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Midterm Flashcards

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Provide class notes to help a student with which TWO problems?

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Auditory processing

Visual-motor integration

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Giving a student material to prepare in advance so they can participate with the class will help a student with what TWO problems?

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Reading comprehension

Decoding

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Teach keyboarding and accept dictated answers (on tests and homework) to help a student with _______-_______ __________ problems.

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Visual-motor integration

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Having a word bank for a test and using multiple choice and matching tests if possible will help a child with __________ problems.

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Dysnomia

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Recording things to be memorized so they can listen will help a student with __________ and a student who is __________ but not __________.

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Decoding

Auditory (but not) visual

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A teacher must orally describe what is going on (make sure the student sees what you see) and discuss the picture with the class before beginning the assignment to help a student with __________ __________ problems.

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Visual perception

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Giving a student time to process, asking questions around the room so they know when it is their turn, having a visual cue that you are going to call on them, and calling them first do they still have an answer will help a student with __________ __________ problems.

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Auditory processing

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Books on CD, reading things aloud (directions, assignments, etc.), and pairing him with a buddy will help a student with what THREE problems?

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  1. Reading comprehension
  2. Decoding
  3. Auditory but not visual
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It doesn’t help to promise things or take things away to ensure compliance in a student with __________ __________ problems.

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Visual perception

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_______-______ __________ problems make handwriting as difficult as it is for you to write looking in a mirror.

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Visual-motor integration

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A student who must process the question and the answer has __________ __________ problems.

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Auditory processing

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It doesn’t help a student with __________ __________ problems to say, “Look at it harder.”

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Visual perception

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A student who can see a picture, but bring the wrong meaning to it has __________ __________ problems.

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Visual perception

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Difficulty with handwriting is a _______-_______ __________ problem.

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Visual-motor integration

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The behavior of a student with __________ __________ and/or __________ __________ problems may be perceived as disobedience, but the student does not know what he did wrong.

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Auditory processing

Visual perception

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If the pace seems impossibly fast, the student has __________ __________ problems.

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Auditory processing

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A student who can see the picture, but cannot bring meaning to it has __________ __________ problems.

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Visual perception

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A child who can read the words, but cannot understand them until he hears it is __________ but not __________.

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Auditory (but not) visual

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__________ means word finding problems.

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Dysnomia

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Giving meaning to text is the definition of __________ __________.

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Reading comprehension

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Letters that turn upside down and flip left to right cause problems in what area?

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Decoding

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Problems in this area may be caused by poor vocabulary, poor background knowledge or poor decoding skills.

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Reading comprehension

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__________ but not __________ and __________ problems may cause the child to be unable to understand what he is reading.

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Auditory (but not) visual (and) decoding

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__________ involves translating symbols on the page into words.

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Decoding

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Speaking is a cognitive activity for the child who has __________.

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Dysnomia

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“Once I hear it, I am fine, but I must hear it.” This describes a child who is __________ but not __________.

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Auditory (but not) visual

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The term learning disabilities has been used since the first national organization meeting of parent groups and professionals in _ _ _ _.

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1963

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27
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What is the approximate percentage of children in the general population identified under the category of learning disabilities?

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5%

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Learning disabilities are found among 
A. Younger from poor families
B. Youngsters with superior intelligence
C. Adolescents in prison
D. Youngsters from middle socioeconomic class
E. all of these groups
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E. all of these groups

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The largest number of students with learning disabilities served by schools are ages ___-___.

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10-14

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30
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Gender research shows that…Clinics and schools identify ________ times as many boys than girls with learning disabilities

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4

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31
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Where have learning disabilities have been reported?

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Everywhere

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32
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A new trend in special education is an ____________ in the number of ___________ placements of students with disabilities.

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Increase;inclusive

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33
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In what year was the first special education law to provide special ed. (Public Law 94-142) passed by Congress?

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1975

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The definition of learning disabilities include which of the following?
A. Neurological factors
B. Cognitive processing factors
C. Difficulty with academic and processing tasks
D. Discrepancy between ability and achievement
E. All of these

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E. All of these

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The term mild disabilities is a _______-_________ grouping ____________ students in several categories.

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Cross-categorical;Including

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Mild disabilities typically include students with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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  1. ADHD
  2. Learning disabilities
  3. Emotional/behavioral disturbances
  4. Mental retardation
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37
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A definition of learning disabilities that is used in the schools is incorporated into national legislation known as the….

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)

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38
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One of the commons learning and behavioral characteristics of students with related disabilities is

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Disorders of attention

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The _________ hemisphere of the brain reacts to and controls language-related activities.

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Left

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40
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Recent brain research has shown what?

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Brain imaging studies show that people with dyslexia exhibit significant differences in brain functioning

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41
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Which area of the brain is responsible for phonemic production?

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Frontal lobe

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42
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The organization which is responsible for the creation of professional teaching standards for special education is

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Council for Exceptional Children

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43
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Response-to-intervention (RTI) is intended for

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General education

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44
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In order for a student to be eligible for special education, there must be

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A disability that adversely affects educational performance

45
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What factors must be considered in an IEP?
A. The strengths of the student
B. Behavioral interventions when behavior impedes learning
C. Accommodations for the student
D. Cultural and linguistic factors
E. All of these

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E. All of these

46
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Which of the following is considered a formal assessment measure?
A. Teacher made test
B. Standardized achievement testing
C. Informal reading inventory

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B. Standardized achievement testing

47
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The RTI method has many benefits except:

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It does not use evidence-based materials for intervention

48
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The IEP meeting must include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A representative of the local education agency
B. A special ed. teacher
C. A gen. ed. teacher
D. One or both of the parents
E. A pediatric neurologist

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E. A pediatric neurologist

49
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The purpose of a screening test is to:

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Detect pupils who need a more comprehensive evaluation

50
Q

The RTI method does not use a ___________ procedure involving IQ and achievement

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Discrepancy

51
Q

This is written in _______ terms:
Given a group of math problems at the second grade level, Laurie will be able to complete 5 of the problems without prompts from the teacher.

A

MOO

52
Q

All of these are considered _____________ __________:
A device that allows a student to dictate to a computer
Keyboarding for a student who has difficulty writing
A computer that reads printed text aloud
A device that allows students to listen to printed text

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Assistive technology

53
Q

Which of the following is an informal test?
A. Standardized achievement test
B. Teacher-made test
C. Norm-referenced test

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B. Teacher-made test

54
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The content of an an IEP must contain ______ of the following:
A. Present levels of academic achievement and functional performance
B. Annual goals
C. Education setting for instruction
D. Related services

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ALL

55
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The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is

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A written educational plan for an individual student

56
Q

What can be used to determine a student’s potential for learning?

A

An intelligence test

57
Q

What test can be used to determine a student’s potential for learning?

A

Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skill-Revised

58
Q

Tier one is _________ education and includes _________

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General;everyone

59
Q

The first special education law, PL94-142 (All Handicapped Children’s Act), was passed in…

A

1975

60
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Uses of an assessment include:
A. Screening
B. Referral 
C. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ planning 
D. Classification
A

Instructional

61
Q

What kind of testing requires prescribed procedures be followed during the administration of the test?

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Standardized testing

62
Q 
You can use 
A. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ history
B. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ survey tests
C. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ inventories
D. Observation
In order to gain assessment of students.
A

A. Case
B. Formal
C. Informal

63
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Technology _________ _____ be used to support and supplement the specialized instruction to utilize as a tool or for the student to complete assignments.

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SHOULD NOT

64
Q

_________ ___________ is tailoring instruction for a unique student.

A

Clinical teaching

65
Q

Which method emphasizes the student/teacher relationship and supplying the student with success to build self-esteem?

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Psychotherapeutic teaching

66
Q

Developing an orderly sequence of steps is

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Task analysis

67
Q

What method teaches students how to take control of their own learning?

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Learning strategies instruction

68
Q

When a teacher finds the Zone of Proximal Development he has

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Found a difficulty level that is not too easy or too hard

69
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Willie is not learning his times tables in math. His teacher thinks that his problem is poor visual memory and difficulty with visual perception. What approach to instruction is this?

A

Cognitive processing

70
Q

Retyping a test and going from two pages to one, what accommodation has been made?

A

Space

71
Q

Cutting down the _______ of math problems is one way to accommodate.

A

Amount

72
Q

Giving a student more ________ on an assignment/test is an accommodation.

A

Time

73
Q

Lowering the reading level on something has changed the ___________ of it.

A

Difficulty

74
Q

Making minor adjustments in the physiological makeup of the child is something a teacher ______ do.

A

Cannotc

75
Q

Promoting active learning is the purpose of all the following methods EXCEPT:
A. Encouraging constructive criticism
B. Using drill and practice learning
C. Integrating the child’s background with the teaching
D. Using the student’s prior knowledge
E. Getting the students involved in the lesson

A

B. Using drill and practice learning

76
Q

The theory that people possess different kinds of talents that may not be represented in the school curriculum is called

A

Multiple intelligences

77
Q

What term best reflects the philosophy that teachers should seek to reach the unique needs of each individual student?

A

Differentiated instruction

78
Q

Providing abundant initial teacher support of student learning is called

A

Scaffolding

79
Q

What educational setting is mentioned in the legislation of IDEA-2004?

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Least restrictive environment

80
Q

A variety of educational placements are required under IDEA-2004 to match many different needs of students with disabilities. This is known as…

A

Continuum of alternative services

81
Q

The term restrictive in the phrase “least restrictive environment” means restrictive in

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Being with students who do not have disabilities

82
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The setting where an individual child is taught alone by a teacher is called

A

One-to-one instruction

83
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An instructional system in which a student with learning disabilities or a related mild disability is taught by a classmate is called:

A

Peer tutoring

84
Q

Gradually including a child in regular education as a child is ready is called

A

Mainstreaming

85
Q

A student is taught partnerships between general education teachers and special education teachers

A

Co-teaching

86
Q

In collaboration who is considered an expert?

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Neither teacher

87
Q 
In IDEA-2004, parents have the right to:
A. \_\_\_\_\_\_ all records
B. Be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of changes in placement
C. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a 3-year reevaluation
D. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at no cost
A

A. See
B. Notified
C. Request
D. Mediation

88
Q 
Parents of a child with learning disabilities or related mild disabilities may:
A. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the child's problem 
B. Feel \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
C. Be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
D. Be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in getting help
A

A. Deny
B. Guilty
C. Overprotective
D. Aggressive

89
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Most students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities are served through

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General education classrooms

90
Q

What educational setting provides services to students with disabilities for a portion of the day?

A

Resource rooms

91
Q

In general education environments the student spends what percent of the time out of the regular class?

A

Less than 21%

92
Q

In reference to the parents, the intent of the IDEA-2004 is to

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Increase the role of parents

93
Q

The psychologist who came up with the developmental stages of children’s cognitive development and who formulated the theory that adult thinking differs from children’s thinking is

A

Jean Piaget

94
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Being able to direct and plan ones thinking strategies for efficient learning is

A

Metacognition

95
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Beginning instruction at the appropriate difficulty level refers to

A

Zone of Proximal Development

96
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Functional behavioral assessment is

A

Behavioral psych

97
Q

Highlights the importance of prior knowledge and the need to construct ones own knowledge

A

Cognitive psych

98
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The explanation that many children fail because they have not yet attained the readiness for learning is related to

A

Developmental psych

99
Q

Traces the flow of knowledge and memory in the person’s mind as the individual learns and thinks

A

Information processing

100
Q

The Behavioral Unit:
A - _____________
B - _____________
C -______________

A

Antecedent
Behavior
Consequence

101
Q

The definition of learning disabilities in the IDEA-2004 contains the concept of

A

Disorders of psych processing

102
Q

Many students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities have characteristics of passive and dependent learners. This is referred to as

A

Learned helplessness

103
Q

Willow was not paying attention when the teacher first explained the homework. He is having trouble with what phase of the memory system?

A

Sensory register

104
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In the information-processing model, executive control is also called

A

Metacognition

105
Q

For info to be remembered for an extended period of time, it must be placed in

A

Long-term memory

106
Q

For some tasks, knowledge must be habitual and subconscious, requiring little effort. This type of knowledge is called

A

Automaticity

107
Q

Sensorimotor is what age group?

A

Birth to 2

108
Q

The average child is capable of abstract thinking

A

Over 11

109
Q

A diagram is a form of

A

Graphic organizer

110
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Having knowledge and being able to use it and make it their own is called

A

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