The students in Ms. Chen's classroom include students of color, low-SES students, White middle-SES students, gifted and talented students, and students with disabilities. In thinking about how to deal with such a diverse group, Ms. Chen decides to present material using a variety of formats and in a variety of modalities, have students demonstrate what they've learned in a variety of ways, and
use a variety of techniques to motivate students to learn. The goal for such an approach to instruction, often called Universal Design for Learning, is to
a. help all students learn as much as possible.
b. identify which students qualify for some type of special class placement.
c. motivate all students to work hard by increasing the difficulty of lessons.
d. create within-class ability groups as a way to maximize the learning of all students.
A
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a. Place students into groups with the sole purpose of promoting social interactions. b. Allow students to work collaboratively to achieve common academic and social goals and to be accountable to the team for their individual efforts. c. Provide students with a variety of instructional practices. d. Place students in same-ability groups.
Both Piaget and Vygotsky believed that knowledge is constructed
a. True b. False
You are the supervisor to the special education teachers in your school district. Most of your teachers either
do not collect data or do so inaccurately. Describe how you would prepare your teachers to regularly collect accurate data on the students they serve. Discuss the rationale you would provide to teachers. What will be an ideal response?
Parents play a key role in their child's development of social skills. School-age children of authoritarian parents tend to be:
a. Less socially adept. b. Thoughtful and responsible. c. More positive with family members. d. Impulsive.