Mainstreaming Means

question 93

Multiple Choice

Mainstreaming means:

• A) children with special needs are educated in the general classroom with their peers for all or part of the day.
• B) children with special needs are not diagnosed for learning disabilities until they reach fourth or fifth grade to avoid labeling.
• C) children with special needs are taught in a separate classroom with other children who have similar special needs.
• D) children with special needs should not be treated differently in school with the exception of classroom instruction time.

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Definitions:

Norms

Shared expectations or rules within a society or group about how members should act.

Personality Test

A questionnaire or other standardized instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual's character or psychological makeup.

Established Standards

Officially recognized criteria or benchmarks that are widely accepted and used as a basis for comparison or judgment.

Criterion Validity

The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or, more specifically, the effectiveness of a test in predicting an individual's behavior in specific contexts.