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Introduction To Expectional Children Question Paper

Introduction To Expectional Children

Course:Bachelor Of Special Needs Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL EDUCATION)

PSE 100:
INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN

DATE: Tuesday, 7th October, 2008
TIME: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in Section A and any other TWO in Section B.
Section A
(30 marks)
1.
Define the following terms
a)
Visual impairment
b)
Physical disability
c)
Communication disorder
(3 marks)
2.
Briefly explain how one can identify a child who is gifted and talented (2 marks)
3.
State the causes of the following:
a)
Conductive hearing loss
b)
Sensori-neural hearing loss
(2 marks)
4.
Distinguish between learning disability and mental retardation (2 marks)
5.
Briefly describe any two fluency disorders (2 marks)
6.
How do the following service delivery models for exceptional children operate?
a)
Resource room model
b)
Peripatetic service model
c)
Residential institutions
d)
Special day school
(4 marks)
7.
The gifted and talented children can be grouped in three clusters. Briefly explain characteristics of these clusters. (3 marks)
8.
Mention any four possible causes of emotional and behavior disorders (4 marks)
9.
Explain any four ways in which you can identify a child with learning disability in class (4 marks)
10.
Describe any four causes of traumatic brain injury. (4 marks)

Section B (40 marks)
11.
Persons with disabilities have not attained equal status with their non-disabled peers. Discuss the historical influences that have hindered this progress (20 marks)
12.
Discuss the various causes of visual impairments highlighting various categorizations. (20 marks)
13.
With illustrations, explain the various emotional and behaviour disorders experienced by exceptional Children (20 marks)
14.
Special education is ‘regular education plus.’ Discuss. (20 marks)

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