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Maths And Calculia Disorder Question Paper

Maths And Calculia Disorder

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION
PSE 414: MATHS AND CALCULIA DISORDER
DATE: Wednesday 14th February, 2007
TIME: 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m,
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all the questions in section one and any two from section two.
SECTION ONE:
(30 Marks)
1.
Define the terms mathematics and dyscalculia.
[2 marks]
2.
Explain the importance of mathematics to mankind as narrated by National
Research Council (1989).
[4 marks]
3.
In your own opinion, what do you think Lerner (2006) meant when she
said "We live in a mathematical world".
[2 marks]
4.
Justify why students with disabilities need to be proficient in mathematics. [2 marks]
5.
Explain the prevalence of mathematics disabilities both in general education
and students with learning disabilities.
[2 marks]
6.
Explain the common mathematics difficulties among adolescents at
secondary school level.
[4 marks]
7.
Briefly explain the various mathematics difficulties experienced by children
with disabilities in information processing.
[5 marks]
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8.
Explain what is math anxiety and how it blocks school performance.
[5 marks]
9.
How would a class teacher promote a positive attitude towards mathematics
to a child who is in a "hopeless" situation as far as mathematics subject is
concerned?
(Give 4 points only).
[4 marks}
SECTIONTWO:
(40 Marks)
10.
(a)
Describe with examples the 4 basic concepts in instructing numbers
to young children according to Piaget (1965).
[ 16 marks]
(b)
Why are Piaget's stages of cognitive development crucial in the
above (lOa) mentioned area?
[4 marks]
11.
(a)
Discuss the informal measures of assessing math ability.
[12 marks]
(b)
Set a sample of an informal test for a standard 2 child with reference
to the proposed curriculum by Lerner (2006).
[8 marks]
12.
Analyze mathematics
errors made by children with mathematics disabilities
and explain with relevant examples the different errors in place value as
described by Mercer (1997) and Lerner (2006).
[20 marks}
13.
Discuss with examples 5 teaching activities used to instruct children with
mathematics disabilities an "word story problems".
[20 marks]

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