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Tps 402: Introduction To Special Education. Question Paper

Tps 402: Introduction To Special Education.

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2010

TPS 402: INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SECTION A.
Answer all the Questions.
Q1. (a) Using relevant examples in each case, differentiate between each of the following paired terms.
(i) Special education and special needs.
(ii) Disability and impairment.
(iii) Inclusive education and integration.
(iv) Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to service provision to learners with special needs.
(b) Identify two unique roles played by special needs education in the field of education.
(c) Using two specific examples in each case, explain why learners with special needs may require services from the following professionals:
(i) Counselors.
(ii) Physiotherapists.
(d) Explain each of the following:
(i) Two effects of cerebral palsy on the education of children with the condition.
(ii) How learners with cerebral palsy may be supported to compensate for one of the listed problems in d (i).
(iii) Two ways in which learners who are gifted and talented may benefit from special needs education.
(e) Explain one way in which you may ensure that the learning needs of learners with the following conditions are met in an inclusive classroom:
(i) Mild mental disability.
(ii) Learning disabilities.
(iii) Mild hearing impairment.

SECTION B.
Answer two questions from this section.
Q2. (a) Explain how the first special school was established in Kenya.
(b) Explain the historical development of special needs education through five historical periods in a sequence.
Q3. Explain any five causes of disability and their preventive measures during the parental period.
Q4. (a) The practice of labeling should be abolished in special needs education. Discuss.
(b) Explain the significance of early intervention with reference to special needs education.
Q5. (a) With reference to a specific disabling condition, explain the effects of disability on the family.
(b) Explain how you would support a learner who gets an epileptic seizure during your lesson.

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