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21) Which one of the following assessments would provide the most valid basis for identifying students who are academically gifted?

A) A group achievement test

B) A group intelligence test

C) An individual IQ test

D) Teacher observations and grades

22) Current beliefs about teaching the gifted

A) clearly favor acceleration over enrichment.

B) clearly favor enrichment over acceleration.

C) view both acceleration and enrichment as beneficial.

D) view neither acceleration nor enrichment as beneficial.

23) Recent research has indicated that acceleration of students who are gifted

A) has been unnecessarily discouraged in the past.

B) is related to lower achievement.

C) results in poor social and emotional adjustment.

D) robs students of the companionship of their age group.

24) What type of learning style characterizes a person who is motivated to learn by external rewards and the desire to be viewed in a good light by others?

A) Analytic-processing

B) Deep-processing

C) Pattern-processing

D) Surface-processing

25) Zero reject is a basic principle meaning

A) children with disabilities who come from low income families must receive more federal funding than those who come from high income families.

B) aggressive children who bully other children must be removed from the class immediately.

C) it is acceptable to write an IEP for children with profound disabilities every other year rather than on an annual basis.

D) no students with a disability can be denied a free public education.

26) An implication of the regular education initiative is that

A) more special education teachers will need to be trained for these classrooms.

B) special education classrooms will require additional resources.

C) teachers will need to be more knowledgeable about teaching handicapped children.

D) 10 to 20 percent increases in student to teacher ratios in regular classes are necessary.

27) Inclusion, as it relates to special education, means that students will

A) be included in regular classrooms for each activity in the daily routine of the school.

B) become involved in the development and implementation of his/her IEP.

C) demonstrate normal ability within his/her handicapping condition.

D) participate in the typical subject-matter lessons in the school’s regular classrooms.

28) An IEP is a written plan for a specific student’s education, and it must include

A) career goals.

B) needed transitional services.

C) specific educational goals.

D) specific educational goals, current functioning level, and career goals.

29) What is the largest category of students with disabilities?

A) Students who are slow learners

B) Students with a physical disability

C) Students with an emotional handicap

D) Students with a learning disability

30) Bill, age 16, is bright and articulate. His classmates watch him with great interest because he “will try almost anything.” Unfortunately, his reading level is very low, probably no higher than fourth-grade level, and he does not succeed in most courses. This description of Bill would lead one to think first about the possibility of

A) a learning disability.

B) an emotional disturbance.

C) giftedness.

D) mental retardation.