Ch.+6+Test+Questions

With your group, develop 3-5 test questions over your section and post them below.
 * STUDENT GENERATED TEST QUESTIONS **

** SECTION 1 - Learning and the Nervous System **
1. Sarah is very good at Math and Writing. However, she struggles with sound recognition and picture processing. Which hemisphere of the brain is she using more?

2. An injury to the temporal lobe, which controls hearing and auditory memory, would cause what kind of problems in the classroom setting?

3. T or F The cerebellum is divided into two hemispheres, the right and left brain.

** SECTION 2 - Etiology of Learning Disabilities **
1.) T or F: No single medical cause has been related to any particular learning disability. 2.) T or F: The use of forceps is not harmful to the birth of a child. 3.) What correlation is there between perinatal difficulties and learning disabilities? 4.) Define Teratogenic Insult and give examples.

** SECTION 3 - Medical Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities **
1. What are the three criteria for diagnosing children with AD/HD?

2. What is now considered the correct term for //attention problems, attention-deficit disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders, and hyperactivity//?

3. A student who ignores instructions and has a short attention span is a sign of what type of AD/HD?

4. T or F The medical field has a specific assessment to identify a child who has AD/HD.

** SECTION 4 - Medical Treatments for Learning Disabilities **
1. What are the three ways in which intervention drugs are used to control children’s behavior problems? · Answer: o 1. Make the child available for learning (decreasing ADD/ADHD behaviors) o 2. Combat aggressive behaviors o 3. Prohibit psychotic symptoms 2. True/False - The classroom teacher can prescribe medications for student drug intervention plan. · Answer: False 3. Approximately __ percent of students with ADHD respond positively to stimulant treatment and in majority cases both attention and academic achievement of students using these medications increase. · A. 45% · B. 100% · C. 80% · D. 60% o Answer: C. 80%