ETH306W EXAMINATION ANSWERS
AND ASSIGNMENT MEMOS 2011 -
2022
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Assignment 01: Multiple choice
1. The causes of barriers to learning and development include:
(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
(4) socio-economic factors, parental support, inflexible curriculum, unsafe school buildings
2. 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) culture, language of learning and teaching, unsafe school, personality factors
(4) lack of parental involvement, inflexible curriculum, impairment, negative attitudes
3. Select the most appropriate statement about inclusive education.
(1) it is the same as mainstreaming
(2) it is the same as special education
(3) it acknowledges that all learners and young people can learn and that all learners and
young people need support
(4) it is about preparing teachers to work with learners in special schools
4. Choose the correct combination of options: According to the Education White
Paper No 6, the policy of inclusive education in South Africa was accepted for the
following reasons:
A. it makes good social sense
B. it makes good financial sense
C. it makes good educational sense
D. it promotes respect for one another
E. it promotes social welfare
(1) A, B, C
,(2) A, C, D
(3) A, D, E
(4) B, C, D
5. Learners with … problems experience problems with sorting and classifying
objects.
(1) auditory perception
(2) visual perception
(3) visual-motor perception
(4) spatial perception
6. Learners with … problems experience problems with hand-eye coordination foot-
eye coordination.
(1) fine motor perception
(2) lateral dominance
(3) visual-motor perception
(4) spatial perception
7. 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.
Which of the following are the attitudes of parents when told that their learners have a
physical or physiological impairment?
(1) grief, resentment, embrace, submissiveness
(2) anger, being quarrelsome, guilt, denial
(3) guilt, anxiety, denial, resentment
(4) overprotectiveness, rejection, assertiveness, being knowledgeable
8. Choose the correct combination of options. Transformation in the education
system with regard to learners who experience barriers to learning is vital for the
following reasons:
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
(4) A, C, D
9. Choose the INCORRECT statement about epilepsy.
(1) Children with epilepsy should live normal healthy lives.
(2) Epileptic seizures could increase if there are affective disturbances.
(3) Children with epilepsy sometimes manifest deviant tendencies, which they can control.
(4) In the event of a partial seizure a child does not lose consciousness completely.
10. The following factors can lead to handwriting problems:
(1) letter-sound relationships, lateral dominance, emotional problems, poor vision
(2) perceptual problems, hand dominance, poor motivation, emotional problems
(3) perceptual problems, poor motivation, word analysis, cognitive problems
(4) letter-sound relationships, cognitive problems, poor motivation, hand dominance
11. … is an advanced form of receptive language.
(1) Written language
(2) Inner language
(3) Speech
(4) Reading
12. The elements of written language are:
(1) reading, composition, linguistics
(2) composition, spelling, handwriting
(3) spelling, phonetics, reading
(4) composition, handwriting, phonetics
AND ASSIGNMENT MEMOS 2011 -
2022
written by
Liz
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,Semester 02- 2020
Assignment 01: Multiple choice
1. The causes of barriers to learning and development include:
(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
(4) socio-economic factors, parental support, inflexible curriculum, unsafe school buildings
2. 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) culture, language of learning and teaching, unsafe school, personality factors
(4) lack of parental involvement, inflexible curriculum, impairment, negative attitudes
3. Select the most appropriate statement about inclusive education.
(1) it is the same as mainstreaming
(2) it is the same as special education
(3) it acknowledges that all learners and young people can learn and that all learners and
young people need support
(4) it is about preparing teachers to work with learners in special schools
4. Choose the correct combination of options: According to the Education White
Paper No 6, the policy of inclusive education in South Africa was accepted for the
following reasons:
A. it makes good social sense
B. it makes good financial sense
C. it makes good educational sense
D. it promotes respect for one another
E. it promotes social welfare
(1) A, B, C
,(2) A, C, D
(3) A, D, E
(4) B, C, D
5. Learners with … problems experience problems with sorting and classifying
objects.
(1) auditory perception
(2) visual perception
(3) visual-motor perception
(4) spatial perception
6. Learners with … problems experience problems with hand-eye coordination foot-
eye coordination.
(1) fine motor perception
(2) lateral dominance
(3) visual-motor perception
(4) spatial perception
7. 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.
Which of the following are the attitudes of parents when told that their learners have a
physical or physiological impairment?
(1) grief, resentment, embrace, submissiveness
(2) anger, being quarrelsome, guilt, denial
(3) guilt, anxiety, denial, resentment
(4) overprotectiveness, rejection, assertiveness, being knowledgeable
8. Choose the correct combination of options. Transformation in the education
system with regard to learners who experience barriers to learning is vital for the
following reasons:
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
(4) A, C, D
9. Choose the INCORRECT statement about epilepsy.
(1) Children with epilepsy should live normal healthy lives.
(2) Epileptic seizures could increase if there are affective disturbances.
(3) Children with epilepsy sometimes manifest deviant tendencies, which they can control.
(4) In the event of a partial seizure a child does not lose consciousness completely.
10. The following factors can lead to handwriting problems:
(1) letter-sound relationships, lateral dominance, emotional problems, poor vision
(2) perceptual problems, hand dominance, poor motivation, emotional problems
(3) perceptual problems, poor motivation, word analysis, cognitive problems
(4) letter-sound relationships, cognitive problems, poor motivation, hand dominance
11. … is an advanced form of receptive language.
(1) Written language
(2) Inner language
(3) Speech
(4) Reading
12. The elements of written language are:
(1) reading, composition, linguistics
(2) composition, spelling, handwriting
(3) spelling, phonetics, reading
(4) composition, handwriting, phonetics
