Final

Question 0

Cultural diversity among the teacher population in the U.S. is

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at a low level

Question 1

Metaphors of ‘melting pot’ and ‘salad bowl’ for illustrating the diversity in American culture are being supplanted concepts such as

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mosaic and tapestry

Question 2

Culture is best defined as

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values, perspectives, symbols, and interpretations shared by members of groups

Question 3

In promoting multicultural education, educators are mindful that technology software

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is not culture-free and must be selected and used with sensitivity

Question 4

For culturally and linguistically diverse students with exceptionalities, successful teaching strategies include

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learning and language of the culturally diverse groups

Question 5

In general, students in rural and isolated-area tend to

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be resourceful and self-direct

Question 6

Students who are culturally and linguistically diverse with exceptionality (CLDE) are served best by

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teacher teams in collaborative enviroments

Question 7

Students who move often from town to town and school to school tend to be more at risk because

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• records that could be useful to the new teacher arrive too late or not at all
• peer acceptance must be developed over and over again
• special learning and behavioral needs can be hard to ascertain
• special needs too often are easily overlooked

Question 8

The number of homeschooled students in recent years has been

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increasing

Question 9

Adults with disability(ies) who enter the teaching profession

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can be sources of modeling and inspiration for student with special needs

Question 10

THe term “minority group” as used for those with shared identity has been replaces in recent years by the term

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ethnic group

Question 11

Frequent moves tend to be hardest on learners who are

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adolescent students

Question 12

Which groups of students from military families often have stress and anxiety on moving to new schools?

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• those who are behind their new classmates in achievement
• those who are ahead of their new classmates and need academic challenge
• students who have moved considerable distances from extended families

Question 13

Within a school enviroment and its affiliated community, which groups will be affected by homophobic harassment due to their own GLBTQ sexual orientation?

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• only students
• family members of students
• school personnel

Question 14

True or False

The term “minority group” now is being used more than the term ethnic group.

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False

Question 15

True or False Research shows that students with gay or lesbian parents are no different in developmental and psychological well being than are students with heterosexual parents

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True

Question 16

True or False
Rural-area special education teachers are more visible, yet less frequently perceived as consulting teacher typer, than are urban teachers in similar roles

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True

Question 17

The paradigm that focuses on flexible curriculum to accommodate learner differences rather than on a set curriculum to remediate learning difficulties as

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Universal Design for Learning

Question 18

The Common Core Standards Initiative provides

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a clear framework of what students should learn

Answer key answer ( A but not B)

Question 19

A number of co-teaching approaches have been developed. Which of the following involves collaboratively planning a lesson, and then splitting the class to have each teacher deliver the lesson to a smaller group at the same time?

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parallel teaching

Question 20

The key element of effective co-teaching is shared responsibility by the teachers in

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Planning and delivering instruction

Question 21

Which of the following accomodations are teachers most likely to resist?

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test adaptations

Question 22

The defining characteristic if the Universal Design of Learning is that it

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provides curricular alternatives for individual differences and varied learning contexts

Question 23

Co-teaching staff and support personnel should schedule co-planning time to occur

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once a week

Question 24

Which of the following classroom practices is likely to contribute to the success of co-teaching activities in inclusive classrooms?

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- using paraeducators | - classroom modifications

Question 25

The collaborative process of co-teaching has many variations in form and process, so it is recommended that

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co-teachers alternate among types, changing the type of suit the classroom and the curriculum

Question 26

Response to Intervention (RTI) is

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a method that helps determine eligibility for special education programs

Question 27

The purpose of NIMAS is to provide

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source files to develop specialized formats for students with print disabilities

Question 28

The most vital component in successful co-teaching is

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the co-planning that takes place before co-teaching is implemented

Question 29

Good instruction, where all students needs are addressed, can be expected to

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increase the range of individual differences in achievement

Question 30

In addressing the needs of very able students in the general classroom, teachers should avoid focusing on

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boredom that may be expressed by students

Question 31

A term that is indefensible and should be avoided with regard to high-ability students is

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overachiever

Question 32

Classroom teachers should release highly capable students from repetition of previously learned material and provide differentiated curriculum by using strategies that include

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-flexible pacing of the curriculum and learning schedule -curriculum compacting interest inventories to frame and direct the learning experiences

Question 33

The "window of opportunity" guidelines assert that too much time has been spent in the past on: 1)________ very capable students and too little time in 2)________ them.

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1) identification of ....... 2) serving curricular needs of

Question 34

True or False To be successful, co-teaching in an inclusive school should be implemented for all teachers whether they are enthusiastic about it or not.

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False

Question 35

True or False | Students can receive teacher updates and feedback with web-sharing tools such as Google Doc.

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True

Question 36

True or False | Team teaching and co-teaching are one and the same concept

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False

Question 37

True or False | Accommodations and modifications are subsets of adaptation.

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True

Question 38

True or False | Most gifted students are in regular education classrooms for most of the school day.

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True

Question 39

True or False Administrator checklists for referrals of students to high performance academic programs should be longer and more detailed than teacher checklists.

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False

Question 40

True or False | Curriculum enrichment should be chosen over curriculum acceleration for students with high potential for learning

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False

Question 41

True or False Students with high ability , when in the regular classroom, should have completely different curriculum from their age peers every day, all day.

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False

Question 42

True or False Research indicates the acceleration of curriculum or grade level as an instructional strategy for very able students is detrimental to those students

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False

Question 43

Supervising and directing the paraeducators work is the role of

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the special education teacher or classroom teacher to whom the para is assigned

Question 44

Paraedcuators should share information about a student only if

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the intended receiver is working with the student and has direct need of it

Question 45

Paraeducators should be counseled to respond to requests for confidential information by saying

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"No, I cannot discuss that."

Question 46

Training of special education teachers to supervise paras is

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a requirement designated by IDEA 1997

Question 47

The amount of time and number of contacts between special education teachers and paraeducators are tending to be

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less

Question 48

Resposibilities of the paraeducator do not include

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- planning instruction | - evaluating student performance

Question 49

Research findings over the years show that paraeducator roles are becoming

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increasingly instructional

Question 50

True or False | When paras work with a team of teachers, all teachers on the team should assume supervisory responsibility for the para

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False

Question 51

True or False | Paraeducators have professional parity with classroom teachers

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False

Question 52

True or False Best practices for teachers to supervise and plan with paraeducators include a weekly, structured meeting time that is set aside for the purpose

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True

Question 53

True or False | Paraeducators now are more likely to be helping students in resource rooms than in general classroom

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False

Question 54

True or False | THe role of paraeducator can be found in school settings that serve students from preschool through adolescence.

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True

Question 55

True or False One area of interpersonal relationships that has had little effect on interactions between teachers and paras is personality variables.

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False

Question 56

True or False Even if paraeducators participate in preparation programs for their roles, they also must have orientation and on-the-job training from their supervising teachers.

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True

Question 57

True or False THe Council for Exceptional CHildren has developed professional and ethical standards for paraprofessionals in special education programs.

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True

Question 58

Evaluation to identify factors needing change, modification, or refinement in a program while it is in progress is: 1)______, and evaluation after the program's completion in order to make decisions about its effectiveness is:2)_____

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1) formative 2) summative

Question 59

THe Kellogg Logic Model for program evaluation is designed to

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show relationships among resources, activities, and outcomes of the program

Question 60

When assessing the effectiveness of a collaborative school consultation program, it is logical to include data from

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- feedback from students and their families - notes from school personnel's focus-group discussions - surveys of volunteer tutors from the community - interviews with school administrators

Question 61

Research is to practitioners as evaluation is to

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stakeholders

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Action research can be conducted

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by teachers in their school contexts

Question 63

In a logic model for evaluation of a project, outputs are

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the quantitative data or products from the project

Question 64

When planning evaluation of a collaborative school consultation program, the planners should

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involve stakeholders in all parts and phases of the planning

Question 65

Evaluation measures such as dropout rates, test scores, enrollment and attendance figures, provide: 1)_______ data; evaluation measures that include interviews, focus group discussions, and open-ended survey information provide: 2)________ data

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1) quantitative; 2) qualitative

Question 66

Using online technology tools such as spreadsheets and survey templates for evaluation of a school's collaborative consultation program is

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potentially helpful to save time and energy of school personnel

Question 67

Self-assessment of collaborative school consultation by collaborators is

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an important aspect of the collaborative consulting teacher

Question 68

Transition periods for children with special needs are an important concern for special education teachers and general education teachers of students at

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alternate age levels

Question 69

Related services and support personnel can be

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- an integral part of a student with an IEP - a source of information about the students needs - a help in designing alternatives and learning options for students with disabilities

Question 70

If installed in schools without training and support, technology tools can

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-breech confidentiality -infringe on copyright and intellectual property rights -result in sent messages that are misunderstood create anxiety and insecurity among some teachers

Question 71

When submitting a proposal for external funding, the most critical point is to

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meet the deadline for submission

Question 72

The team leader role in early childhood special education is often the special education itinerant consultant, who is referred to as the

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case manager

Question 73

Researchers have determined that for early childhood programs to be successful

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teachers should be trained specifically and certified in eary childhood education

Question 74

True or False | Interagency collaboration is less challenging than in-school collaboration.

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False

Question 75

True or False | The prevalence of students with disabilities on college campuses is decreasing.

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False

Question 76

``` True or False Federal Legislation (P.L. 102-119) requires states to develop interagency agreements in addressing transition from early intervention services to preschool services. ```

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True

Question 77

True or False High school students with disabilities who will not be attending college typically spend the entire school day at a work site in order to learn job skills

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False

Question 78

Yes or no Related services and ancillary personnel need to be informed about their co-educators' roles, responsibilities, and schedules.

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Yes

Question 79

Related service and ancillary personnel should be participants in local school-based inservice and staff development activities.

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Yes

Question 80

To be effective leaders, the leadership styles of collaborative school consultation in bringing about change and growth should

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allow co-educators to believe they are doing it themselves

Question 81

Leadership for collaboration and teamwork in school contexts is

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a way of doing and of engaging with others

Question 82

Mentor relationships among new teachers and experienced teachers can

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reduce the rate of attrition from the teaching profession

Question 83

The most influential role for allocating time needed for consultation in schools is that of the

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administrator

Question 84

When engaging in their first meeting with building administrators, collaborative consultants should

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listen to the administrator(s) to learn their views about collaborative consultation

Question 85

In keeping with the Guskey model for teacher change, which goal should be targeted first

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strategies that demonstrate the students have learned and achieved

Question 86

The best professional practice for special education teachers in regard to the teachers lounge/workroom is to

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be judicious and planful about frequency and purpose of going there

Question 87

TO significantly enhance student learning, technology such as social networking media and Web 2.0 tools that are chosen for a school's students with special needs must be

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selected with the first criterion being "to do no harm"

Question 88

In general, what is the time slot most preferred by teachers for participating in staff development?

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released time during the school day

Question 89

True or False The school administrators should not attend staff development for school personnel; they should allow those experiences to be only for teachers

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False

Question 90

True or False School board members should make decisions about regulations and procedures such as budgets and buildings within district schools, but leave policy matters to school administrators.

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False

Question 91

When collaborative consulting teachers will be having the first meeting with their building administrators, they should

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listen to the administrator(s) to learn their views about collaborative consultation

Question 92

Educators who want to communicate their concerns to legislators generally find it most effective use

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individual letters from many people

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Mentorship must be

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voluntary for mentor and mentee

Question 94

Demographers predict that soon after the middle of the twenty-first century, the population of the United States will be

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more diverse than it is now