Special Education Terms & Definition

 

            Definitions & Terms:

1. Handicapped:

A person with a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

2. Education:

The process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or university.

3. Special Education:

Educational programs or services designed for students with special needs, such as disabilities or giftedness.

4. Behavior:

The way in which someone acts or conducts themselves, especially towards others.

5. Attitude:

A person's feelings or opinions about something, or their way of behaving.

6. Personality:

The combination of characteristics or traits that form an individual's distinctive character.

7. Impairment:

A condition or disability that affects a person's ability to perform daily activities or functions.

8. Evaluation:

The process of assessing or appraising something, especially to determine its quality, value, or effectiveness.

9. Assessment:

The process of evaluating or estimating the quality, quantity, or extent of something.

10. Snellen Chart:

A standardized chart used to measure visual acuity, with lines of increasingly smaller letters.

11. Tunnel Vision:

A condition in which a person's field of vision is narrowed, as if they are looking through a tunnel.

12. Refraction:

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, used to correct vision problems such as nearsightedness or farsightedness.