____ help the teacher find out whether students have the basic understanding necessary
for higher-level thought.
a. Evaluative questions
b. Divergent questions
c. Lower-level questions
d. Higher-level questions
Creating a classroom where students’ cultures are acknowledge and valued is a
fundamental characteristic of ____.
a. bilingual education
b. multicultural education
c. bilingual special education
d. special education
Which of the following is a recommended accommodation for test administration?
a. Eliminate the use of written tests altogether.
b. Give extended time to finish tests.
c. Avoid giving feedback to individual students during the test.
d. Give unit exams rather than frequent quizzes.
Each of the following is an early warning sign of potential for violence EXCEPT:
a. victimization by others
b. expression of violence against individuals in writings and drawings
c. living in poverty
d. history of discipline problems
The primary strategy for increasing appropriate behavior is ____.
a. hurdle help
b. removal punishment
c. reinforcement
d. catch “em being good
The most critical step of the shared problem solving process is ____.
a. proposing solutions
b. evaluating ideas
c. identifying the problem
d. discovering a shared need
A fourth-grade teacher walks up to a student and whispers, “You came quietly into
class, put your homework in the “IN” box, went to your seat and took out your
workbook. That’s terrific Jeannine!” The teacher is using the strategy of ____.
a. make low demand requests first
b. respond to apparent intent
c. hurdle help
d. catch “em being good
Tiffany’s IEP indicates the use of assistive technology listed under supplementary aids
and services. Her teacher is expected to____.
a. provide the parent a daily update of the use of the assistive technology
b. provide the opportunity for the student to visit the resource room to use the assistive
technology
c. provide assistive technology as a tool for all students in her class
d. provide the opportunity for the use of assistive technology in her class as indicated in
the IEP
Attending school regularly, taking an interest in school and being organized are
examples of ____.
a. reasoning skills
b. compensation skills
c. academic survival skills
d. comprehension skills
Students are taught to use language to guide their performance using ____.
a. self-motivation
b. self-reinforcement
c. self-monitoring
d. self-instruction
Scottie’s IEP team has decided that Scottie’s special education services will take place in
a full time general education classroom. This decision mainly concerns Scottie’s ____.
a. program evaluation
b. program placement
c. curriculum placement
d. diagnosis
Decreasing inappropriate behavior by taking something away from the student that the
student desires is ____.
a. negative reinforcement
b. removal punishment
c. fading out
d. differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors
In this placement, a special education teacher has the primary instructional
responsibility for the students who receive grades from the special educator for the
subjects taught there.
a. resource room
b. separate class
c. separate school
d. residential facility
An increase in behavior to avoid a response is the result of ____.
a. removal punishment
b. satisfaction
c. positive reinforcement
d. negative reinforcement
The average score on most psychological tests is ____.
a. 10
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1000
One of the outcomes of the civil rights movement of the 1960s directly led to the
passage of ____.
a. the Americans with Disabilities Act
b. the Education of the Handicapped Act
c. the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
d. Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
Mr. Rolin taught his geography students to think of the word “HOMES” to help them
remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Mr. Rolin taught his students ____.
a. a mnemonic device
b. how to analyze
c. a verbal rehearsal strategy
d. a response format
Which of the following is not true of students with learning disabilities?
a. They often encounter significant problems learning how to read.
b. They may take longer to answer a question or comment directed at them.
c. They can have difficulty picking out important features of a picture.
d. They are typically unmotivated to do their assigned school work.
Noticeable characteristics of students with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities
include difficulty with all of the following EXCEPT:
a. maintenance of acquired skills
b. amount of information to be learned
c. learning basic skills of semi-independent living
d. generalizing skills in one situation to another
Tracking is ____.
a. grouping students heterogeneously for instruction
b. a means to raise the achievement level of students at risk
c. grouping students by perceived ability for instruction
d. a highly recommended strategy for teaching students at risk
Children with autism spectrum disorder often ____.
a. act the way they do to be the center of attention
b. seek human contact but avoid social interaction
c. prefer to explain their own perception of events
d. find making and maintaining eye contact difficult
Ms. Nevid helped her students learn their spelling words by: (a) saying the word; (b)
spelling it out loud three times; (c) covering the word; (d) writing it down from
memory; and (e) comparing their spelling to the correct spelling. Ms. Nevid taught her
students ____.
a. a response format
b. the keyword method
c. a verbal rehearsal strategy
d. a mnemonic device
Jamie has difficulty being understood when she speaks primarily because she slurs
words. Her speech problem is with ____.
a. fluency
b. pitch
c. voice
d. articulation
Giving students verbal cues when they are first practicing a learning strategy is a part of
____.
a. self-instruction
b. guided practice
c. the “POWER” strategy
d. self-questioning
Students with learning disabilities have problems learning because they have ____.
a. below-average cognitive ability
b. environmental disadvantages
c. trouble processing, organizing and applying information
d. behavioral adjustment problems
Skills in listening to directions during lessons and on the job pertain to ____.
a. self-advocating
b. expressing information
c. gaining information
d. retrieving information
A verbal reprimand is an example of ____.
a. extinction
b. presentation punishment
c. a response cost
d. overcorrection
The primary purpose of student evaluation is to ____.
a. determine the level of student mastery
b. assign letter grades for report cards
c. provide a standard for comparing students
d. establish the effectiveness of instruction
The court decision that established the student is mainstreamed to the maximum extent
appropriate when the general education setting is not successful is ____.
a. Diana v. State Board of Education
b. Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.
c. Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education
d. Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley
“POWER” is a strategy that ____.
a. helps students organize themselves to carry out all steps in the writing process
b. assists students in reading and comprehending written word problems
c. aids students in the acquisition of mathematical problem-solving skills
d. is designed to help students remember the main idea and key details in reading.
Schools must give parents advanced written notice in all of the following cases except
when ____.
a. initiating any changes to a child’s placement
b. initiating a multidisciplinary team
c. refusing to initiate a change to a child’s placement
d. initiating the screening process
To accommodate students with communication disorders, teachers should create a
learning atmosphere of acceptance by ____.
a. directly correcting all language mistakes
b. completing thoughts when students struggle to articulate
c. supplying words that are difficult to pronounce
d. reinforcing even attempts to communicate
Lisa frequently makes careless errors on her math homework. In order to help herself,
she has made a card with a series of questions, similar to a check list. A few items
included on Lisa’s list are: “Have you copied the problem correctly?” “Have you
checked all of the signs in the problem?” and “Have you followed the order of
operations?” Which strategy is Lisa using?
a. self-instruction
b. self-monitoring
c. self-reinforcement
d. self-questioning
Describe three ways general education teachers are involved with providing services to
students with disabilities.
Federal legislation requires specific services for gifted and talented students through the
1988 Gifted and Talented Students Education Act.
Why is it so important to avoid giving zeros for work not submitted or tests missed, and
how can teachers attempt to avoid the issue of zeroes or minimum grades altogether?
The IEP must include a statement justifying the placement decision of the
multidisciplinary team.
Explain what is meant by “discover a shared need.”
Assessing diverse students can be problematic. Give two examples of the problems you
may encounter.
The quality of writing can be evaluated in five ways. Explain two examples found in
the textbook.
How does a teacher implement “alternative teaching” in the classroom?
A provision of IDEA is that students must be taught by teachers who are highly
qualified in the core academic content being taught.
Stressing listening skills is particularly important for students with expressive language
problems.
The textbook provides two guidelines regarding accommodations for students with a
Section 504. What are the two guidelines? Include one example for each guideline in
your response.
“TAG” is a peer editing strategy.
Portfolios emphasize student products rather than test scores.
“AT” tools are discussed in your textbook. Give one example of an “AT” tool, including
how this tool would be used in the classroom.
Step 5 in the scaffolding approach is to “increase student responsibility.” Explain the
actions the teacher would take to accomplish this step.
When is practice most effective?
Describe a “planning think sheet.”
Standardized achievement tests are designed to measure what students have retained in
the curriculum