Students With Learning Problems

60.A general malfunction of mental, physical, or psychological processes is the definition of which of the following terms?

a.Handicap

b.Disability

c.Disorder

d.Dysfunction

61.  A condition imposed on a person’s functioning that restricts the individual’s abilities is the definition of which of the following terms?

a.Handicap

b.Disability

c.Disorder

d.Dysfunction

62.Jennifer was born hearing impaired, which was diagnosed when she was an infant. She has been wearing a hearing aid since she was 2 years old, and her hearing impairment hasn’t affected her school achievement. Of the following, which best describes Jennifer’s condition?

a.She has a disorder and a handicap.

b.She has a disability and a handicap.

c.She has disability but not a handicap.

d.She has neither a disability nor a handicap.

 63.  If your class is consistent with the typical patterns in the school population, as a “regular” classroom teacher, you can expect about what percentage of your students to receive special education services?

a.10

b.25

c.33

d.50

64.If you have students with exceptionalities in your classes, into which of the following categories are they most likely to fall?

a.Students with visual impairments

b.Students with mental retardation

c.Students with learning disabilities

d.Students with behavioral disorders

65. Approximately what percent of learners with exceptionalities are diagnosed as having learning disabilities?

a. 5

b.10

c.25

d.50

66. Of the following, which is the best description of students with learning disabilities (specific learning disabilities)?

a.Students who display serious and persistent age-inappropriate behaviors that result in social conflict and personal unhappiness

b.Students who are impulsive, have difficulties maintaining attention, and have an inordinate need for supervision.

c.Students who have significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior

d.Students who have difficulty with reading, writing, reasoning, listening, or math

Items 67-69 are related.

67.Adam’s score on the WISC-III (an individualized intelligence test) was above average, but he tends to be disorganized and often fails to complete assignments. He also sometimes reverses words, such as reading was when the word is actually saw, and he frequently loses his place when he reads. Of the following, which is his most likely learning problem?

a.A learning disability

b.Mild mental retardation

c.Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

d.A behavior disorder

68. When Mrs. Delgado, Adam’s teacher, saw that Adam was struggling, she attempted to adapt her instruction to better meet his needs. She helped him develop learning strategies, such as highlighting important vocabulary, using a dictionary, and reading his assignments aloud. She also talked to his parents about providing him with a place to study that was free of distractions. None of these adaptations was successful. Which of the following was his teacher using in an attempt to determine if Adam had a learning problem?

a.A discrepancy model

b.A response-to-intervention model

c.A learning-strategies model

d.A disability model

69.When Mrs. Delgado’s adaptations weren’t successful, she concluded that he might have a learning problem and referred him for possible special services. They saw that his intelligence test scores and classroom achievement were inconsistent, as were his intelligence test scores and achievement test scores. Which of the following was the team using in attempting to determine if Adam had a learning problem?

a.A discrepancy model

b.A response-to-intervention model

c.A diagnostic model

d.A disability model