Many school psychologists use which measure to determine the presence of ADHD?
A. Attention Deficit Disorders Evaluation Scales
B. Conner’s Rating Scales
C. Peterson’s Rating Scales
D. ADHD Assessment Tool
Problem behavior typically serves:
A. To get a student out of doing something
B. To end an activity
C. An emotional purpose
D. A communicative function
Which of the following focuses on resources that promote creative thinking, problem
solving, and critical-thinking skills?
A. Type I enrichment
B. Type II enrichment
C. Type III enrichment
D. Type IV enrichment
The cause of intellectual disabilities is unknown in what percent of cases?
A. Nearly 100%
B. About 50%
C. Only 25%
D. Approximately 75%
The three practices associated with professional competence within family-professional
partnerships are providing a quality education, continuing to learn, and:
A. Being sensitive to emotional needs
B. Fostering empowerment
C. Setting high expectations
D. Forming alliances
Sherry is functionally blind and seems uninterested during class demonstrations or
teacher-directed activities. What can you do to help Sherry become an active member of
the class?
A. Ignore her inattentive behavior.
B. Seat Sherry in the front of the room.
C. Provide large print materials for Sherry.
D. Develop a behavior plan for Sherry.
Which of the following refers to a child who, before the age of 10, performs in an
intellectually demanding way at the level of an adult professional?
A. Savant
B. Gifted
C. Prodigy
D. Synergy
Which law extends accessibility and anti-discriminatory protection for individuals with
disabilities into private-sector employment, transportation, state and local government
activities and programs, privately operated businesses that are open to the public
(“public accommodations”), and telecommunications?
A. IDEA
B. Section 504
C. ADA
D. ESEA
Two tests that could be used to identify a student as having intellectual disabilities are
which of the following?
A. WISC-IV and the Adaptive Behavior Scale
B. WJ Cognitive Battery and WJ Tests of Achievement
C. MMPI and Meyers-Briggs
D. Stanford-Binet and Scales of Independent Behavior
Students with multiple disabilities often have motor impairments that produce:
A. Extreme pain
B. Abnormal muscle tone
C. Broken bones
D. Convulsions
Common components of multimodal treatment include each of the following except:
A. Medication
B. Parent training
C. Behavior management in the home
D. Behaviorally oriented treatment
Almost as soon as babies are born, vision helps them to organize, synthesize, and:
A. Give meaning to their perceptions
B. Learn prereading skills
C. Develop strong motor skills
D. Develop strong auditory skills
Alternative assessments based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) are used
for students who:
A. are able to take grade level assessments with modifications.
B. have the most significant cognitive disabilities that involve multiple
accommodations.
C. need both accommodations and modifications to the grade level standards.
D. are able to take the grade level assessments with accommodations.
Judy is a student in your class who has suffered a closed head traumatic brain injury in
a car accident. When Judy returns to your classroom after the accident, you notice
changes in her behavior that include temper outbursts, anxiety, fatigue, and depressions.
The best way to help Judy with her behavior is which of the following?
A. Teach problem-solving skills to reduce frustration and behaviors.
B. Create a 504 behavior plan that has strict consequences for Judy’s behavior.
C. When Judy exhibits her poor behavior, have her removed from the classroom.
D. Discuss the behaviors with Judy and tell her they will not be accepted in your
classroom.
Which of the following principles of IDEA prevent a school from excluding a child
access to an education based on their disability?
A. Nondiscriminatory evaluation
B. Zero reject
C. Parent participation
D. FAPE
The majority of children with epilepsy have intelligence scores in which range?
A. Average
B. Low average
C. High average
D. Low
Each of the following is a skill typically involved in teaching problem solving except:
A. Solution generation
B. Asking for help
C. Problem identification
D. Problem definition
Behaviors that are persistently aggressive or involve acting-out and noncompliant
behaviors are:
A. Externalizing
B. Internalizing
C. Defiant
D. Antisocial
Seizures that involve both cerebral hemispheres, involve an alteration of consciousness,
and affect both sides of the body are:
A. Absence seizures
B. Tonic-clonic seizures
C. Generalized seizures
D. Partial seizures
Being reliable, using sound judgment and maintaining confidentiality are elements of:
A. Respect
B. Advocacy
C. Commitment
D. Trust
Joey, a second-grade student in a general education classroom, has been having
difficulty in school since kindergarten. He was identified as having a specific learning
disability and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. His biggest challenges are his
lack of progress in learning how to read and staying on-task in the classroom. His
teacher has consulted with a special education teacher to try to accommodate Joey in
her classroom, but he continues to fall behind his classmates. The teacher, the special
education teacher, and Joey’s parents have been considering having him spend more
time in a resource classroom to receive specialized instruction. This is consistent with
which aspect of the principle of least restrictive environment?
A. Full inclusion, all the time
B. Parent’s involvement in due process
C. Availability of a continuum of services
D. The zero-reject policy
PTIs serve families of children with disabilities in what age range?
A. Birth to age 3
B. Birth to age 21
C. Birth to age 6
D. Birth to age 26
Which of the following refers to linking students together so one cannot succeed unless
all group members succeed?
A. Problem-solving
B. Positive interdependence
C. Collaborative teaming
D. Evidence-based instructional strategy
The most serious form of spina bifida is:
A. Myelomeningocele
B. Meningocele
C. Spina bifida major
D. Spina bifida occulta
Shana spends time alone during unstructured classroom activities and does not seek out
or join in peer interactions. You have demonstrated interactions for Shana and discussed
the value of her contributions with her. How can you have Shana’s peers help her with
her communication skills?
A. Have all students take turns talking with Shana.
B. Provide a peer buddy who can model and encourage interactions with other children.
C. Have Shana go to speech therapy with another student.
D. Assign Shana specific questions to ask during group activities.
Observing and learning from a student’s comments or work is:
A. Portfolio assessment
B. Process evaluation
C. Product evaluation
D. Curriculum evaluation
The simplest test of hearing uses a machine called a(n):
A. Audiogram
B. Tympanogram
C. Audiometer
D. Otometer
A tool to assess behaviors related to executive functioning is known as which of the
following?
A. TIRE
B. GOS
C. BRIEF
D. GOS-E
Which of the following involves active student participation and responsibility in the
assessment process?
A. Kid watching
B. Portfolios
C. Written tests/projects
D. Reflective evaluations
Which of the following is when teachers collect student products, similar to portfolio
assessment, but use them to illustrate how well a student has mastered content aligned
with standards?
A. IEP-linked body of evidence
B. Performance assessment
C. Rubrics
D. Portfolio-based alternative assessment
Hertz (Hz) are used to measure:
A. Sound
B. Frequency
C. Pitch
D. Volume
Which of the following teaches students conflict-resolution through the use of a neutral
party?
A. Cooperative learning
B. Structured controversy
C. Mediation
D. Negotiation
What percent of students aged 3″21 have speech/language disorders?
A. About 20%
B. Nearly 50%
C. Only 5%
D. Over 65%
The combination of hand, body, and facial movements to convey both words and
concepts rather than individual letters is:
A. Sign language
B. Fingerspelling
C. Oral/aural format
D. Cued speech