CEP 240 Quiz 4 (Ch. 5)

CEP 240 MSU Special Education Course.

According to IDEA 2004, assistive technology refers to “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to __________.

Increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability

When choosing an app for student use, teachers should___________

Consider using an app evaluation rubric to support use of the app.

The 1997 reauthorization of IDEA mandated that:

The IEP team considers assistive technology for all students with disabilities

Which of the following is NOT an example of a low-tech device?

iPad

A student with severe dyslexia is allowed to use a text-reading software through her MacPro laptop computer with headphones.  All educational texts are digitally available and can be read.  However, the teacher only allows this student to use the technology.  As a result, this student experiences  “undesired negative attention due to using assistive technology” by her peers in the class.  This is an example of:

Stigmatization

A general education teacher feels strongly that every student, regardless of whether they have a disability, should have curriculum materials, instructional activities, and evaluation procedures that can meet the needs of learners with widely varying abilities and backgrounds.  This teacher is teaching from what perspective?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

A person trained to provide assistive technology services to persons with a disability is:

Assistive technology specialist

Symbols, aids, strategies and techniques used as a supplement or replacement for oral language

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

When IEP teams are making assistive technology decisions, they should consider all of the following except

Providing students solely with high-tech devices/tools

__________ is the study and practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing technological processes and resources.

Educational technology