Why Is Generalization Important When Teaching Students with Autism

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why is generalization important when teaching students with autism?

• A) It increases the likelihood that the student will be able to use skills independently in all settings.
• B) It results in an emphasis on skills as well as on age-appropriate settings and activities.
• C) It results in a list of skills that a particular student needs to function in settings in which he currently participates.
• D) It helps teachers apply strategies to deal with students' behavior excesses.

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Definitions:

Dispersion

A measure of the spread or variability of a set of values within a dataset.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, using bars of different heights to show the frequency of data intervals.

Bimodal

Describes a distribution having two distinct peaks or modes, indicating the presence of two dominant groups or values within the dataset.

Coefficient Of Variation

A uniform metric for assessing the spread of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, determined by dividing the standard deviation by the mean.