Chapter 6: Teams
Chapter Assessment
1. Which of the following is not a challenge regarding awareness of team membership?
A. lack of clarity regarding membership
B. transient team membership
C. shared goals of team members
D. the dynamic nature of school teams
2. The understanding that the effectiveness of one team member has a direct impact on the
effectiveness of another refers to the characteristic of
A. interdependence.
B. multidisciplinary.
C. shared norms.
D. interdisciplinary.
3. Which is an example of a direct service delivery team?
A. IEP team
B. grade-level team
C. intervention assistance team
D. teacher assistance team
4. At what stage is a team redefining and establishing role relationships and procedures?
A. performing
B. forming
C. storming
D. norming
5. Research supporting the benefits of multidisciplinary teams for improved decision
making includes all of the following except
A. expanded base of knowledge and experience.
B. a greater number of possible approaches to problem resolution.
C. an increase in referrals to special education.
D. an increased acceptance of the decision.
6. Which of the following models of team interaction is characterized by families as
members of the team, team members meeting regularly for information sharing and
learning across disciplines, and collaborative assessment?
A. multidisciplinary
B. interdisciplinary
C. prereferral
D. transdisciplinary
7. All of the following are types of student-centered teams except
A. special education teams.
B. faculty-staff teams.
C. student-centered problem solving teams.
D. service delivery teams.
8. Characteristics of teams include team interactions that are regulated by shared norms,
members are interdependent, team members have unique skills and perspectives, and
team members
A. have clearly articulated goals
B. evaluate outcomes
C. identify problems
D. generate solutions
9. Which of the following is not a suggestion for managing relationship during the stages of
team development?
A. Become the model for valuing the point of view of others
B. Talk frequently about the organizational value of different points of view
C. Discuss a problem when all of the people are present
D. Discuss the problems in small groups
10. Which stage of team development do the members tend to want clear directions from
others. Members are polite in their efforts to learn about each other and their purpose for
becoming a team.
A. Forming
B. Performing
C. Norming
D. Storming
11. True or False An educational team is a set of interdependent individuals with unique
skills and perspectives who interact directly to achieve their mutual goal
of providing students with effective educational programs and services.
12. True or False Teacher assistance teams routinely include specialists as team members.
13. True or False Students may be members of their own student-centered team.
14. True or False Counselors are considered to be direct service providers on student-
centered teams.
15. True or False Role release refers to having a student adopt specialized techniques from a
multidisciplinary team member on the student study team.
16. True or False Co-teaching student-centered teams use team planning and joint
instructional delivery.
17. True or False Special education teams address issues related to students experiencing
academic, behavioral, social, or emotional problems
18. True or False Interdisciplinary teams coordinate the interventions they deliver
to students.
19. True or False Building-level problem solving teams are designed to assist teachers in
accommodating students with behavioral or learning difficulties in their
general education classrooms.
20. True or False Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act explicitly permits information about
students’ response to the instruction they are provided to be used in the
identification of students with learning disabilities.
21. Define and give an example of an Educational Team.
22. Discuss two ways to improve teachers’ commitment to prereferral teams.
23. List and explain two barriers to the effectiveness of special educations teams as presented
in the text.
24. Compare the three models of team interaction. Contrast the three models concerning
the role of the family, philosophy of team interaction, and lines of communication.
Chapter 6: Teams
Chapter Assessment
