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Learning Disabilities in Special Education MCQ

Learning Disabilities in Special Education MCQ

1. According to Lerner and Johns (2015), qualities of direct instruction include these except ______.

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Correct Answer: Student performs the activity while whispering instructions

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2. One suggestion for teaching students with learning disabilities would include ______.

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Correct Answer: Using short sentences and clear vocabulary

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3. One suggestion for teaching students with learning disabilities would include ______.

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Correct Answer: Using short sentences and clear vocabulary

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4. ______ focus(es) on a concept to be learned.

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Correct Answer: Mnemonic devices

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5. ______ focus(es) on a concept to be learned.

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Correct Answer: Direct instruction

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6. Joan is receiving tier 1 interventions. Who is the person most likely to deliver this support?

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Correct Answer: General education teacher

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7. The ______ era witnessed the enactment of PL 91–230, the Specific Learning Disabilities Act of 1969, soon followed by the landmark “Bill of Rights” for children with disabilities, PL 94–142.

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Correct Answer: Integration phase

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8. Metacognition is defined as ______.

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Correct Answer: The ability to evaluate and monitor one’s own performance

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9. Dyslexia refers to ______.

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Correct Answer: Reading problems

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10. Behavioral characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities generally include all but which one of the following?

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Correct Answer: Subaverage intelligence

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11. Some children are incorrectly identified as learning disabled when in fact their learning deficits are the result of ______.

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Correct Answer: Poor teaching

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12. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic categories of the etiology of learning disabilities?

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Correct Answer: Learned helplessness

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13. An alternative referral procedure for determining eligibility for learning disability that determines if the student responds to empirically validated, scientifically based interventions is known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Response to intervention

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14. With the reluctance among educators to label young children as having a learning disability, the noncategorical label ______ is finding increasing favor by some educators.

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Correct Answer: Developmental delay

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15. Which of the following describes the Tier 3 (tertiary) interventions in the response to intervention model?

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Correct Answer: Homogeneous small-group instruction (1:2, 1:3).

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16. Which of the following is NOT a common component of definitions of learning disabilities?

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Correct Answer: Intellectual functioning below the normal range.

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17. The ability to retain information while also engaging in another cognitive activity is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Working memory

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18. SOP is a summary of individual’s _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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19. The recall of information after a brief period of time is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Short term memory

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20. A cognitive strategy for changing behavior; pupils initially talk to themselves out loud while performing a task and verbally reward themselves for success is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Self-instruction

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21. Response to intervention is a strategy used for_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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22. The frequent and systematic assessment of a pupil’s academic progress is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Progress monitoring

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23. Pragmatics is a sociolinguistic system involving the use of _____ in social contexts.

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Correct Answer: Communication skills

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24. A type of authentic assessment where samples of different work products are gathered over time and across curriculum areas are evaluated is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Portfolio assessment

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25. Possible explanation for the reading problems of some students with learning disabilities; difficulty in recognizing the correspondence between specific sounds and certain letters that make up words is referred to as_____

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Correct Answer: Phonological awareness

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26. The ability to recognize that words consist of different sounds or phonemes is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Phonemic awareness

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27. Smallest unit of sound found in spoken language is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Phoneme

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28. Outer directedness is a condition characterized by a lot of confidence in one’s own capabilities.

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Correct Answer: False

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29. _____ refers to standardized tests on which a pupil’s performance is compared to that of his or her peers.

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Correct Answer: Norm referenced assessment

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30. Mnemonic strategy is a cognitive approach used to assist pupils in remembering material by the use of_____and similar aids to help in recall.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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31. The ability to evaluate and monitor one’s own performance is known as____

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Correct Answer: Metacognition

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32. Learning strategies are the instructional methodologies focusing on teaching students how to_____

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Correct Answer: Learn

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33. A disability in which there is a discrepancy between a person’s ability and academic achievement and individual possesses _____ intelligence.

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Correct Answer: Average

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34. Learned helplessness is the_____at tasks that can be mastered.

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Correct Answer: Lack of persistence

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35. A method for assessing the degree to which a specific condition is inherited; a comparison of the prevalence of a characteristic in fraternal versus identical twins is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Heritability studies

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36. A method for assessing the degree to which a particular characteristic is inherited; the tendency for certain conditions to occur in a single family is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Familiality studies

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37. In regard to learning disabilities, the elimination of possible etiological factors to explain a pupil’s difficulty in learning is known as exclusionary clause.

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Correct Answer: True

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38. A severe reading disability; difficulty in understanding the relationship between sounds and letters is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Dyslexia

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39. In regard to learning disabilities, the difference between the student’s actual academic performance and his or her estimated ability is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Discrepancy

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40. A teacher-directed instructional technique used to produce gains in specific academic skills; emphasizes drill and practice along with immediate feedback and reward is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Direct instruction

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41. Curriculum-based measurement is a _____ assessment procedure for monitoring student progress in core academic subjects that reflect the local school curriculum.

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Correct Answer: Formative

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42. An assessment procedure in which a student’s performance is compared to a particular level of mastery is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Criterion referenced assessment

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43. An evaluation of a student’s ability by means of various work products, typically classroom assignments and other activities is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Authentic assessment

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44. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disorder characterized by symptoms of _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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