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    GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS) MADHUARAWADA‚ VISAKHAPATNAM – 530048 ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED TO: S.V.RAMANA ------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH NAME OF THE STUDENT: VAMSI KRISHNA G ROLL NUMBER:12131A0533 TITLE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: TECHNOLOGY ON EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------- DATE OF SUBMISSION: 15-04-2013 INTRODUCTION: The impact of technology on education

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    ploy to get parents to step up a bit. In about 1 in 10 children with Autism are also diagnosed with‚ Down Syndrome‚ Fragile X Syndrome‚ tuberous Syndrome or any other genetic chromosome disorder. Roughly 75% of autistic kids have some quality of mental

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    the body and the brain. Though there is a physical component to the majority of these conditions‚ the purpose of this paper is to project further knowledge of other aspects of the disorder. Pertaining to the afflicted individual‚ these effects are mental‚ emotional‚ financial‚ and social. Severity of disorders‚ symptoms‚ and the disorder’s effect vary from individual. None of these disorders are curable. However‚ quality of life for someone with cerebral palsy‚ autism‚ or dyslexia‚ can be improved

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    figure could be misleading‚ since it is suspected that many school age students are misdiagnosed with other learning disabilities‚ developmental delay‚ behavior disorder‚ or autism instead of intellectual disability. Some still use the term mental retardation‚ to refer to individuals with ID. This term is perceived as outdated and offensive. Families‚ educators‚ and the general public are becoming aware that Intellectual Disability is the legal and appropriate term to identify individuals with this

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    A Special Kind of Love When I was in seventh grade I clicked on a youtube video that made me cry. It changed me. It made me feel disgusted by myself‚ but empowered to change not only myself‚ but those around me. The video was of a speech given by Soeren Palumbo during his senior year at Palatine High School. His story will forever be etched in my mind: “I want to tell you a quick story before I start. I was walking through hallways‚ not minding my own business‚ listening to the conversations

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    Overview- With the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ teachers became increasingly more accountable for improving the achievement of all students‚ including those with disabilities. NCLB put more emphasis on standardized testing‚ which congruently put more stress on teachers because their contracts were threatened if student achievement dropped. In the state of Arizona‚ Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards‚ or AIMS‚ is a norm-referenced/standardized test administered to students

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    learning ability + Ethical obligations and professional standards are considered. Types of Assessments: Intelligence Testing - Measure intelligence - IQ; the concept of the mental age as a way of reporting a test result. - Identify children who would benefit from educational instruction. - Intelligence tests focus on mental abilities. - Achivement tests focus on academic abilities.Assessing Large Groups- Testing groups of children - norm " Proficiency tests‚ entrance tests‚ achievement tests"Assessing

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    Intellectual Disability Student Population Within‚ at the least‚ the United States‚ we are most familiar with identifying individuals that lack cognitive skills as having “mental retardation‚” but the legal term that is now being used is “intellectual disability.” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that protects the education of certain disabled children from age 3 up to the age of 21. Under IDEA‚ intellectual disabilities is one of the thirteen categories in which students

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    Intellectual disability Intellectual disability‚ also known as mental retardation‚ is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Levels of intellectual disability vary greatly in children – from a very slight problem to a very severe problem. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs‚ and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn

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    Reschly‚ D.‚ & Vaughn‚ S. (2204). Alternative approaches to the definition and identification of learning disabilities: Some questions and answers Gresham‚ F.‚ MacMillan‚ D.‚ & Bocian‚ K. (1996). Learning disabilities‚ low achievement‚ and mild mental retardation: More alike than different? Journal of Learning Disabilities ‚ 29 IDEA–Reauthorized Statute. (2004‚ December 3). Retrieved November 26‚ 2010‚ from U.S. Reform the Special Education Referral & Identification Process. Retrieved November 23‚

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