Unit 5 Module 11

Question 1

Scripted, fast-paced lessons delivered to small groups of students are a hallmark of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 1

B. Direct Instruction

Question 2

Strategies Intervention Model/Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) is one example of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 2

C. Learning Strategies

Question 3

Self-instruction is one example of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 3

A. Cognitive Training

Question 4

Continuous monitoring of student performance throughout lessons, with immediate feedback, is a hallmark of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 4

B. Direct Instruction

Question 5

Mnemonic strategies are one example of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 5

A. Cognitive Training

Question 6

Teacher-guided drill and practice is a hallmark of this approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 6

B. Direct Instruction

Question 7

This approach uses continuous instruction until students’ mastery of the content is achieved.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 7

B. Direct Instruction

Question 8

This approach teaches students how to learn by giving them the techniques, principles and rules they can apply independently to many tasks and learning situations.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 8

C. Learning Strategies

Question 9

This approach is a comprehensive, highly-organized, and teacher-led instructional approach.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 9

B. Direct Instruction

Question 10

This is a pedagogical approach concerned with the manipulation or modification of a student’s underlying thought patterns.

A. Cognitive Training

B. Direct Instruction

C. Learning Strategies

Answer 10

A. Cognitive Training

Question 11

Bill is failing his American history class because he constantly confuses or forgets important names, dates, and events despite his long hours of study. He will have a test next week on the American Civil War. What instructional technique would help him learn and recall the important facts?

A. Copying over Civil War maps by hand

B. Reading additional books on the Civil War

C. Creating a mnemonic chart of the names of important generals

Answer 11

C. Creating a mnemonic chart of the names of important generals

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the instructional approach that teaches students how to learn by giving them the techniques, principles, and rules they can apply independently to many tasks and learning situations?

A. Learning strategies

B. Mnemonics

C. Self-instruction

D. Drill and practice

Answer 12

A. Learning strategies

Question 13

True or False. Developmentally delayed is a less stigmatizing label for difficulties that preschool age children may exhibit.

True

False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Exhibiting motivation and sustained effort

YES

NO

Answer 14

YES

Question 15

Interacting appropriately

YES

NO

Answer 15

YES

Question 16

Working independently with little feedback

YES

NO

Answer 16

YES

Question 17

Outgrowing the disability

YES

NO

Answer 17

NO

Question 18

True or False. According to recent figures, the majority of students diagnosed with learning disabilities successfully graduate from high school.

True

False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False. Federal law mandates that an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) be part of every IEP of each student with a disability after age 16.

True

False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

If an adult with LD goes to college, he or she can qualify for reasonable accommodations with proper documentation under which laws ? (Choose all that apply.)

A. IDEA

B. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

C. Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Answer 20

B. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

C. Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Question 21

Janice has dyslexia, with poor decoding and reading comprehension skills. She wants to be a teacher, but knows that the reading load in her college classes will be very heavy. Her counselor from the college disability office suggested that she try using a/an ____________
to compensate for her reading disorder.

A. calculator

B. audio book

C. smart pen

D. talking computer

Answer 21

B. audio book

Question 22

Tamika has worked in a fabric store for over six years. Some of her duties involve stocking shelves, counting inventory, and measuring and cutting fabric for customers. Due to her learning disability, she has problems with numbers. She uses a/an _____________
to help her do her job successfully.

A. calculator

B. audio book

C. smart pen

D. talking computer

Answer 22

A. calculator

Question 23

Patrick is a high school senior whose learning disabilities include organizational skills, visual memory, and visual discrimination issues. He was just accepted into a highly competitive computer science honors program at a local university. The college disability counselor suggested that Patrick use a/an _____________ to record and organize his lectures. She also wants him to try a/an ___________.

A. calculator

B. audio book

C. smart pen

D. talking computer

Answer 23

C. smart pen

D. talking computer