Which statement best describes the current trend in defining the intensity of intellectual disabilities?
Explanation
This question assesses knowledge of the modern approach to classifying intellectual disabilities, which focuses on support needs rather than solely on IQ scores.
Other questions
Which of the following is NOT one of the five rights guaranteed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
What is the primary requirement of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504?
What is the term for a specific impairment of academic learning that interferes with a particular aspect of schoolwork and is not due to other handicaps or language challenges?
According to the text, what percentage of all students with special needs are accounted for by learning disabilities (LDs)?
What is the defining characteristic of an 'impulsive cognitive style' as it relates to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Which of the following is NOT a defining feature of a behavioral disorder according to the text?
What is the term for the instructional strategy of supplementing conventional assignments with collections of a student's work that demonstrate development over time?
What does the term 'legal blindness' mean in terms of visual acuity?
In the context of intellectual disabilities, which level of support is described as being continuous in all realms of living and potentially lifelong?
What is the term for a perception of complete lack of control in mastering a task, which can develop from very low self-efficacy?
When assisting a student with a learning disability like Irma, who incorrectly adds two-digit numbers, what is the behaviorist approach to helping her?
What is a potential negative consequence of a student having excessively high self-efficacy?
What does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) define as the 'least restrictive environment' (LRE)?
Which statement accurately reflects the text's description of a 'slow learner'?
What is one of the main challenges of using direct instruction as a teaching model?
Which of the following is NOT a recommended strategy for teaching a student with a hearing loss?
In the context of behavioral disorders, what are contingency contracts?
What is a key difference between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
When is the tendency to 'over-diagnose' ADHD more likely, according to the text?
What is one of the three general strategies summarized for teaching students with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities?
What is a defining feature of a well-structured problem?
What is the term for a well-defined procedure for solving a particular kind of problem, such as the steps for multiplying two numbers?
According to the text, what is one of the main effects of high self-efficacy on student behavior?
Which of these is NOT listed as a major source of self-efficacy beliefs?
What is a potential trigger for inappropriate behavior in a student with a behavioral disorder?
What does the text identify as a sign of a mild hearing loss that might be overlooked or mistaken for another problem?
What is the primary benefit of including students with special needs in regular classrooms for the non-disabled classmates?
In the case of Irma, the student with a learning disability in math, what was the specific error she consistently made?
What is the primary difference between an intellectual disability and a learning disability?
Why might a classroom setting sometimes aggravate ADHD-like behaviors?
What is a constructivist approach to helping a student with a learning disability?
When is vicarious experience (watching others) most effective at increasing a student's self-efficacy?
What is the term for students with only a mild or moderate loss of hearing?
What is the primary purpose of an 'anticipatory set' in Madeline Hunter's effective teaching model?
According to the text, what is a key feature of 'low vision'?
What is the recommended teaching strategy for a student with an intellectual disability who needs to learn basic arithmetic?
Why must an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) be developed by a team rather than a single teacher?
What is 'functional fixedness'?
What does the text suggest is the most important source of self-efficacy beliefs?
The IDEA provision for 'fair evaluation' means that tests and other evaluations should not assume test-taking skills that a person with a disability might lack. Which of the following is an example of such a skill provided in the text?
What is the primary goal of an adaptive, functional approach to teaching a student with an intellectual disability?
In the context of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what is 'due process'?
Which of the following students, described as having a learning disability, had trouble decoding individual words and letters if they were unfamiliar?
When is it NOT considered a learning disability (LD)?
What is a practical problem associated with the use of medications like Ritalin for ADHD?
In Madeline Hunter's effective teaching model, what is a method for checking for understanding that involves all students?
What does the text describe as a major challenge of mastery learning?
Which of these is a recommended strategy for teaching a student with a visual impairment?
What is the term for a problem where information is not necessarily contained within the problem statement and solution procedures are potentially numerous?