Question 1

Cooperative learning is a popular instructional strategy for teaching pupils with intellectual disabilities in inclusive settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Mr.Jones is a general educator that has Mara, a student with intellectual disabilities, included in his classroom.Name a specific strategy he could use to help facilitate Mara's success in his classroom.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which two criteria are used to determine whether a child has an intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual functioning and attention behaviors 
B)  Adaptive behavior and behavioral issues 
C)  Intellectual behavior and adaptive behavior 
D)  IQ scores and grades

Question 4

A comprehensive curriculum for learners with cognitive limitations should include all except

Accepted Answer

A)  Be responsive to the needs of individual students 
B)  Provide maximum interaction with peers who are not disabled 
C)  Be sensitive to diploma requirements and graduation goals 
D)  Teach students in a self-contained environment

Question 5

There is a subset of the population of persons with intellectual disabilities that educators consider to be uneducable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the instructional technique used when a teacher takes a student into the natural environment to teach skills in the real settings in which they will be used?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

The Renaissance in the 1300s brought about which of the following societal changes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion was a dominant social force 
B)  There was more humane treatment of individuals with disabilities 
C)  Monasteries and asylums were established to provide sanctuary for individuals with disabilities 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

A professional working with an adult with intellectual disabilities helps the adult move out of an institution and into a supported living environment, to dress in clothing that is currently in fashion for persons of similar age, to obtain employment, and to pursue meaningful friendships.This professional is using

Accepted Answer

A)  The principle of normalization 
B)  A task analysis approach 
C)  The concept of mainstreaming 
D)  Natural supports

Question 9

Which of the following is not considered a possible postnatal cause of intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encephalitis 
B)  Head trauma 
C)  Reye syndrome 
D)  Hydrocephalus

Question 10

There has been a downward shift in the number of school-age children classified with intellectual disabilities.List and explain at least three reasons why this downward shift has occurred.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cooperative learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Used with heterogeneous groups 
B)  Encourages healthy competition among students 
C)  Rewards are based on group performance 
D)  Each pupil contributes to the assignment

Question 12

Parents who have children with the metabolic disorder of _________ can greatly reduce developmental delays if they discover the condition early and place their children on a milk-free diet.

Accepted Answer

A)  PKU 
B)  Galactosemia 
C)  Cytomegalovirus 
D)  Toxoplasmosis

Question 13

Students with intellectual disabilities are more than three times as likely as other children with disabilities to be educated in a self-contained classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which descriptive words can be used to describe how the term mental retardation is generally viewed in our society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereotyped and misunderstood 
B)  Valued and appreciated 
C)  Helpful and regarded 
D)  Interesting and intriguing

Question 15

The use of intelligence testing to identify persons with intellectual disabilities is a controversial issue.Name and describe at least two reasons that there is concern over the use of IQ testing to assess intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

A teacher who provides the supports a student needs to learn a new skill and then gradually removes the supports as the student becomes more proficient at the task is using

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperative learning 
B)  Task analysis 
C)  Scaffolding 
D)  A functional curriculum

Exam 6: Individuals With Intellectual Disability

Cooperative learning is a popular instructional strategy for teaching pupils with intellectual disabilities in inclusive settings.

Mr.Jones is a general educator that has Mara, a student with intellectual disabilities, included in his classroom.Name a specific strategy he could use to help facilitate Mara's success in his classroom.

Which two criteria are used to determine whether a child has an intellectual disability?

A comprehensive curriculum for learners with cognitive limitations should include all except

There is a subset of the population of persons with intellectual disabilities that educators consider to be uneducable.

What is the instructional technique used when a teacher takes a student into the natural environment to teach skills in the real settings in which they will be used?

The Renaissance in the 1300s brought about which of the following societal changes:

Which of the following is not considered a possible postnatal cause of intellectual disability?

There has been a downward shift in the number of school-age children classified with intellectual disabilities.List and explain at least three reasons why this downward shift has occurred.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of cooperative learning?

Parents who have children with the metabolic disorder of _________ can greatly reduce developmental delays if they discover the condition early and place their children on a milk-free diet.

Students with intellectual disabilities are more than three times as likely as other children with disabilities to be educated in a self-contained classroom.

Which descriptive words can be used to describe how the term mental retardation is generally viewed in our society?

The use of intelligence testing to identify persons with intellectual disabilities is a controversial issue.Name and describe at least two reasons that there is concern over the use of IQ testing to assess intelligence.

A teacher who provides the supports a student needs to learn a new skill and then gradually removes the supports as the student becomes more proficient at the task is using