The following paragraphs are given in a
wrong order. For Questions 41 -45, you are required to reorganize these
paragraphs into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G to fill in each
numbered box. The first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in
Boxes. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
[A] It is also used to help students gain transition skills:
Students with autism or developmental delay
can visit a virtual supermarket,
take public transportation, cross the street, or organize his
or her day.
Students in wheelchairs can learn how to navigate buildings. And the beauty is,
these students can make any number of mistakes without endangering
themselves.
[B] For example, virtual reality has been used
effectively to assess students' depth perception, with the results being quite
different from those obtained from traditional paper and pencil tests.
[C] Then we gradually begin shrinking the sign and adding other
environmental elements. Once the student has mastered this virtually, he or she
transfers the knowledge to the real world. In the end, this is the most
important function of virtual reality programs for special students.
[D] Virtual reality even allows us to tailor the world to meet a child's
needs. Let's say we're teaching a child to cross the street by paying attention
to traffic signs. Educators have found that it is often difficult for the child
to locate the traffic sign in a busy environment. With virtual reality, we can
blow up the "walk sign" so the student knows what it looks like.
[E] And it is expected that future teachers will be exposed to virtual
classes, complete with "difficult students" to help them master behavior
management techniques.
[F] In fact, one of the biggest virtues
of virtual reality is that it allows students to learn in a safe environment,
and this holds true for students with behavior disorders. After a student has
learned an appropriate behavior or way of controlling his or her anger, the
student is put in progressively more difficult virtual social situations where
he or she can practice the new technique.
[G] Some of today's
most cutting-edge technology is now being used to help students with special
needs. No longer just the province of games for "video needs," virtual reality
has come into its own as a tool for special education teachers and therapists.
As such, it is used for assessment, teaching, and practice, according to Skip
Rizzo, research assistant/professor at the University of Southern
California.