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DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), what procedures must be followed before an individual with a disability can be placed in a special education program?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe how social interaction among a heterogeneous group of students is expected to affect meaningful learning, according to the constructivist approach to instruction.

What will be an ideal response?

dpost18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Before placement, a student must be given a complete, valid, and appropriate evaluation. The assessment should include many cognitive measures, such as an IQ test score as well as nontest sources of information, and any tests used to determine placement should be valid, reliable, and administered in the student's native language. Furthermore, evaluations must be made by a multidisciplinary team.

Answer to Question 2

The constructivist approach to instruction holds that knowledge is based on individual interpretations. When alternate interpretations of knowledge are reconciled, a broader understanding is achieved. Therefore, exposure to individuals who have different points of view enhances meaningful learning.