Potential Final Exam Questions ESPE 641

These should give you a head start.  We can discuss some more in class. McNair

1. Using down syndrome as an example, describe the inheritance of chromosomal disorders in children.
2. Describe the types of cerebral palsy.  What areas of the brain are affected in each of these types?
3. What is a 504 plan?  List 10 potential adaptations which might be used to assist students being served under a 504 plan.
4. Define mental retardation.  What does Brown (1979) recommend should be the focus of the education for persons with mental retardation?
5. What are the major provisions of PL 94-142?  What significant changes have been made in special education law since 94-142?
6. What important principles learned from "applied behavior analysis" must be included in developing behavior management systems for students with behavior problems?
7. In discussing learning disabilities, what is the "definition of exclusion?"  With this in mind, what is the definition of learning disability?
8. What is the definition of emotional disturbance?  What kinds of modifications does a classroom need to support students with this type of disability?
9. What are social constructions of disability?  What social constructions have found their way into the Christian church influencing how persons with disability are treated?  What social constructions might have grown out of the Christian perspective?
10. What aspects of the historical treatment of persons with disability still linger on today?  Describe specific historical events which continue to contribute to the perception of persons with disability.