Perceptual Impairments Question Paper

Perceptual Impairments

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING PROGRAMME
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
PSE 413: PERCEPTUAL IMPAIRMENTS

DATE: Friday 14th August, 2009 TIME: 8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer ALL questions in Section ONE and any TWO questions in Section TWO.

SECTION ONE – (30 MARKS)
1.
Explain the term “perception sensory” [4 marks]

2.
(a)
Explain 3 activities required for stimulating infants’ language development. [3 marks]
(b)
How does language development affect perceptual training in a child with learning disabilities? [3 marks]

3.
(a)
Explain any 2 consequences of overloading the perceptual system in a child. [4 marks]
(b)
What advice would you give to a teacher whose children have suffered due to overloading of their perceptual systems? [2 marks]

4.
Explain how you would enhance the development of auditory sequential memory. [4 marks]

5.
Describe any 3 sub-skills of auditory perceptual channel. [6 marks]

6.
Explain with 2 examples the sequential visual perceptual skills. [4 marks]

SECTION TWO - (40 MARKS)
7.
Explain with examples the four areas of basic academic skill deficits in children with learning disabilities and show how each area is affected by inability to perceive. [20 marks]

8.
Explain how the following 4 aspects affect a child with learning disabilities
a)
Memory
b)
Attention
c)
Metacognition
d)
Motor perception

9.
a)
Describe the Gestalt psychologists’ theory on understanding perception. [10 marks]
b)
Show how the theory described above can help you understand children with learning disabilities. [10 marks]

10.
Describe the perception development of young children and explain how such development can be affected by poor child-rearing practices. [20 marks]

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