Distinguish between the terms "blind" and "partially sighted."
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Legal blindness is a visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in the best eye with correction or a
field of vision of 20% or less. Educational definitions focus on the impact on using the
visual channel for learning. A person who is partially sighted has a visual acuity greater
than 20/200 but not greater than 20/70 in the best eye after correction. A person who is
partially sighted can still use vision as the primary means of learning.
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a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 30
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c. Participants watch a screen and press a button when a particular feature is present. d. Participants are asked to watch a film that is sometimes presented with sound effects and sometimes without.
The type of support for students with intellectual disabilities that consists of constant high-intensity help across
environments and involves more staff members is a. pervasive support. b. limited support. c. extensive support. d. intermittent support. e. sporadic support.
If you consider both (1) the age at which children begin to appreciate music and (2) the existence of amusia in certain children, you could reasonably draw which one of the following conclusions?
a. The ability to appreciate music has a biological basis. b. Ages 2 and 3 are a sensitive period for music development. c. The ability to appreciate music is largely a culture-specific phenomenon. d. Children's musical development is largely the result of instruction in music.