Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Should a special education teacher repeat instructions more than once for the students? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Yes, since many students have difficulties understanding oral
instructions.
Which of the following falls under the category Other Health Impairment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Epilepsy.
What is Epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic brain disorder characterized by
recurrent seizure activity
What is cerebral palsy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Orthopedic impairment
What is Developmental aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER - A severe language disorder
attributed to brain injury rather than a developmental delay in the normal acquisition of
language.
What is Traumatic brain injury - CORRECT ANSWER - mild or severe trauma that can
result from a violent impact to the head
What is Cerebral palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - A loss or deficiency of motor control
with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth
What is Orthopedic Impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - Adversely affects the child's
educational performance
What is Other Health Impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - one of the 13 - limited
strength, vitality, or alertness that affects a child's educational performance, usually due to
chronic or acute health problem such as asthma, Tourette's diabetes, sickle cell, etc.
, What is specific learning disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - a marked deficit in a particular
area of learning that is not caused by an apparent physical disability, or by an unusually stressful
home environment
Which of the following methods have been proven to be most effective for improving student
learning of materials when taking notes? - CORRECT ANSWER - providing students with
a skeletal outline and asking them to complete it
If a student loves to read, write, and speak to others but has difficulty with playing sports, s/he is
demonstrating what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
What is bodily-kinesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER - can learn more easily by doing,
exploring, and discovering
'learning with the hands' or physical learning
What is Verbal/linguistic intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - understand both spoken
and written language, as well as their ability to speak and write themselves
What is Interpersonal intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - effective verbal and nonverbal
communication, the ability to note distinctions among others, sensitivity to the moods and
temperaments of others, and the ability to entertain multiple perspectives
Which type of assessment is considered a starting point for teachers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Diagnostic assessment
What is formative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - A range of formal and informal
assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify
teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment
What is summative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER - evaluate student learning at the
end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark