Randoms Flashcards
What is the main goal of Cronbach’s “correlational” approach?
to fit people to existing programs
LD students account for about how much of all special education students?
more that half
The traditional school psychology paradigm focuses on childrens ..
deficits
A major purpose of the Aptitude by Treatment Intervention (ATI) approach was to …
Individualize instruction
Name one result of the national movement towards accountability?
including a special education student in state testing
Under the traditional paradigm, what do school psychologists spend the most time on?
assessing children with standardized tests
According to NASP, what are the four core domains of competence for school psychologists?
data-based decision making
The proposed new school psychology paradigm stresses..
prevention
Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships between families and schools to facilitate student learning is called
A. teacher-student collaboration
B. administrator-teacher collaboration
C. home-school collaboration
D. medical-school collaboration
C. home-school collaboration
Within a multimethod model of assessment, child interviews are most helpful for which purpose?
A. Incorporating a strength-based perspective
B. Meeting legal guidelines for a comprehensive assessment
C. Providing an accurate timeline of when the problem began and how it has changed over time
D. Establishing rapport and to better understand the child’s perspective on the issue
D. Establishing rapport and to better understand the child’s perspective on the issue
The school psychologist is attending a meeting for Miguel, a kindergarten student who has been refusing to come to school. The teacher reports that when Miguel does come to school, he frequently complains of not feeling well and asks to go home. Of the following options, which should be explored first and would likely result in the most favorable outcome for Miguel?
A. Contacting his parents to discuss the problem and develop interventions
B. Initiating a report to the Division of Family and Children’s services
C. Conducting an FBA
D. Observing him in the classroom
A. Contacting his parents to discuss the problem and develop interventions
*Research shows that he more schools reach out and engage parents the more they experience increased attendance. Contacting the parents and discussing the situation my provide insight as to why the child is avoiding school, and will involve the parents as important members of the team. Also, by including the parents, a relationship may develop so the parents feel comfortable sharing important information with the team about the child’s home life.
All of the following are challenges that a school psychologist faces when assessing infants and toddlers EXCEPT
A. getting children to follow structured assessment protocols
B. having children stay on task for long periods of time
C. evaluating children who are unfamiliar with the assessing school psychologist
D. establishing behavioral objectives appropriate for such young ages
D. establishing behavioral objectives appropriate for such young ages
Ms. Gillem, a fifth-grade teacher, is concerned about Elizabeth, a student in her class. Elizabeth has always been an excellent student, but lately her grades have slipped slightly and she has been talking to other students during class time. Ms. Gillem tells the school psychologist that she thinks Elizabeth is bored and not challenged by the material. Which of the following is the school psychologist’s best approach to address the situation?
A. Providing short-term individual counseling to Elizabeth to determine why her behavior and grades have changed
B. Telling Ms. Gillem to set up a token economy, rewarding Elizabeth for good classroom behavior and punishing her for poor classroom behavior
C. Assessing Elizabeth with an individual intelligence test to see if she should be in a gifted-education program
D. Meeting with the principal and the other teachers who have contact with Elizabeth to try to determine what is underlying the change in her behavior
C. Assessing Elizabeth with an individual intelligence test to see if she should be in a gifted-education program
*Elizabeth has been an outstanding student. Her conversations with other students may be an indication that she is not being challenged enough by the current curriculum. An individual intelligence test will indicate whether Elizabeth meets the criteria for inclusion in the gifted-education program.
Third grader Jia Li is referred to the Child Study Team due to concerns regarding low work-completion rates and off-task behavior during independent work time in math. One member of the team suggests an individual behavioral intervention, and another suggests a Tier 2 math intervention. The psychologist’s best course of action is to
A. agree with the first member’s suggestion of the behavioral intervention
B. agree with the second member’s suggestion of the Tier 2 math intervention
C. ask questions about Jia Li’s academic performance in other subjects, and then conduct a learning disability evaluation to determine where else services are needed
D. Ask questions about Jia Li’s behavior under various conditions, and then conduct an assessment to determine whether the problem is academic or behavioral
D. Ask questions about Jia Li’s behavior under various conditions, and then conduct an assessment to determine whether the problem is academic or behavioral
Dr. Jantz, a school psychologist, is reviewing data on the number of hours that school psychologists in his school district spent in direct service over the past five years. He notes that the time spent in one-on-one contact with students nearly doubled over that time period. Which of the following are plausible explanations for the change in direct-contact hours?(Select all that apply.)
A. Teachers are making more referrals because their familiarity with the school psychologists is increasing.
B. Symptoms are being identified more frequently because of training and experience among staff members.
C. Students are more likely to seek advice from their school counselor.
D. The school psychologists prefer doing one-on-one work with the students, so they are doing more of it.
A. Teachers are making more referrals because their familiarity with the school psychologists is increasing.
B. Symptoms are being identified more frequently because of training and experience among staff members.
D. The school psychologists prefer doing one-on-one work with the students, so they are doing more of it.
*The school psychologists in Dr. Jantz’s school may be experiencing a greater amount of one-on-one time with students because of a greater number of teacher referrals, because increased training means that staff are recognizing symptoms earlier, or because the school psychologists enjoy meeting the students and encourage them to come in.
A major advantage of standardized norm-referenced assessments, as compared to curriculum-based assessments, is that standardized norm-referenced assessments are
A. more sensitive to short-term student growth
B. more tailored to the specific curriculum
C. capable of evaluating students in terms of large groups of grade-level peers
D. informative about whether students have mastered units that are prerequisites for future work
C. capable of evaluating students in terms of large groups of grade-level peers
A school psychologist has been charged with developing a school-wide intervention to address a drop in grades. To develop the plan, the school psychologist has decided to form a task force. Which of the following stakeholders are important to include on the task force? (Select all that apply.)
A. Teachers
B. Reading and writing specialists
C. Students
D. Parents
A. Teachers
B. Reading and writing specialists
C. Students
D. Parents
Susan, a first-grade student, has been referred to the school psychologist because she will not remain seated at her desk. Her teacher reports that Susan is “always getting up and walking around the room.” Which of the following observational data are relevant to this referral concern? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensity
B. Duration
C. Frequency
D. Peer comparison
B. Duration
C. Frequency
D. Peer comparison
The primary reason for evaluating a school’s entire psychology program is to
A. ensure that all school psychologists are expending their time appropriately
B. evaluate each program component and make appropriate improvements
C. make sure an adequate number of students are receiving services
D. justify the school’s expenditure on school psychologists
B. Evaluate each program component and make appropriate improvements
Which of the following are indirect behavior assessments? (Select all that apply.)
A. Peer ratings
B. Parent ratings
C. Self-monitoring measures
D. Functional assessment interviews
Peer ratings, Parent ratings & Functional assessment interviews
Of the following, the primary problem associated with the use of local norms in evaluating a program is that
A. the practice increases the problem of teaching toward the test
B. local standards of performance may be confused with nationally acceptable standards
C. they cannot provide a database for comparison of student test scores
D. their use may increase the likelihood of bias toward local students
B. local standards of performance may be confused with nationally acceptable standards
*A drawback to using local norms is that they can veer far from national standards and norms on the same assessment. For example, students may perform in the average range for a mathematics assessment for a school, but may be performing below the national proficiency level determined for math.
Assessments that evaluate each student in relation to a reference group, usually composed of students of the same age and gender, are known as which of the following kinds of instruments?
A. Developmental B. Adaptive C. Functional-behavioral D. Normative-developmental D. Normative-developmental
D. Normative-developmental
Which of the following are basic assumptions of family systems theory? Select all that apply.
A. Children typically become more dependent on other family members as they age.
B. Family members’ personalities are not fixed; rather, behavior changes as a reaction to contextual cues.
C. An event that affects one family member either directly or indirectly affects the other members.
D. Biological traits that determine personality tend to run in families.
B. Family members’ personalities are not fixed; rather, behavior changes as a reaction to contextual cues.
C. An event that affects one family member either directly or indirectly affects the other members.
*The basic tenets of family systems theory include the acknowledgment of changeable behavior as determined by context rather than rigid traits, as well as the recognition that events that affect one member of the family system in some way affect the other members, too.
Jay is shy and often fails to initiate interaction with same-aged peers. The long-term goal for Jay is to increase the number of peer interactions. The school psychologist wishes to assist in achievement of this goal by breaking the problem down into a number of subordinate objectives, such as reducing the number of fear responses when Jay is with other children. This is an example of which of the following types of consultation model?
A. Clinical
B. Behavioral
C. Organizational
D. Collaborative
B. Behavioral
Which of the following is true regarding the mental health consultation model?
A. It includes consultee-centered consultation with school staff to enhance the academic achievement of students.
B. It emphasizes the consultant helping the consultee or client see how his or her thoughts or feelings affect the situation.
C. It emphasizes the consultant having formal administrative or supervisory authority over the consultee.
D. It defines consultation as a problem-solving process with clearly specified objectives and a client-centered focus.
B. It emphasizes the consultant helping the consultee or client see how his or her thoughts or feelings affect the situation.
*The mental health model is based on psychoanalytic theory. It focuses on the feelings of the consultee or client and how those feelings affect the situation.
