Scope and sequence, objectives, curriculum, and pacing are all important elements of which of the following?
a. Assessment
b. Lesson plans
c. IEPs
d. Content coverage
100
Teachers who are choosing peer assistants should consider students who exhibit which of the following behaviors?
a. Attend school regularly
b. Exhibit appropriate social skills
c. Follow instructions
d. All of these
e. None of these
100
In order to create a positive classroom atmosphere and enhance motivation and affect, all of the following are important EXCEPT
a. Adapting assessment procedures
b. Improving self-esteem and self-efficacy
c. Making learning fun and enjoyable
d. Using praise and rewards
100
Strategies for improving memory include all of the following EXCEPT
a. Develop metamemory
b. Keep repeating things
c. Enhance meaningfulness
d. Promote active reasoning
100
Providing a basic outline as a handout, modeling outlining, using transparencies are solutions for which note taking problem?
a. Note taker is too slow
b. Learning how to use notes
c. Deciding what to write
d. Deciding how to organize
200
2. Academic engaged time, teacher presentation, practice activities, review, and formative evaluation are all important components of which of the following?
a. Assessment
b. Lesson plans
c. Delivering instruction
d. Content coverage
200
When the teacher uses procedures intended to enlist peer assistance in promoting social interaction with withdrawn or “isolate” children which may include children with autism this teacher is using what procedures?
a. Peer social initiation
b. Peer tutoring
c. Cross-age peer tutoring
d. None of the above
200
Having confidence in one’s own abilities is called which of the following?
a. Self-esteem
b. Attribution training
c. Self-determination
d. Self-efficacy
200
Questioning and continued practice after learning has been achieved is referred to as which of the following?
e. Overpractice
f. Overrepetition
g. Overboard
h. Overlearning
200
Students should be taught to brainstorm before writing. To teach brainstorming, teachers should
a. Model how to brainstorm
b. Give students time to practice brainstorming
c. Demonstrate how those ideas are evaluated for relevancy
d. All of these
e. None of these
300
All of the following are characteristics of RtI EXCEPT
a. Is a multilevel system
b. Provides appropriate intervention
c. Considers students’ potential and achievement
d. Reduces disability identification
300
Explaining what is expected, role-playing, and encouraging students not to give up are all important when training which of the following?
a. Study skills
b. Peer assistants
c. Special needs students
d. All students
300
Additional practice after goals have been achieved to reinforce any knowledge previously presented is called which of the following?
a. Overlearning
b. Guided practice
c. Independent practice
d. Assessment
300
Increased practice can also be done in which of the following activities?
a. Homework
b. As a class wide tutoring activity
c. Independently
d. A and B only
e. All of these
300
Academic preparation, physical preparation, improving attitudes, and reducing anxieties are all strategies for which of the following?
a. Teacher-made test accommodations
b. Curriculum-based measurement
c. General test-taking strategies
d. Portfolio assessment
400
Which is NOT associated with increasing intensity?
a. more systematic and explicit instruction
b. more frequently implemented instruction
c. instruction of longer duration
d. Consideration of the amount of discrepancy
400
Improved academic skills, positive attitudes toward their partner, positive attitudes toward the content, and positive attitude toward school have all been noted as benefits of which of the following?
a. Peer tutoring
b. Large group instruction
c. Small group instruction
d. One-to-one instruction
400
Making sure instructional presentations are clear and effective, monitoring students’ comprehension by asking questions, supervising guided practice, and providing independent practice are all examples of which of the following?
a. Overlearning
b. Good lessons
c. Ongoing assessment strategies
d. Differentiated instruction
400
Examples of graphic organizers include all of the following EXCEPT
a. Semantic maps
b. Organizational charts
c. A picture
d. Relationship charts
400
When making modifications to grading procedures, teachers should consider which of the following?
a. Consult school and district policy
b. Follow recommendations on the IEP
c. Make no grading modifications at all
d. All of these
e. None of these
500
Which is the most common number of tiers involved in RtI?
a. Four
b. Two
c. Three
d. One
500
A program in which older students serve as tutors for younger, lower functioning students is called
a. Same-age tutoring
b. Class wide peer tutoring
c. Cross-age tutoring
d. Private tutoring
500
Ways to encourage parent and family involvement in a student’s education include which of the following?
a. Communication
b. Making expectations known to parents
c. Inviting parents to all meetings
d. A and B
e. All of these
500
Mnemonic techniques are most effective when they are
a. Directly taught and practiced
b. Taught in isolation
c. Taught out of context
d. Used by all students
500
Which grading modification procedure permits students with disabilities to be graded using different standards for letter grades?
a. Double-standard approach
b. A pass-fail system
c. Personal grading plan approach
d. Contracting approach