In the identification of the gifted children we must give priority to
the parents' opinion
the result of objective tests
the teachers' opinion
the community's viewpoint
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Dyslexia?
Problems with reading accuracy, speed, and comprehension
Certainty as to right or left-handedness
Slow rate of writing
Difficulty in learning and remembering printed words
A teacher has a 'hearing impaired' child in her middle school class. It is important for her to
keep pointing to what the child cannot do over and over again
ridicule the child and make her sit separately so that she joins an institution for hearing impaired
ask the school counsellor to talk to the child's parents and tell them to withdraw their child from school
make the child sit at a place from where she can see the teacher's lips and facial expressions clearly
Children with learning disability
cannot learn anything
struggle with some aspects of learning
are very active, but have a low IQ
are very wise and mature
Which one of the following philosophical perspectives needs to be followed to deal with children with special needs?
They should be segregated and put in separate educational institutions
They should be given only vocational training
They have a right to inclusive education and study in regular schools
They do not need any education at all
In an inclusive classroom with diverse learners, cooperative learning and peer-tutoring
should be actively discouraged and competition should be promoted
should be used only sometimes, since it promotes comparison with classmates
should be actively promoted to facilitate peer-acceptance
should not be practiced and students should be segregated based on their abilities
A teacher asks her class to cover sharp edges of furniture with cotton and use 'Touch and Feel' notice boards and books. The needs of which category of special learners is she attempting to cater to?
Hearing-impaired learners
Visually-impaired learners
Learning-impaired learners
Socially disadvantaged learners
Gifted children are best catered to by educational programmes that
emphasise mastery of knowledge by recall
make use of gifts and rewards to motivate them to perform according to minimum standards of learning
stimulate their thinking and give them opportunities to engage in divergent thinking
control their aggressive behaviour
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is .
dissociative disorder
adjustment disorder
anxiety disorder
somatoform disorder