using sign language, a communication device, and has recently
been potty trained. He loves music and imitates the behaviors of her friends in general education.
Identify the exceptionality (Friend, 2018).
Answer:
severe and multiple disabilities
Question:
2. Kenny wakes up every school day with a knot in her stomach as she is thinking about what is going
on around him which she is unable to change. She has great memories of elementary school, but now
that she is in middle school she dreads school. She already knows most of what is being taught, and
would prefer to rebel instead of completing assignments which are too easy for her. She gets teased for
being "too smart" so she in under-performing in school which is resulting in punishment at home by
her parents and nagging by teachers who recognize her under-performance. Identify the
exceptionality.
Answer:
a student with gifts and talents
Question:
3. meaningful curriculum
Answer:
meaningful curriculum: relevant curriculum provided for each students according to interests, personal
goals, and limitations in reaching those goals which uses age-appropriate activities, with modified
expectations of performance
Question:
4. person-centered assessment
Answer:
approach which focuses the student's assessment and education on his/her unique characteristics and
interests
Question:
5. functional-ecological assessment
Answer:
a form of authentic assessment which provides a means of organizing information from written
observation notes and video or digital recordings
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Isaac's parents had looked forward to his birth as they had tried unsuccessfully for several years to
have a child. He was born with a rare condition, occipital encephalocele (a gap in his skull through
which protruded a small sac filled with brain tissue). He spent many months and had multiple
surgeries during the first 3 months of his life. As he grew, he developed a seizure disorder, an
moderate intellectual disability, microcephlay, mild cerebral palsy, low vision, and he is susceptible to
respiratory infections. He began receiving special education services when she was 6 months old at an
elementary school. Now in kindergarten she receives half-time special education instruction in a
special education classroom but for the rest of the day, she participates in a general education
Kindergarten class. He communicates using sign language, a communication device, and has recently
been potty trained. He loves music and imitates the behaviors of her friends in general education.
Identify the exceptionality (Friend, 2018).
Answer:
severe and multiple disabilities
Question:
2. Kenny wakes up every school day with a knot in her stomach as she is thinking about what is going
on around him which she is unable to change. She has great memories of elementary school, but now
that she is in middle school she dreads school. She already knows most of what is being taught, and
would prefer to rebel instead of completing assignments which are too easy for her. She gets teased for
being "too smart" so she in under-performing in school which is resulting in punishment at home by
her parents and nagging by teachers who recognize her under-performance. Identify the
exceptionality.
Answer:
a student with gifts and talents
Question:
3. meaningful curriculum
Answer:
meaningful curriculum: relevant curriculum provided for each students according to interests, personal
goals, and limitations in reaching those goals which uses age-appropriate activities, with modified
expectations of performance
Question:
4. person-centered assessment
Answer:
approach which focuses the student's assessment and education on his/her unique characteristics and
interests
Question:
5. functional-ecological assessment
Answer:
a form of authentic assessment which provides a means of organizing information from written
observation notes and video or digital recordings
