Chapter 11&12

Question 1

What is the purpose of a study guide?

Answer 1

to help students concentrate on the most important information

Question 2

2. What is a benefit of giving students a practice test?

Answer 2

familiarizing students with the test format

Question 3

What is chunking?

Answer 3

Memorizing strategy in which students are taught to remember 5-7 ideas at a time

Question 4

What is the keyword method?

Answer 4

mnemonic for remembering definitions and factual information

Question 5

Provide an example of a mnemonic strategy to help students remember information.

Answer 5

words, poems, rhymes, jingles, or images, keyword method

Question 6

Describe a verbal rehearsal strategy for learning spelling words.

Answer 6

say the word, spell it out 3 times, covers the word and writes the word.

Question 7

When students try to figure out the answer before reading all of the multiple choices, this is an example of what test taking strategy? (Hint – p. 343)

Answer 7

anticipate the answer

Question 8

What are three other strategies for taking objective tests?

Answer 8

consider all options, eliminate all unlikely answers, use time wisely

Question 9

True or False. Using the ANSWER strategy, students should not create outlines when responding to essay questions.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

True or False. When constructing tests, reducing the number of choices on multiple choice tests for students with special needs is a reasonable accommodation.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

When administering tests, what are some examples of reasonable accommodations?

Answer 11

alternate forms of questions
alternative ways of administering tests
alternate test site

Question 12

What is meant by grading criteria?

Answer 12

the standard on which a student academic performance is evaluated and graded

Question 13

Provide an example in which you change the grading criteria for a student.

Answer 13

grade on fewer questions

Question 14

What are competency checklists?

Answer 14

evaluation technique in which student learning is checked against a listing of key concepts, ideas, or skills being taught

Question 15

What is the value of a daily activity log?

Answer 15

student achievement to provide an ongoing information for the student and their families

Question 16

. What is the standards-based grading model? (Hint – p. 353)

Answer 16

individualized form report card grading where the students are graded based on standards modified according to the dictates of their IEP

Question 17

Basing part of a student’s grade on the observation that their work has been getting better over past performance is known as an _________________________________________.

Answer 17

improvement grade

Question 18

What is a performance based assessment?

Answer 18

method of evaluation that measures what students can do with knowledge rather than measuring specific bits of knowledge that student possesses

Question 19

A collection of student work that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress and achievement in one or more areas is a _____________________________________.

Answer 19

portfolio

Question 20

Students with special needs should be taught how to select and evaluate portfolio pieces. Why or why not?

Answer 20

yes, so they can identify their best work and how to do it.

Question 21

1. What is a strategy for helping students with Autism who have difficulty transitioning between activities?

Answer 21

high probability request

Question 22

2. When a student behaves according to expectations, the teacher acknowledges and rewards that behavior. This strategy is known as ______________________.

Answer 22

catch ‘em being good

Question 23

3. Provide an example of a high probability request.

Answer 23

struggle making transitions

Question 24

4. For what type of behaviors are low intrusion techniques most suitable?

Answer 24

behaviors that are minor

Question 25

5. What is a set of procedures designed to improve educators’ understanding of a problem behavior?

Answer 25

functional behavior assessment

Question 26

6. When a teacher moves closer to a misbehaving student to resolve a problem, this is called __________________.

Answer 26

proximity control

Question 27

7. When a teacher counts how many times a behavior occurs in a given period, this is known as ________________________.

Answer 27

event recording

Question 28

8. What is time sampling?

Answer 28

periodic observation of the student

Question 29

9. What is the primary strategy for increasing appropriate behavior?

Answer 29

reinforcement

Question 30

10. What is a social reinforcer? Provide an example.

Answer 30

are various types of positive consequences that a teacher, parent, or peer can give a student to reward appropriate behavior and increase it. call home, pat on the back, verbal praise

Question 31

11. What is an activity reinforcer? Provide an example.

Answer 31

playing games, having extra recess, helping the teacher in the class.

Question 32

12. What is a tangible reinforcer? Provide an example.

Answer 32

are prizes and other objects that the students can earn as symbols of achievement

Question 33

13. What is satiation?

Answer 33

student who receives the same reward over a period of time. eventually may no longer find it rewarding.

Question 34

14. What is extinction?

Answer 34

a strategy for decreasing negative behavior by no longer reinforcing it

Question 35

15. A punishment strategy that involves removing a student from an activity or class is known as ________________________.

Answer 35

time out

Question 36

16. What is an example of a presentation punishment?

Answer 36

verbal reprimand | Stop doing that!

Question 37

17. What is a behavior contract?

Answer 37

an agreement between the teacher and student that clearly specifies the expectations for the student, the reward for meeting those expectations

Question 38

When students keep a tally of the number of assignments completed, this is known as ____________________________.

Answer 38

self-monitoring