Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
In order for a student to be labeled learning disabled, the actual learning issues have to be resistant to treatment or resistant to intervention.
Ans: T
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Electrocephalography (EEG) works by:
a. focusing a beam of high-frequency sound waves through a patient's skin. b. detecting the alignment of hydrogen atoms in a patient's tissues. c. detecting radionuclides (positively charged particles) in metabolically active tissue. d. recording electrical activity.
Although there is a likelihood of selection bias in the nonequivalent comparison-group design, the use of a pretest can help identify and alleviate some of the danger of this bias.
a. True b. False
You’re a high-school health teacher, and you’re considering sexual abuse as a topic in your class. You want the students to understand the signs of sexual abuse as well as understand some of the emotions that can lead to sexual abuse. “I want to prevent sexual abuse if possible,” you reason, “and the only way this will happen is through understanding.” A number of parents complain, arguing that the topic is too controversial, and it shouldn’t be a part of the school curriculum. You defend your decision, citing academic freedom as a rationale. With respect to your academic freedom, which of the following is the most valid conclusion?
a. Your right to teach the topic will likely be overturned, since a number of parents have complained. b. Your right to teach the topic will likely be overturned, because sexual abuse isn't part of the mainstream health curriculum. c. Your right to teach the topic will likely be upheld, since you have cited academic freedom as a rationale. d. Your right to teach the topic will likely be upheld, since you have a clear educational goal and rationale for wanting to teach the topic.
Anecdotal record
Match each statement with the correct item below. a. a particular perspective or point of view; can be personal or based on a theory or philosophy b. new or unusual behaviors and skills c. a term that combines setting and situation to include all aspects of an environment—time, space, circumstances, other people, and physical and psychological conditions d. descriptions of behavior and events as they originally occurred e. a formal method that observes and records specific kinds of behaviors (events) whenever they occur f. an informal observation method often used by teachers as an aid to understanding the child’s personality or behavior g. a formal method of observation and recording in which you continuously record in as much detail as possible what the child does and says, by herself and in interaction with other persons or objects h. a method of observing and recording behavior that lacks a strict research format