PEL 184 IL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER 2026/2027
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Julio is a seventh grade student who has lived in the US for only six months in
English as a second language. Test conducted by the school psychologist show
that he possesses normal intelligence, and he does not appear to have any
learning disabilities, but he is struggling academically. Which of the following
interventions is likely to be most appropriate for Julio in the situation?
A. Referring Julio for special education services
B. Lowering academic standards for Julio because he does not speak English
fluently
C. Telling Julio's parents that they should only speak English at home
D. Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by speaking
more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more visual aids, etc -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D.
Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by speaking
more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more visual aids, etc.
Which of the following adaptations would be most appropriate for a student with
a mild hearing impairment?
A. Refer the student for special education services because she cannot succeed in
a main stream classroom
B. Ask the students teachers to stay in very near the student and speak very
loudly at all times
C. Give the student extra homework so their parents can explain the lessons to
her
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,D. Ask the teacher to ensure that instruction is delivered in a loud and clear voice,
and to go back over the main points with the student after instruction is given to
ensure that she heard and understood it - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Ask the
teacher to ensure that instruction is delivered in a loud and clear voice, and to go
back over the main points with the student after instruction is given to ensure
that she heard and understood it
The parent of a student have presented a school social worker with test results
from an independent expert stating that their child has a learning disability need
special education services. The school social worker is concerned that the test is
not accurate because it lacks external validity. Which of the following statements
best summarizes concern for the parents?
A. The test questions do not measure various aspects of the disability effectively
B. The environment in which the test is conducted is not realistic, and so the
child's behavior during the test does not reflect the way in which she actually
behaves and learns in real life
C. The test results contain significant measurement error
D. The expert who conducted the test is not qualified to perform it - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - B. The environment in which the test is conducted is not realistic,
and so the child's behavior during the test does not reflect the way in which she
actually behaves and learns in real life
Researcher a administered a test to a group of 50 subjects, and administered the
same test again on five different occasions to the same subjects. The researcher
was most likely attempting to evaluate which characteristic of the test?
A. Internal validity
B. External validity
C. Reliability
D. Design - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Reliability
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, The parent approaches a school social worker with an article he found online
about ADHD, and asked the social worker to implement the methods suggested in
the article. The best way for the social worker to determine whether or not the
information in the article is reliable would be to...
A. Read the article and use her personal judgment to determine whether or not
the article suggestions makes sense
B. Ask her colleagues if they have heard of the author
C. Conduct research on the Internet or at the library to determine whether or not
research has been published in a peer review journal
D. Use a search engine to find out if the author of the article has a degree in a
relevant discipline - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Conduct research on the Internet
or at the library to determine whether or not Research has been published in a
peer reviewed journal
A school social worker is compiling a list of students who need academic
intervention the list is based on both their classroom performance and their
standardized test scores. The school social worker wants to create a chart
showing the percentages of students who fall into certain categories based on the
data, and to present this information to the schools administration. Which of the
following software programs would be most appropriate for accomplishing this?
A. Microsoft excel and word
B. Microsoft Word and access
C. Microsoft access and PowerPoint
D. Microsoft excel and PowerPoint - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Microsoft excel
and PowerPoint
A teacher has reported to the school social worker that one of her fifth grade
students is showing signs of ADHD. In order to conduct an initial screening to
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Julio is a seventh grade student who has lived in the US for only six months in
English as a second language. Test conducted by the school psychologist show
that he possesses normal intelligence, and he does not appear to have any
learning disabilities, but he is struggling academically. Which of the following
interventions is likely to be most appropriate for Julio in the situation?
A. Referring Julio for special education services
B. Lowering academic standards for Julio because he does not speak English
fluently
C. Telling Julio's parents that they should only speak English at home
D. Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by speaking
more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more visual aids, etc -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D.
Asking Julio's teachers to adapt their classes to meet Julio's needs by speaking
more slowly rephrasing complex instructions and providing more visual aids, etc.
Which of the following adaptations would be most appropriate for a student with
a mild hearing impairment?
A. Refer the student for special education services because she cannot succeed in
a main stream classroom
B. Ask the students teachers to stay in very near the student and speak very
loudly at all times
C. Give the student extra homework so their parents can explain the lessons to
her
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,D. Ask the teacher to ensure that instruction is delivered in a loud and clear voice,
and to go back over the main points with the student after instruction is given to
ensure that she heard and understood it - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Ask the
teacher to ensure that instruction is delivered in a loud and clear voice, and to go
back over the main points with the student after instruction is given to ensure
that she heard and understood it
The parent of a student have presented a school social worker with test results
from an independent expert stating that their child has a learning disability need
special education services. The school social worker is concerned that the test is
not accurate because it lacks external validity. Which of the following statements
best summarizes concern for the parents?
A. The test questions do not measure various aspects of the disability effectively
B. The environment in which the test is conducted is not realistic, and so the
child's behavior during the test does not reflect the way in which she actually
behaves and learns in real life
C. The test results contain significant measurement error
D. The expert who conducted the test is not qualified to perform it - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - B. The environment in which the test is conducted is not realistic,
and so the child's behavior during the test does not reflect the way in which she
actually behaves and learns in real life
Researcher a administered a test to a group of 50 subjects, and administered the
same test again on five different occasions to the same subjects. The researcher
was most likely attempting to evaluate which characteristic of the test?
A. Internal validity
B. External validity
C. Reliability
D. Design - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Reliability
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, The parent approaches a school social worker with an article he found online
about ADHD, and asked the social worker to implement the methods suggested in
the article. The best way for the social worker to determine whether or not the
information in the article is reliable would be to...
A. Read the article and use her personal judgment to determine whether or not
the article suggestions makes sense
B. Ask her colleagues if they have heard of the author
C. Conduct research on the Internet or at the library to determine whether or not
research has been published in a peer review journal
D. Use a search engine to find out if the author of the article has a degree in a
relevant discipline - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - C. Conduct research on the Internet
or at the library to determine whether or not Research has been published in a
peer reviewed journal
A school social worker is compiling a list of students who need academic
intervention the list is based on both their classroom performance and their
standardized test scores. The school social worker wants to create a chart
showing the percentages of students who fall into certain categories based on the
data, and to present this information to the schools administration. Which of the
following software programs would be most appropriate for accomplishing this?
A. Microsoft excel and word
B. Microsoft Word and access
C. Microsoft access and PowerPoint
D. Microsoft excel and PowerPoint - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - D. Microsoft excel
and PowerPoint
A teacher has reported to the school social worker that one of her fifth grade
students is showing signs of ADHD. In order to conduct an initial screening to
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