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1.       Learning-disabled children most characteristically have
A.      Low IQ
B.      Poor socio-economic backgrounds
C.      An average level of intelligence
D.      Minimal brain damage
E.       Maladaptive social behaviors
Answer: C
Children at any level of intellectual ability could be learning disabled.

2.       Hyperactive children and emotionally disturbed children are alike in that both tend to:
A.      Have behavior problems
B.      Dislike teachers
C.      Be given drug therapy
D.      Come from broken homes
E.       Fight with other children
Answer: A
Behavior problems are common among both hyperactive and emotionally disturbed children.

3.       Which of the following is true about education mentally retarded children?
A.      Their IQs range between 50 and 70.
B.      They have short attention spans and experience difficulty in generalizing.
C.      Their reading, writing, and arithmetic skills cannot be improved.
D.      All of the above.
E.       A and B above.
Answer: E
The reading, writing and arithmetic skills of EMR children can be improved slowly, according to the ability of each child.

4.       A teacher’s uses role-plying in her civics class. Her purpose is to:
A.      Get students in front of the class.
B.      Present difficult material in a simple way.
C.      Learn to understand individuals.
D.      Speed up the course content.
E.       Help pupils learn to interact with others in solving common problems.
Answer: E
The use of role playing elicits class discussion after students observe various behaviors in a “problem situation.”

5.       Whish of the following strategies would NOT be useful a teacher managing a group lesson?
A.      Giving instruction clearly.
B.      Allowing frequent interruptions after the lesson has begun.
C.      Summarizing regularly.
D.      Having a good seating plan.
E.       Encouraging students’ questions about the subject of the lesson.
Answer: B

One of the key elements in a teacher’s management of group lessons is the maintenance of a good pace of instruction.

6.       Teachers  who tend to focus on disruptive behavior in the classroom should watch also for children with:
A.      Aggressive behavior
B.      Withdrawn behavior
C.      High motivation
D.      Few emotional problems
E.       Restless behavior
Answer: B
Children who are withdraw or moody tend to have more deep-seated problems than hose readily express their emotions.

7.       Which of the following is (are) important in helping to motivate students?
A.      Helping them set realistic goals.
B.      Providing frequent feedback, both positive and negative.
C.      Giving construction criticism.
D.      Providing challenging situations.
E.       All of the above
Answer: E
In addition to realistic goal-setting, the teacher’s feedback positive criticism, and challenge help to keep students’ performance at a high level.

8.       Which of the following is characteristic of a dyslexic child?
A.      Mirror writing
B.      Listlessness
C.      Below-average intelligence
D.      Hyperactivity
E.       None of the above
Answer: A
For some reason, dyslexic children perceive letters and words in reverse – for example : reading saw for was.

9.       Primary reading retardation is presumed to be neurologically based, related to parietal lobe dysfunction. Which of the following behaviors is NOT associated with this dysfunction?
A.      Inability to relate sounds to letter symbols.
B.      Inadequate auditory information processing.
C.      Left-right directional confusion.
D.      Imprecise articulation.
E.       Speech aphasia.
Answer: E
Speech aphasia is attributed to brain lesion.

10.   Students with secondary reading problems have normal capacity to read, but are non-readers because of:
A.      Auditory problems
B.      Congenital defects
C.      Visual-acuity impairment
D.      Environmental or emotional factors
E.       Lack of interest
Answer: D
Any number of environment factors can in effect, block a child’s reading development and lead him to her to associate reading with failure.

11.   If a teacher accepts Maslow’s theory on the hierarchy of needs, he or she will probably structure objectives to:
A.      Meet both the physiological and intellectual needs of students.
B.      Eliminate testing.
C.      Eliminate extrinsic motivations.
D.      Maintain a certain anxiety level for increased competition.
E.       Do none of the above.
Answer: A
According to Maslow, meeting students’ survival needs, as well as their intellectual needs, is important.

12.   In the long run, effective classroom management is best achieved through the use of:
A.      A few rules that are enforced.
B.      Rules with consequences that students accept.
C.      Strategies for eliminating distractions.
D.      Pupil input to make and consequences.
E.       All of the above.
Answer: E
Pupils-teacher agreement and input regarding rules and their enforcement are essential fro classroom management.

13.   The law stipulates that Janet, who has been classified as mentally retarded, must be evaluated in a “multi-faceted” testing program. By definition, which of the following factors must be included in Janet’s testing?
A.      Her language and communication skills.
B.      Her school achievement, social skills, and activities.
C.      Her growth and physical health, as well as her psychological well-being.
D.      All of the above.
E.       A and B above.
Answer: D
The assessment of mentally retarded pupils involves every factor that can affect learning.

14.   The knowledge explosion has led to crowding more and more information into curriculum courses. A likely result is that:
A.      The textbook will no longer be the main instruction medium in many classes.
B.      The child may spend more time in school.
C.      The teacher may have to rely more on the use of multimedia materials.
D.      The teacher will no longer have time to evaluate students.
E.       All of the above except D may occur.
Answer: E
No test book can contain all the information necessary for keeping the curriculum up- to-date. Multimedia materials can help relive this pressure, especially if children have to spend more tme in school. Evaluation will always be important.

15.   The teacher who encourages students to develop their own questions, to set their own goals, to search for answer, and to use new information in creative ways is using:
A.      The “engineering” approach to learning.
B.      The inquiry method.
C.      The classical-school approach.
D.      The field-theory method.
E.       The Herbartian method.
Answer: B
A major characteristic of the inquiry method is the development of cognitive skills such as these.

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