What is disproportionate representation? Explain why this issue has been and continues to be such a hot topic within the field of special education.

What will be an ideal response?


Discussion may include the prevalence rate of African American students in particular in the categories of intellectual disabilities and emotional and behavioral disabilities; placement of students of color in separate settings; and the stigma associated with labeling. African American students are nearly 3 times more likely than other students to be identified as having intellectual disabilities and twice as likely to be identified as having emotional or behavioral disabilities.

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What will be an ideal response?

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It can be acceptable to trick children into compliance

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to ____, all searches, whether conjunctive or feature, involve two stages. The first stage involves the analysis of features and the second involves combining features into objects

a. feature-integration theory b. movement-filter theory c. Broadbent's model d. similarity theory

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An infant whose mother was a substance abuser may have to be withdrawn from the drugs that the mother was using

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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