Briefly describe the process for identifying students with ADHD.
What will be an ideal response?
The process begins with an initial referral. Most referrals occur when children are faced with the structure and need for sustained attention required for success in elementary school.
Assessment requires input from medical professionals, parents and family members, and school personnel. This includes a medical assessment, the use of continuous performance tests, parent assessment, and teacher/school assessment. Others factors that are considered include an individual intelligence test and an individual achievement test and special consideration of the relationship to giftedness. Finally, and eligibility decision is made.
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a. ?Communication b. ?Resolution of problems c. ?Development of relationships d. ?All of these
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a. self-absorption b. self-esteem c. self-concept d. self-efficacy
Those children with disabilities who are generally most successful when included in classrooms with typical-developing peers have
A) strong social skills. B) highly involved parents. C) well-trained teachers. D) appropriate medication.
Which of the following threats to validity is typified by a researcher missing instances of a behavior because he has created an observation tool with a narrow definition of the behavior?
a) Context insensitivity b) Researcher bias c) Instrumentation d) Sampling