APENS 7 Curriculum Theory & Development

Identifying the availability and access to community physical and recreation programs is an essential component when:

• Defining short-term instructional objectives in the IEP

• Defining long-term physical education program goals for individuals with disabilities

• Developing instructional activities in physical education

• Determining the eligibility for transition plans

An effective method of evaluating whether the GPE curriculum model being used is appropriate for students with disabilities would be to:

• Perform a library review for research that supports the model being considered as appropriate for students with disabilities

• Include the student in the program and observe how they perform

• Discuss and evaluate the model with the members of the IEP committee

• Conduct a curriculum-based needs assessment

You observe a student with a disability getting frustrated in GPE because he has difficulty comprehending the multipart instructions given by the physical education teacher. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?

• Meet with the physical educator and demonstrate how to simplify the instructions

• Meet with the student and work on improving his ability to understand multipart instructions

• Remove the student from GPE and place him in APE where the instructions can be modified to meet his needs

• Contact the physical educator’s supervisor and ask them to address the problem

Soliciting input from parents of a student with a disability on the physical recreation activities they participate in is valuable information for:

• Understanding how knowledgeable the family is about the value and need for physical activity

• Gauging how likely it is the family will be willing to assist you on working on the student’s physical education needs

• Creating appropriate lifetime sport and activity goals for the student

• Establishing rapport with the parents, getting to know them, and letting them know you care about their child

Which of the following statements is true concerning adapted physical education program goals?

• Students with disabilities generally need to work on more goals and objectives to compensate for the deficits and delays caused by their disability

• Students with disabilities generally work on the same number of goals and objectives, but they will be modified

• Students with disabilities generally work on more goals because they have greater needs than typical students

• Students with disabilities generally work on fewer program goals and fewer objectives per goal

Which of the following is the least common reason why students with disabilities fail in the GPE elementary curriculum?

• They do not want to be in GPE and therefore do not try to learn

• They are expected to learn at a rate that is too fast for them

• There is not enough time for them to master the objectives

• They frequently lack the prerequisite skills needed to learn the new content being taught

Most students with disabilities can learn and master basic sport skills; however, due to their disability, they require more time to learn and practice these skills to achieve mastery. The curricular implications of this fact are:

• An APE teacher will need to be available to help the GPE teacher to keep the students with disabilities learning at the same rate as the students without disabilities

• Students should not be included in GPE unless they can work on the same objectives the students without disabilities are working on

• Emphasis for students with disabilities should be more on participation and effort than on skill mastery

• If included in GPE, they will need to work on fewer objectives in order to be successful

Which of the following is not an advantage of using a curriculum-based learner needs assessment?

• Multiple decisions can be made using the same assessment data

• The assessment evaluates all aspects of the GPE curriculum

• Administering a needs assessment requires minimal skills and preparation

• The results are directly applicable to making placement decisions

For a curriculum-based needs assessment to be used in the process of making an APE eligibility decision, which of the following would be required?

• The needs assessment would need to be independently administered by two qualified teachers

• The needs assessment would have to be administered by an APE teacher

• The school district would need to set a cut-off score required to qualify for APE services

• The results of the needs assessment would need to be supported by the results of at least two other standardized instruments

What factors should be considered when evaluating whether a student with a disability will be successful in GPE?

• Their current developmental level and learning rate

• The difference between their chronological and mental age

• The student’s attitude and the parents’ desire for a GPE placement

• The appropriateness of the student’s behavior and the willingness of the GPE teacher to work with the student