Question 1

Students with "special" needs require social studies instruction for many of the same reasons that other citizens need social studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Multicultural education is viewed as both an educational reform movement and a process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Teachers in the United States should expect that all students will respond in a similar manner when he/she speaks in a loud voice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Students with special needs frequently encounter stereotypes in their daily lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Special needs learners benefit from guided or selected activities that are based on reality and have predictable outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Native American educators urge teachers to teach about Native Americans and indigenous peoples as if they are regular people and not as objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Students with which disability are most likely to have a short attention span?

Accepted Answer

A)   Visual impairment
B)   Hearing impairment
C)   Mental retardation
D)   Physical disability

Question 8

Examples of an inclusive approach to history include all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   introducing students to Freidrich Froebel, the German developer of the kindergarten.
B)   describing the work of Wilma Mankiller, who recently was chief of the Cherokee nation.
C)   describing the role of Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement.
D)   explaining the heroism of Hernando de Soto in his travels with his army through the southeastern United States in the 1500s.

Question 9

Since the meaningful teaching of social studies uses a range of instructional activities, it is possible for all students to meaningfully learn important social studies ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An examination of the values, attitudes, and behaviors that support pluralism is a part of multicultural education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Media presentations using various types of technology are too distracting for students with emotional problems or limited abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Teacher lectures/explanations are useful for students with a variety of learning needs when they are used to:

Accepted Answer

A)   teach important concepts.
B)   teach important vocabulary.
C)   describe procedures for an activity.
D)   give examples of a concept.

Question 13

Which of the following is most likely to be of the least benefit to teachers who use the computer to communicate with busy parents in ways that potentially foster their children's learning.

Accepted Answer

A)   Inform parents of assignments and class activities.
B)   Gather information about content to be taught in classroom.
C)   Share individual class work and progress reports with parents.
D)   Provide ideas, questions, and home project ideas for parents to reinforce and supplement class instruction.

Question 14

Using multisensory activities throughout a lesson provides positive experiences for all students since motivation is enhanced through working with materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Current social issues can have an effect on students' lives. Students can investigate such effects. Issues that would be workable (K-8) for such a goal include all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   universal health care.
B)   water quality.
C)   adequate housing for all.
D)   threats of bioterrorism.

Question 16

Using a smartboard and other twenty-first century technology are tools that can help teachers to provide for the individual needs of students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Various cultural groups respond differently to teacher behaviors and the classroom environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Writing key words on the chalkboard or an overhead projector can be especially helpful to students with a hearing impairment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Supplements that educators have successfully used in inclusion classrooms include:

Accepted Answer

A)   assistance of teachers with special education training.
B)   provision of note takers.
C)   use of computer-assisted technology.
D)   all of the above.

Question 20

An underlying assumption of constructivist learning is that when all students are engaged in a social studies lesson students will help each other to learn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Students with "special" needs require social studies instruction for many of the same reasons that other citizens need social studies.

Multicultural education is viewed as both an educational reform movement and a process.

Teachers in the United States should expect that all students will respond in a similar manner when he/she speaks in a loud voice.

Students with special needs frequently encounter stereotypes in their daily lives.

Special needs learners benefit from guided or selected activities that are based on reality and have predictable outcomes.

Native American educators urge teachers to teach about Native Americans and indigenous peoples as if they are regular people and not as objects.

Students with which disability are most likely to have a short attention span?

Examples of an inclusive approach to history include all EXCEPT:

Since the meaningful teaching of social studies uses a range of instructional activities, it is possible for all students to meaningfully learn important social studies ideas.

An examination of the values, attitudes, and behaviors that support pluralism is a part of multicultural education.

Media presentations using various types of technology are too distracting for students with emotional problems or limited abilities.

Teacher lectures/explanations are useful for students with a variety of learning needs when they are used to:

Which of the following is most likely to be of the least benefit to teachers who use the computer to communicate with busy parents in ways that potentially foster their children's learning.

Using multisensory activities throughout a lesson provides positive experiences for all students since motivation is enhanced through working with materials.

Current social issues can have an effect on students' lives. Students can investigate such effects. Issues that would be workable (K-8) for such a goal include all EXCEPT:

Using a smartboard and other twenty-first century technology are tools that can help teachers to provide for the individual needs of students.

Various cultural groups respond differently to teacher behaviors and the classroom environment.

Writing key words on the chalkboard or an overhead projector can be especially helpful to students with a hearing impairment.

Supplements that educators have successfully used in inclusion classrooms include:

An underlying assumption of constructivist learning is that when all students are engaged in a social studies lesson students will help each other to learn.