In the context of inclusion, curriculum learning expectations are the same in…
2024
In the context of inclusion, curriculum learning expectations are the same in ______, while in ______, they are different.
- A.
enrichment; acceleration
- B.
modification; accommodation
- C.
acceleration; enrichment
- D.
accommodation; modification
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
In inclusive education, two support strategies are distinguished by what they change. An accommodation changes only how a learner accesses or demonstrates the curriculum (e.g. extra time, a scribe, large print); the curriculum learning expectations stay the SAME for all learners. A modification changes what a learner is expected to learn (e.g. fewer or simpler objectives); the learning expectations themselves become DIFFERENT.
Applying it to the blanks
The stem asks where curriculum learning expectations are the same and where they are different.
First blank ('expectations are the same') = accommodation, because an accommodation keeps the same standards and only adjusts access.
Second blank ('expectations are different') = modification, because a modification alters the expected learning outcomes themselves.
So the pair that fits the order of the blanks is accommodation; modification.
Contrast with the other pairs
enrichment; acceleration — these are strategies for gifted learners (adding depth, or moving faster through content), not the accommodation/modification distinction the stem is built on.
modification; accommodation — the right two terms but in the reversed order: it would make the 'same expectations' blank a modification, which changes expectations, contradicting the stem.
acceleration; enrichment — again the gifted-education pair, and unrelated to keeping versus changing learning expectations.