Psychology 2043A/B Midterm: Midterm Examination Review
16 Oct 2020
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Exceptional children are those with developmental disabilities, or with special gifts. They differ from the typical child in 5 ways: mental characteristics, sensory abilities, communication skills, social + emotional development, physical characteristics. Students are not considered to be exceptional unless their educational program requires modification for their success. Interindividual differences mark differences between children, whereas intraindividual. Response to intervention (rti): a multitiered educational framework designed to meet the needs of all students. Important to note that children can be in different tiers (progression/regression) for different subjects, from year to year, etc. Important as it recognizes students falling outside the cut off points. The information processing model describes how a student collects info from the outside world through their senses, interprets/makes sense of that info, and then how that info influences out behaviour and associated actions. Executive function: mental processes that enable us to plan, focus one"s attention,
