assessment Flashcards
Gq
Quantitative Reasoning
Grw
Reading and writing
Gsm
Short term memory
Glr
Long term storage and retreival
Gv
visual processing
Ga
auditory processing
Gs
processing speed
According to the Heartland Problem-Solving Model, at what level should an LSSP get involved in the problem-solving process?
Level III
The purpose of the Extended Problem-Solving Team at Level III is to…
solve the problem within the general education classroom
According to the Heartland Problem Solving Model, the problem should be defined as the difference between…
environmental expectations and the student’s current functioning
When defining a problem, there are the two questions that must be…
operationalized
Problem-Solving in educational should be based on…
informal observations.
According to the Heartland Problem-Solving Model, at what level should the student be evaluated for sp ed services?
Level IV
According to the Heartland Problem-Solving Model, at what level should the student be evaluated for sp ed services?
Level IV
When determining expectations for the individual, it is advantgeous to compare the child to their…
previous expectations
What is the foundation for all laws?
us constitution
What is the most influential source of law affecting the delivery of educational and psychological services?
legislation
Which Constitutional Amendment is considered to grant the matter of public education to states?
10th
Which Constitutional Amendment has been the most influential with respect to special education and school psychological services
14th
Which law first provided the recipients of federal financial assistance could not discriminate on the basis of a handicap?
section 504
Which law is considered to be the most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation directed toward the disabled that Congress has ever enacted?
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
The reauthorization of IDEA in 1997 protected disabled students in what age range?
birth to 21 years old
Individual Education Programs should include which of the following?
a. Individualized goals
b. Individualized objectives,
c. Individualized time lines for objectives
d. all the above
d
Which Act established rules regarding access and inspection, copying, and release of student records?
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
In the Guidelines for the Provision of School Psychological Services, the second section outlines responsibilities that should be assumed by the unit responsible for providing psychological services. What does the first section define?
The responsibilities of the individual school psychologist
According to Practice Guideline 4, school psycholgists should use what type of perspectives in their decision-making?
multiple theoretical
According to Practice Guideline 8, school psychologists should understand and promote the importance of what influences in children’s wellness, learning and achivement?
family
The entity responsible for ensuring that schools, students, and families receive comprehensive psychological services.
the unit
According to Unit Guideline 2, the unit should create a work environment climate wherein employees have freedom to do what?
advocate for the services necessary to meet their client’s needs
any 2 people who work at the same place; an orderly combination of parts that interact to produce a desired outcome/product; a lawnmower engine – all of the above
a system
A model for viewing the individual child within a systems framework was proposed by:
bandura
The system consultant’s role is to:
Facilitate the efforts of the group to achieve the goals that the group has decided upon, in a manner that the group chooses.
_____ model includes all of the following: Problem/Situation Analysis; Goal Identification; strategy development and implementation; evaluation
Bergan’s
system’s level change takes _____ intervention.
ongoing
the values, beliefs, and attitudes that are unique to a given group of individuals
culture
cultural traits represent ___ whereas biological traits represent ___.
ethnic groups
race
According to Atkinson, Morten, and Sue which of the following levels of acculturation are the intra-psychic conflict where personal views regarding cultural differences shift between degrees of acceptance and rejection?
dissonance
School culture represents a _________ base.
knowledge
Effective communication is based solely on which form of communication?
verbal and nonverbal
The vast majority of immigrants entering the U S are from
Latin America and Asia
____ can be defined as a group’s shared, dynamic behavior towards humankind’s basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, family organization, government, protection, social organization, search for knowledge, religion and the arts
culture
The process of adopting the cultural norms and ethnic traits of the majority, while often rejecting the norms of one’s own culture is
assimilation
When schools are unable to “team” decisions and cases that involve cultural issues, they should ____
hire a consultant
Individuals who are able to negotiate two cultures successfully are said to be
culturally competent
____ describes a group of people who are singled out due to physical and cultural characteristics and often regard themselves as objects of discrimination
minority group
The model that encourages a practitioner to view the child as an active participant in a system that is connected at all levels.
ecological perspective
The first four sequential stages that a family goes through according to the Stage Theory of parental acceptance is
shock, denial, sadness, anger
Which of the following disabilities is accepted similarly across social classes?
physical disability
mental disability
intellectual disability
learning disability
physical disability
Information school psycholgoists might share with families include:
behaviors associated with the disability; characteristic patterns of development for the disability; community resources available to the family
Traditionally, which of the following ethnic groups believe in male dominance, subordination of young to old and is more person oriented over goal oriented? Asian Mexican American Canadian
Mexican
A ____ is based on the establishment of a mutual goal or shared agenda between educators and parents to improve educational outcomes for students.
partnership
When is parent involvement greatest in school?
elementary school years
What five variables influence the formation of family-school partnerships?
family characteristics and beliefs, child characteristics, school personnel characteristics and beliefs, neighborhood characteristics, time
In order to effectively work with parents, school psycholgists must develop ____ a multi-step sharing of perspectives between families and school psycholgists in order to understand one another.
cultural reciprocity
The most widely recognized feature of consultation is
indirect service
Which stage of consultation focuses on the variables and conditions that influence the child’s prosocial and challenging behaviors?
problem analysis
What impedes problem solving or plan implementation and ultimately problem resolution?
resistance
Which assessment-intervention approach utilizes teacher as the primary assessment and intervention agent for children having difficulties with academic skills
ACES-AIMS
Which part of the consultation report includes a description of any intervention programs or procedures used during consultation?
intervention plan
Which research method focuses on problem identification?
process research
School consultation is shifting the focus slowly from the individual child to the ____
system
Reciprocal nature of consultative interactions are derived from which learning theory?
Albert Bandura
The three influences on the consultation process
acceptability; adherence; treatment integrity
Broader Consultation may involve
a whole school
What is Curriculum Based Assessment?
A standardized set of procedures used to measure student performance in the areas of reading, math, and written expression
What is the difference between evaluation and measurement
Evaluation creates a value whereas measurement is taking action in order to determine the limits or extents of something with no direct tie to the worth or value of something
What is the first step in Curriculum Based Evaluation?
Evaluate and explain the problem
What is the prupose of the table tap (assisted monitoring)?
To help the student learn to monitor their work independently
Why do you not want too many errors in an error sample
You don’t want the student to guess on the answers, you want them to use the skills in question
