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exceptionality

exceptionality

1 8.0
A condition like a disability or being gifted that needs special help at school
  • noun
  • /ɪkˌsɛpʃəˈnælɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : excepcionalidad
  • The teachers were also asked to note any additional disabilities or exceptionalities that their students had.
  • students with exceptionalities
  • exceptionality of giftedness
  • learners with exceptionalities

Examples

  • As the questions indicate, the social-emotional dimension related to students with twice-exceptionality is varied and complex.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Observed correlations related to exceptionality status were larger for students with disabilities than for students identified as gifted or talented.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Twice exceptionality is not a medical condition and is therefore not diagnosed.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The students profiled in this article provide a glimpse into the variety of ways twice exceptionality can present in the classroom

    Academic text (2015)
  • Providing teachers with the information and support to address dual exceptionalities is an important implication for the field of special education.

    Academic text (2003)
  • All implications related to students with exceptionalities should be considered tentative; however, given the nature of small sample sizes.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Students with various exceptionality may require tailored educational plans to succeed.

  • The school aims to support children with different exceptionality by providing specialized learning resources.

  • Teachers are trained to identify students with exceptionality to ensure they receive the necessary support.

Antonyms

36 4.1

The usual state when life returns to the expected routine

1 6.1

How much something is like a usual example in a group

How Severe

learning disability
  • Specialized
21 4.0
exceptionality
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

exceptionality = exception (semi-transparent) = exception + ality

The suffix '-ality' indicates a state or condition, but the specific educational context may not be immediately clear.

Etymology

Exceptionality comes from the word exception, which has the prefix ex- 'out' and the same part you see in except, meaning 'take out'. So it describes someone 'taken out' of the usual group who needs special help.