ETH306W ASSIGMENT MEMOS
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,ETH306W – Assignment 1 Memo
1. What cause barriers to learning and development?
(1) Extrinsic factors, intrinsic factors, inflexible curriculum, inappropriate
teaching and learning methods.
(2) Physical and physiological impairments, inadequate
environmental influences, inflexible curriculum, language of
learning and teaching.
(3) Attitudes, flexible curriculum, language of learning and teaching, safe
school environment.
2. Which statement regarding the manifestation of learning
problems is false?
(1) Learning problems manifest in all learning areas.
(2) Learning problems only manifest in children from poor socio-
economic backgrounds.
(3) Learning problems manifest in certain learning areas such as
mathematics.
3. Learners with which type of problems may experience problems
with the concepts of left and right outside their bodies?
(1) Directionality problems
(2) Laterality problems
(3) Lateral dominance problems
4. Which of the following are examples of school factors that cause
barriers to learning?
(1) Socio-economic background, emotional problems, neurological
problems, inadequate environmental influences
(2) Poor teaching, incomplete participation on the part of learners,
inflexible curriculum, crowded classrooms
(3) Lack of parental involvement, inflexible curriculum, impairment,
negative attitudes
5. Which option is not true about disability discrimination?
(1) The imposition of a term that would result in a person with visual,
hearing or mobility impairment being separated from his/her guide dog.
(2) The systematic and individual discrimination against people with or
perceived to have HIV.
(3) Referring learners with severe or multiple impairments to
resource centres (special schools).
,6. According to the Education White Paper 6, which challenge
should inclusive education not pose?
(1) Accept people who are different.
(2) Accept people who are facing challenges.
(3) Accept that some learners are not educable.
7. Which statement is true about inclusive education?
(1) It is the same as mainstreaming.
(2) It acknowledges that all learners and young people can learn
and that all learners and young people need support.
(3) It is about preparing teachers to work with learners in special
schools.
8. What is the definition of "underachievement"?
(1) The learner achieves below the class average.
(2) There is a gap between the learner's achievement and what
she/he is capable of.
(3) The learner achieves below his/her or the educator's expectation.
9. Which option includes examples of behavioural problems?
(1) Aggression, fights and being quarrelsome.
(2) Nervousness, restlessness and tension.
(3) Being an introvert, self-isolation and shyness.
10. Which option best represent socio-economic barriers to
learning?
(1) Depression, anxiety, self-consciousness.
(2) Physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, mental disorders
(3) Lack of medical services, poverty, child abuse
11. Which option best represents intrinsic factors that cause
barriers to learning?
(1) Personality factors and language
(2) Personality factors and culture
(3) Personality factors and physiological impairments
, 12. Which statement is false about parental attitudes towards the
child with a disability?
(1) Parents tend to be less concerned about having a son with a
physical impairment than a daughter.
(2) Parents seem to be less concerned about having a daughter with a
physical impairment than a son.
(3) Larger families tend to be less distressed by having a child with a
physical or physiological disability in the family.
13. Being a parent is a complex and demanding responsibility. It is
a role filled with many challenges and rewards. When a child is
born with a physical and physiological impairment, the first people
to notice that something is wrong are usually the parents. Not all
parents will respond in the same way to having a learner with an
impairment.
What are the attitudes of parents when told that their children have
a physical or physiological impairment?
(1) Grief, resentment, embrace, submissiveness
(2) Anger, being quarrelsome, guilt, denial
(3) Guilt, anxiety, denial, resentment
14. Choose the correct combination of options.
Why is transformation in the education system vital for learners
who experience barriers to learning?
A It is estimated that 70% of learners with disabilities, the majority of
whom are black disabled learners in rural areas, are currently outside
the formal education system.
B It would appear that learners who experience barriers to learning
suffer a greater degree of exclusion in the early childhood development
phase.
C Access to the curriculum will not be problematic in ordinary schools
where learners with barriers to learning are accommodated.
D Learners with barriers to learning will not be excluded when there is
good cooperation between special schools and ordinary schools.
(1) A, B, C
(2) B, C, D
(3) A, B, D
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,ETH306W – Assignment 1 Memo
1. What cause barriers to learning and development?
(1) Extrinsic factors, intrinsic factors, inflexible curriculum, inappropriate
teaching and learning methods.
(2) Physical and physiological impairments, inadequate
environmental influences, inflexible curriculum, language of
learning and teaching.
(3) Attitudes, flexible curriculum, language of learning and teaching, safe
school environment.
2. Which statement regarding the manifestation of learning
problems is false?
(1) Learning problems manifest in all learning areas.
(2) Learning problems only manifest in children from poor socio-
economic backgrounds.
(3) Learning problems manifest in certain learning areas such as
mathematics.
3. Learners with which type of problems may experience problems
with the concepts of left and right outside their bodies?
(1) Directionality problems
(2) Laterality problems
(3) Lateral dominance problems
4. Which of the following are examples of school factors that cause
barriers to learning?
(1) Socio-economic background, emotional problems, neurological
problems, inadequate environmental influences
(2) Poor teaching, incomplete participation on the part of learners,
inflexible curriculum, crowded classrooms
(3) Lack of parental involvement, inflexible curriculum, impairment,
negative attitudes
5. Which option is not true about disability discrimination?
(1) The imposition of a term that would result in a person with visual,
hearing or mobility impairment being separated from his/her guide dog.
(2) The systematic and individual discrimination against people with or
perceived to have HIV.
(3) Referring learners with severe or multiple impairments to
resource centres (special schools).
,6. According to the Education White Paper 6, which challenge
should inclusive education not pose?
(1) Accept people who are different.
(2) Accept people who are facing challenges.
(3) Accept that some learners are not educable.
7. Which statement is true about inclusive education?
(1) It is the same as mainstreaming.
(2) It acknowledges that all learners and young people can learn
and that all learners and young people need support.
(3) It is about preparing teachers to work with learners in special
schools.
8. What is the definition of "underachievement"?
(1) The learner achieves below the class average.
(2) There is a gap between the learner's achievement and what
she/he is capable of.
(3) The learner achieves below his/her or the educator's expectation.
9. Which option includes examples of behavioural problems?
(1) Aggression, fights and being quarrelsome.
(2) Nervousness, restlessness and tension.
(3) Being an introvert, self-isolation and shyness.
10. Which option best represent socio-economic barriers to
learning?
(1) Depression, anxiety, self-consciousness.
(2) Physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, mental disorders
(3) Lack of medical services, poverty, child abuse
11. Which option best represents intrinsic factors that cause
barriers to learning?
(1) Personality factors and language
(2) Personality factors and culture
(3) Personality factors and physiological impairments
, 12. Which statement is false about parental attitudes towards the
child with a disability?
(1) Parents tend to be less concerned about having a son with a
physical impairment than a daughter.
(2) Parents seem to be less concerned about having a daughter with a
physical impairment than a son.
(3) Larger families tend to be less distressed by having a child with a
physical or physiological disability in the family.
13. Being a parent is a complex and demanding responsibility. It is
a role filled with many challenges and rewards. When a child is
born with a physical and physiological impairment, the first people
to notice that something is wrong are usually the parents. Not all
parents will respond in the same way to having a learner with an
impairment.
What are the attitudes of parents when told that their children have
a physical or physiological impairment?
(1) Grief, resentment, embrace, submissiveness
(2) Anger, being quarrelsome, guilt, denial
(3) Guilt, anxiety, denial, resentment
14. Choose the correct combination of options.
Why is transformation in the education system vital for learners
who experience barriers to learning?
A It is estimated that 70% of learners with disabilities, the majority of
whom are black disabled learners in rural areas, are currently outside
the formal education system.
B It would appear that learners who experience barriers to learning
suffer a greater degree of exclusion in the early childhood development
phase.
C Access to the curriculum will not be problematic in ordinary schools
where learners with barriers to learning are accommodated.
D Learners with barriers to learning will not be excluded when there is
good cooperation between special schools and ordinary schools.
(1) A, B, C
(2) B, C, D
(3) A, B, D
