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Math And Calculia Disorders Question Paper

Math And Calculia Disorders

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2006/2007
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION
PSE 414: MATH AND CALCULIA DISORDERS
DATE: Wednesday 14th February, 2007
TIME: 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m,
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all the questions in section one and any two from section two.
SECTION ONE:
(30 Marks)
1.
Define the terms mathematics and dyscalculia. [2 marks]
2.
Explain the importance of mathematics to mankind as narrated by National Research Council (1989). [4 marks]
3.
In your own opinion, what do you think Lerner (2006) meant when she said "We live in a mathematical world". [2 marks]
4.
Justify why students with disabilities need to be proficient in mathematics. [2 marks]
5.
Explain the prevalence of mathematics disabilities both in general education and students with learning disabilities. [2 marks]
6.
Explain the common mathematics difficulties among adolescents at secondary school level. [4 marks]
7.
Briefly explain the various mathematics difficulties experienced by children with disabilities in information processing. [5 marks]
8.
Explain what is math anxiety and how it blocks school performance. [5 marks]
9.
How would a class teacher promote a positive attitude towards mathematics to a child who is in a "hopeless" situation as far as mathematics subject is concerned? (Give 4 points only). [4 marks}

SECTIONTWO: (40 Marks)
10.
(a)
Describe with examples the 4 basic concepts in instructing numbers to young children according to Piaget (1965). [ 16 marks]
(b)
Why are Piaget's stages of cognitive development crucial in the above (lOa) mentioned area? [4 marks]
11.
(a)
Discuss the informal measures of assessing math ability. [12 marks]
(b)
Set a sample of an informal test for a standard 2 child with reference to the proposed curriculum by Lerner (2006). [8 marks]
12.
Analyze mathematics errors made by children with mathematics disabilities and explain with relevant examples the different errors in place value as described by Mercer (1997) and Lerner (2006). [20 marks}
13.
Discuss with examples 5 teaching activities used to instruct children with mathematics disabilities an "word story problems". [20 marks]

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