Why have education professionals replaced medical professionals as the primary professionals to address the needs of exceptional children?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Even though exceptionalities often have a medical cause and may require medical monitoring, educators spend more time with children with exceptionalities and are in a better position to influence developmental patterns through their intervention.
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A professional code of ethics is important to ensure that decisions teachers make are based on _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Tests are serious and should never be compared to games.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Research on students' misconceptions in the sciences has suggested all of the following
except: a. Students' misconceptions are firmly embedded in their LTM. b. Students hold naïve theories about various scientific concepts. c. Students' misconceptions are often resistant to change. d. Students readily accommodate to information that contradicts their naïve theories.
Which of the following would help a student overcome learned helplessness?
a. providing the student with easy tasks. b. sitting down with the student and providing help as requested. c. telling the student he is smart and can do anything he puts his mind to. d. providing help only when needed.