Definitions: Final

Question 1

Acceleration

Answer 1

an approach where students are placed in grade levels above their age/peers

Question 2

Accommodations

Answer 2

changes in delivery of instruction, or type of assessment, that does NOT significantly change the curriculum

Question 3

Acute

Answer 3

a serious state of illness/injury from which someone often recovers with treatment

Question 4

Adaptations

Answer 4

changes in curriculum content, conceptual difficulty, or instructional objectives and methods

Question 5

Adaptive Behaviour Skills

Answer 5

skills needed to adapt to one’s living environment (e.g. self-care, home living, social skills, self-direction, health and safety, working, etc)

Question 6

Comorbidity

Answer 6

Co-occurrence between 2 or more conditions in the same individual

Question 7

Conduct Disorder

Answer 7

overt, aggressive, disruptive behaviour and/or covert antisocial acts (e.g. stealing, lying, fire setting)

Question 8

Externalizing Behaviours

Answer 8

acting out, aggressive or disruptive behaviours that are observable as behaviours directed towards others

Question 9

Internalizing Behaviours

Answer 9

acting-in behaviours; anxiety, fearfulness, withdrawal and other indications of an individuals mood or internal state

Question 10

Modifications

Answer 10

changes made in instruction or assessment to make it possible for a student with a disability to respond more normally

Question 11

Precocity

Answer 11

remarkably early development

Question 12

Insight

Answer 12

separating relevant from irrelevant information or combining it in novel & productive ways

Question 13

Genius

Answer 13

ability to express novel and useful ideas

Question 14

Talent

Answer 14

special ability, aptitude or accomplishment

Question 15

Giftedness

Answer 15

combination of cognitive superiority, creativity, and motivation to a degree that differentiates individuals from their age group