Deck 1: Education and Students With Disabilities

Question 1

Public Law 93-112, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, promotes discrimination based on disability in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides federal funds to state and local educational agencies to guarantee special education and related services to eligible children and youth with disabilities.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

An adapted physical education program is for students with disabilities who require a specially designed program exceeding 30 consecutive calendar days.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In legal terms, disability is defined as a medical deficit that makes an individual inferior in one or more major life activities.

Question 5

Under IDEA, to the maximum extent appropriate, children/youth with disabilities must be educated with students without disabilities and in the least restrictive environment (LRE).

Question 6

Those who advocate for inclusion suggest that it provides students with a less stimulating and motivating environment.

Question 7

Those who advocate for inclusive programming suggest that it provides increased opportunities for students with disabilities to develop social skills and age-appropriate play skills.

Question 8

Those who advocate for inclusion suggest that it guarantees the development of friendships among students with and without disabilities.

Question 9

Teachers who embrace inclusion should use principles of universal design of instruction.

Question 10

Historically, persons with disabilities have been marginalized, denied equitable participation opportunities, and even criminally victimized in U.S. society.

Question 11

What law is a re-authorization of Public Law (PL) 94-142: The Education for All Handicapped Children Act and mandates a free and appropriate public education for students with disabilities?

A) PL 100-152: Education for All Disabled Children Act
B) PL 93-112, Rehabilitation Act, Section 504
C) PL 101-336, Americans with Disabilities Act
D) PL 108-446, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not a benefit of inclusion?

A) It provides students with a more stimulating and motivating environment.
B) It provides increased opportunities for students with disabilities to develop social skills.
C) It hinders the development of friendships among students with and without disabilities.
D) It provides skilled role models, which fosters the development of skills in all developmental domains.

Question 13

What is inclusion?

A) Ideally, it is the practice of dumping students with disabilities into regular education classes without support.
B) Ideally, it is the process of individualizing instruction such that a teacher can treat all students equally.
C) Ideally, it is the process of integrating students from different races in the same mainstream classes.
D) Ideally, it is the placement of students with disabilities in classes with their same-age peers in tandem with proper supports and accommodations.

Question 14

This law requires barrier-free physical accessibility to programs and nondiscrimination on behalf of individuals with disabilities.

A) PL 100-152: Education for All Disabled Children Act
B) PL 120-504, Rehabilitation and Non-Discrimination Act
C) PL 101-336, Americans with Disabilities Act
D) PL 108-446, Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Question 15

Risk ratios are used to compare the proportion of a particular racial/ethnic group served under IDEA to the proportion served among the other racial/ethnic groups combined. A risk ratio is determined by:

A) Multiplying the total population for a particular racial/ethnic group by the population totals for all other racial/ethnic groups combined and rounding the result to one decimal place.
B) Multiplying the number of students with a particular disability in the identified racial/ethnic group (e.g., White students) by the total number of students in the racial/ethnic group in the population, and then dividing by 100 to produce a percentage.
C) Dividing the number of students with a particular disability in the identified racial/ethnic group (e.g., White students) by the total number of students in the racial/ethnic group in the population, and then multiplying by 100 to produce a percentage.
D) Dividing the risk index for the racial/ethnic group by the risk index for all other racial/ethnic groups combined and rounding the result to one decimal place.

Question 16

Which statement about physical education is false?

A) Under IDEA, it means instruction in physical and motor fitness; fundamental motor skills and patterns; and skills in aquatics, dance, and individual and group games and sports including intramural and lifetime sports.
B) Under IDEA, its instruction may occur in adapted physical education, general physical education, movement education, or motor development settings.
C) Under IDEA, public education agencies must make physical education available to children/youth with disabilities unless the school does not offer it to students without disabilities in the same grades.
D) Under IDEA, it is defined as a specially designed related health service made available in schools to children/youth with disabilities.

Question 17

Which statement about adapted physical education is misleading?

A) It is a specially designed related health service made available in schools to children and youth with disabilities.
B) It is the delivery of educational services to students with disabilities in physical education environments.
C) It is physical education that has been adapted or modified so that it is as appropriate for an individual with a disability as it is for an individual without a disability.
D) It is an individualized program of physical and motor fitness, fundamental motor skills and patterns, skills in aquatics and dance, and individual and group games and sports designed for students with disabilities.

Question 18

What is meant by the phrase a highly qualified APE teacher?

A) A teacher, who possesses specialized content knowledge, regularly engages in self-reflections and shows expertise in teaching students with disabilities.
B) A fully certified APE teacher is always considered highly qualified.
C) A teacher who has appropriate certification and licensure is always considered highly qualified.
D) A teacher who takes the APENS examination is considered highly qualified.

Question 19

Which statement does not depict typical roles of APE specialists?

A) A resource specialist who is assigned to a particular school and team teaches with generalist physical education teachers.
B) An itinerant teacher who travels to and from different schools, providing direct instruction.
C) A consultant who travels from school to school and does some direct service tasks but primarily consults with and provides support services to general education teachers to help them adapt instruction.
D) A teacher who travels to and from different schools, providing art, music and dance instruction.

Question 20

The percentage of individuals with disabilities in a particular race/ethnic group is called a risk index. How is a risk index determined?

A) It is determined by multiplying the total population for a particular racial/ethnic group by the population totals for all other racial/ethnic groups combined and rounding the result to one decimal place.
B) It is calculated by multiplying the number of students with a particular disability in the identified racial/ethnic group (e.g., White students) by the total number of students in the racial/ethnic group in the population, and then dividing by 100 to produce a percentage.
C) It is calculated by dividing the number of students with a particular disability in the identified racial/ethnic group (e.g., Asian students) by the total number of students in the racial/ethnic group in the population, and then multiplying by 100 to produce a percentage.
D) It is determined by dividing the risk index for the racial/ethnic group by the risk index for all other racial/ethnic groups combined and rounding the result to one decimal place.