Question 1

Guide dogs must learn each of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) keep on a direct route, ignoring distractions. 
B) see when a traffic light has changed color. 
C) stop at all curbs until told to go. 
D) lie quietly when the handler is sitting down. 
A) keep on a direct route, ignoring distractions. 
B) see when a traffic light has changed color. 
C) stop at all curbs until told to go. 
D) lie quietly when the handler is sitting down. B

Question 2

Oscar, a ninth grader who is blind, uses a device that converts regular print into synthesized speech. What is the machine called?

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive Video Service 
B) VersaBraille 
C) Kurzweil 1000 
D) Kurzweil Personal Reader 
A) Descriptive Video Service 
B) VersaBraille 
C) Kurzweil 1000 
D) Kurzweil Personal Reader C

Question 3

Janice is described as being able to detect some objects in the environment when they are fully lit. This is an example of a skill a teacher might note when performing a

Accepted Answer

A) functional vision assessment. 
B) visual acuity assessment. 
C) visual efficiency assessment. 
D) visual sensitivity assessment. 
A) functional vision assessment. 
B) visual acuity assessment. 
C) visual efficiency assessment. 
D) visual sensitivity assessment. A

Question 4

Explain why there is a common misconception that people who are blind develop an "extra sense."

Accepted Answer

Some persons who are blind have the abil

Question 5

A group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve is

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A) myopia. 
B) hyperopia. 
C) glaucoma. 
D) cataracts. 
A) myopia. 
B) hyperopia. 
C) glaucoma. 
D) cataracts.

Question 6

Describe four ways that special and general education teachers can collaborate to serve students with visual impairments.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary with ideas from: "Do's

Question 7

Itinerant teacher services to a general education classroom is the most popular placement for students with visual impairments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)is caused by

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A) premature birth. 
B) excessive oxygen given to infants at birth. 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
D) degenerative hereditary disease. 
A) premature birth. 
B) excessive oxygen given to infants at birth. 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
D) degenerative hereditary disease.

Question 9

Most professionals now agree that the intelligence of people with blindness

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A) is usually higher than that of people with sight. 
B) is markedly lower than that of people with sight. 
C) is slightly lower than that of people with sight. 
D) can't be compared directly to that of people with sight. 
A) is usually higher than that of people with sight. 
B) is markedly lower than that of people with sight. 
C) is slightly lower than that of people with sight. 
D) can't be compared directly to that of people with sight.

Question 10

Professionals who work in early intervention programs for infants who are blind often recommend that initial efforts focus on

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A) feeding skills. 
B) mobility skills. 
C) parents' feelings. 
D) social development. 
A) feeding skills. 
B) mobility skills. 
C) parents' feelings. 
D) social development.

Question 11

The majority of people who are legally blind have some useful vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The educational definition of blindness and low vision stresses

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A) the method of reading instruction. 
B) using visual acuity as a predictor of how people will function. 
C) the method of vision assessment. 
D) using whatever remaining sight a person has. 
A) the method of reading instruction. 
B) using visual acuity as a predictor of how people will function. 
C) the method of vision assessment. 
D) using whatever remaining sight a person has.

Question 13

Clara has good vision for assignments written on the blackboard, but she has difficulty with the print in her textbook. She may have a refraction problem known as

Accepted Answer

A) myopia. 
B) hyperopia. 
C) astigmatism. 
D) glaucoma. 
A) myopia. 
B) hyperopia. 
C) astigmatism. 
D) glaucoma.

Question 14

The legal definition of blindness involves assessment of

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A) color perception and visual acuity. 
B) field of vision and depth perception. 
C) visual acuity and field of vision. 
D) depth perception and color perception. 
A) color perception and visual acuity. 
B) field of vision and depth perception. 
C) visual acuity and field of vision. 
D) depth perception and color perception.

Question 15

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following mobility aids: the long cane, human guides, and guide dogs?

Accepted Answer

Long cane: Advantages are it is economic

Question 16

Which skills should be the focus of assessment for students with visual impairments, and how should those skills be assessed?

Accepted Answer

IDEA requires that braille instruction b

Question 17

When walking, Lisa, an eighteen-year-old with blindness, has learned to attend to the subtle changes in pitch of echoes from objects as she moves towards them. Which phenomenon is responsible for these changes?

Accepted Answer

A) obstacle sense 
B) Doppler effect 
C) echolalia 
D) tactual perception 
A) obstacle sense 
B) Doppler effect 
C) echolalia 
D) tactual perception

Question 18

Blindness occurs most often in

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A) adulthood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early childhood. 
D) preadolescence. 
A) adulthood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early childhood. 
D) preadolescence.

Question 19

Many students who are legally blind would not be considered blind from an educational perspective because they

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A) have a coexisting condition. 
B) are able to use vision for learning. 
C) are able to read Braille. 
D) are able to use hearing for learning. 
A) have a coexisting condition. 
B) are able to use vision for learning. 
C) are able to read Braille. 
D) are able to use hearing for learning.

Question 20

Which mobility aid is most often recommended by professionals?

Accepted Answer

A) the long cane 
B) a guide dog 
C) tactile maps 
D) human guides 
A) the long cane 
B) a guide dog 
C) tactile maps 
D) human guides

Guide dogs must learn each of the following except

Oscar, a ninth grader who is blind, uses a device that converts regular print into synthesized speech. What is the machine called?

Janice is described as being able to detect some objects in the environment when they are fully lit. This is an example of a skill a teacher might note when performing a

Explain why there is a common misconception that people who are blind develop an "extra sense."

A group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve is

Describe four ways that special and general education teachers can collaborate to serve students with visual impairments.

Itinerant teacher services to a general education classroom is the most popular placement for students with visual impairments.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)is caused by

Most professionals now agree that the intelligence of people with blindness

Professionals who work in early intervention programs for infants who are blind often recommend that initial efforts focus on

The majority of people who are legally blind have some useful vision.

The educational definition of blindness and low vision stresses

Clara has good vision for assignments written on the blackboard, but she has difficulty with the print in her textbook. She may have a refraction problem known as

The legal definition of blindness involves assessment of

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following mobility aids: the long cane, human guides, and guide dogs?

Which skills should be the focus of assessment for students with visual impairments, and how should those skills be assessed?

When walking, Lisa, an eighteen-year-old with blindness, has learned to attend to the subtle changes in pitch of echoes from objects as she moves towards them. Which phenomenon is responsible for these changes?

Blindness occurs most often in

Many students who are legally blind would not be considered blind from an educational perspective because they

Which mobility aid is most often recommended by professionals?

Exceptionality and Special Education

Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners

Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education

Parent and Families

Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Learners With Learning Disabilities

Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Learners With Communication Disorders

Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Disabilities

Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments

Learners With Special Gifts and Talents

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Exam 12: Learners With Blindness or Low Vision

Guide dogs must learn each of the following except

Oscar, a ninth grader who is blind, uses a device that converts regular print into synthesized speech. What is the machine called?

Janice is described as being able to detect some objects in the environment when they are fully lit. This is an example of a skill a teacher might note when performing a

Explain why there is a common misconception that people who are blind develop an "extra sense."

A group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve is

Describe four ways that special and general education teachers can collaborate to serve students with visual impairments.

Itinerant teacher services to a general education classroom is the most popular placement for students with visual impairments.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)is caused by

Most professionals now agree that the intelligence of people with blindness

Professionals who work in early intervention programs for infants who are blind often recommend that initial efforts focus on

The majority of people who are legally blind have some useful vision.

The educational definition of blindness and low vision stresses

Clara has good vision for assignments written on the blackboard, but she has difficulty with the print in her textbook. She may have a refraction problem known as

The legal definition of blindness involves assessment of

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following mobility aids: the long cane, human guides, and guide dogs?

Which skills should be the focus of assessment for students with visual impairments, and how should those skills be assessed?

When walking, Lisa, an eighteen-year-old with blindness, has learned to attend to the subtle changes in pitch of echoes from objects as she moves towards them. Which phenomenon is responsible for these changes?

Blindness occurs most often in

Many students who are legally blind would not be considered blind from an educational perspective because they

Which mobility aid is most often recommended by professionals?

Exceptionality and Special Education

Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners

Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education

Parent and Families

Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Learners With Learning Disabilities

Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Learners With Communication Disorders

Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Disabilities

Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments

Learners With Special Gifts and Talents

Filters