practice 4 Flashcards
Which of the following statements about the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) is
most accurate?
a. It is an effective screening measure of verbal and nonverbal abilities.
b. It is linked to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – 4th Edition (WISC‐IV) but not the
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – 3rd Edition (WAIS‐III).
c. It does not have satisfactory reliability and validity.
d. It is able to be used with a broad range of individuals from age 2 years, 6 months to 89
years, 0 months.
e. It is an acceptable substitute or replacement for a comprehensive measure of intellectual
abilities.
a. It is an effective screening measure of verbal and nonverbal abilities.
A student with a documented visual impairment is recommended for reevaluation. The school psychologist completes the assessment of the student, but later finds out that the student is required to wear prescription glasses. What should the school psychologist do?
a. Throw out the assessment and re‐test using the same assessment tool, making sure the student wears his glasses the second time.
b. Keep the original assessment and make a note in the report that the student was not wearing his glasses during testing.
c. Keep only the parts of the assessment where the student did not have to read or view
anything in order to answer the item.
d. Reassess the student using a new assessment tool, making sure the student wears his glasses during testing.
e. Throw out the original assessment and complete your evaluation without using a new formal evaluation tool.
d. Reassess the student using a new assessment tool, making sure the student wears his glasses during testing.
The systematic collection of data is crucial in developing appropriate interventions that help students in the classroom.Decisions made without gathering this information may result in
implementing inappropriate interventions.The process begins with problem identification and the
steps include all of the following EXCEPT which method?
a. Observation techniques
b. Teacher interviews
c. Review of previous interventions
d. Curriculum‐based measurements
e. Peer‐based interviews
e. Peer‐based interviews
Ms. Gardiner, a 3rd grade teacher, had a difficult time encouraging one of her students, Mary, to
complete written assignments.Mary was able to generate good ideas, but had trouble transferring her ideas onto paper.Therefore, Ms. Gardiner decreased the demands of the task by allowing
Mary to provide her answers orally and write a one‐sentence summary.As Mary’s written
expression improved, Ms. Gardiner gradually reduced her support until Mary gained independence during written assignments.This instructional strategy is best known as
a. Engagement time
b. Flexible grouping
c. Independence training
d. Scaffolding
e. Differentiated instruction
d. Scaffolding
Which of the following statements is NOT true of progress monitoring?
a. It is used to determine the effectiveness of an intervention.
b. It is a standardized tool used to monitor student progress over time.
c. The tool used for collecting the baseline data must be used throughout.
d. It should be used frequently to monitor outcomes of the interventions.
e. It provides a measure for ensuring professional accountability
b. It is a standardized tool used to monitor student progress over time.
Mrs. Barnard has been asked to develop an academic intervention for a fourth grader, Johnny, as a
result of a recent building‐based problem‐solving team meeting.She has been told by a member of
the team that Johnny is displaying oppositional behaviors when asked to complete any reading
assignments.Mrs. Barnard decides to administer the DIBELS to Johnny. According to Bergan and Kratochill’s four‐step problem solving process, Mrs. Barnard is pursuing which of the following steps?
a. Problem Identification
b. Problem Evaluation
c. Problem Solving
d. Problem Implementation
e. Problem Analysis
a. Problem Identification
Which of the following is NOT true of “specially designed instruction” as defined by IDEA?
a. It requires that classroom accommodations be used for students.
b. It is defined as adapting the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction.
c. It is meant to address the unique needs of the child that result from his or her disability.
d. It is meant to ensure access to the general curriculum in order for each child to meet the
educational standards.
e. It is a required part of the IEP document.
a. It requires that classroom accommodations be used for students.
Academic Learning Time (ALT) is defined as the portion of instructional time that the teacher
allocates for, which of the following?
a. Each content area throughout the student’s instructional day
b. Content areas during which students are actively and productively engaged in learning
c. Specially designed, direct instruction within the classroom
d. Teaching students based upon their varying background knowledge, readiness, language,
and preferences in learning
e. Lesson plans and structured instructional activities
b. Content areas during which students are actively and productively engaged in learning
High stakes testing is intended to yield four main outcomes.Which of the following is NOT an
intended outcome of high stakes testing?
a. More efficient tracking methods
b. Better aligned curricula
c. Increased motivation
d. More equitable educational opportunities
e. Increased overall efficiency
a. More efficient tracking methods
A second grade student, Matthew, is referred to the problem‐solving team at the beginning of the third marking period due to difficulties in reading.As a result, an intervention is implemented to
address these concerns.A progress monitoring tool is utilized to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. The teacher, collaborating with the school psychologist, also conducts periodic functional assessments to monitor his progress.At the end of the school year the teacher discusses the techniques used, analyzes the data collected, and determines the overall effectiveness of the intervention.This is an example of
a. Formative evaluation
b. Consumer‐oriented evaluation
c. Treatment integrity evaluation
d. Summative evaluation
e. Participant‐oriented evaluation
d. Summative evaluation
Vygotsky’s private speech is important because private speech helps the child to
a. Passively report on recent thoughts
b. Become a patient and polite listener
c. Consider moral judgments about right and wrong
d. Plan and regulate behaviors or mental activities.
d. Plan and regulate behaviors or mental activities.
The use of the computer as a model for understanding the child’s mind is part of
a. Vygotskian sociocultural viewpoint
b. Information‐processing perspective
c. Piagetian cognitive theory
d. Executive control process
b. Information‐processing perspective
When a test reports the child’s intelligence as a single score, this implies that the test designer believes that
a. The child’s patterns of errors reveals her intelligence
b. Intelligence is mainly or entirely a general factor
c. Creativity is the same as intelligence
d. Intelligence is a group of distinctly separate abilities
b. Intelligence is mainly or entirely a general factor
The adaptive regulation of emotions involves
a. Suppressing all types of emotions, positive and negative
b. Suppressing all negative emotions
c. Maintaining or intensifying all positive emotions
d. Suppressing some types of arousal while maintaining or intensifying others
d. Suppressing some types of arousal while maintaining or intensifying others
The least common form of attachment to the primary care giver is the attachment pattern described as a(n) a. Secure attachment b. Resistant attachment c. Avoidant attachment d. Disorganized/disoriented attachment
d. Disorganized/disoriented attachment
The evaluative dimension of self‐concept is called
a. Self‐esteem
b. The entity view of ability
c. Self reflective role taking
d. The belief desire theory of mind
a. Self‐esteem
. During Kohlberg’s \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_moral level, the child is most concerned about following rules and how ones actions are judged by others. a. Preconventional b. Conventional c. Postconventional d. Autonomous
b. Conventional
Which of the following is identified as a domain for training and practice in School Psychology: A
Blueprint for Training and Practice II?
a. Interpersonal communication, collaboration, and consultation
b. Student diversity in development and learning
c. Data‐based decision making and accountability
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Early in his career, Rogers realized that the central fact of human psychology is the
a. Brain cell
b. Individual habit
c. Autonomous self
d. Biological instinct
c. Autonomous self
One of Rogers’ greatest contributions was a counseling technique he called
a. Normal Psychoanalysis
b. Person‐Centered Therapy
c. Actualization Analysis
d. Phenomenology
b. Person‐Centered Therapy
The philosophy that states that students should be promoted to higher grades based on age rather
than academic accomplishment is known as what?
a. Accountability
b. Social production
c. Tracking
d. Social attainment
e. Social promotion
e. Social promotion
Mr. Hunter, a school psychologist, has been using the school district’s study skills curriculum to help students improve their time management.Initially, Mr. Hunter asked each student to keep
track of how much time he/she is spending on each assignment.After teaching various time management techniques over a period of six weeks, Mr. Hunter asked students to keep a record of
the techniques that did or did not work well for them; these findings were discussed with the
group.Now, Mr. Hunter is working on having the students recognize when and where to apply the strategies that best work for them.Which of the following best describes the instructional strategy that is being used by Mr. Hunter?
a. Externalizing strategy
b. Internalizing strategy
c. Metacognition
d. Knowledge of strategies
e. Cooperative Learning
c. Metacognition
Ms. Tyrell has recently been made aware of a student, Mark, who becomes oppositional during class when asked to complete written tasks.Ms. Tyrell conducts a functional assessment in order
to determine whether the opposition is a result of a skill or performance deficit. According to Bergan and Kratochwill, Problem Analysis involves five crucial steps.This is an example of which of
these five steps?
a. Identify relevant known information
b. Identify relevant unknown information
c. Generate the hypothesis or predication
d. Validate the hypothesis or predication
e. Link assessment information to intervention design
b. Identify relevant unknown information
The __________ corollary explains how we construe the constructions of others.
a. Individuality
b. Commonality
c. Fragmentation
d. Sociality
d. Sociality
