SPED 5313 MID-TERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
1% of enrolled students8% of students with disabilites - Answers Students with EBD make up what
percent of enrolled students and what percent of students with disabilities?
Emotionally Disturbed - Answers What is the correct term used in IDEIA to describe students with
emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with school performance?
ED - Answers Which high-incidence population of student is more likely to be served outside of
general education? (LD, ED, ADHD)
Low average - Answers Intellectually, where do most students with EBD fall? (average, low average,
below average)
39% - Answers What percent of students with EBD graduate from high school?
Rules, Routines and Procedures, Climate - Answers Name the 3 basics of classroom management
Safety, Respect, Responsibility - Answers Classroom rules should address what 3 things?
Under; Academic - Answers Research shows that praise is (under/over) utilized, and is most often
used for (behavior/academic) responses. [choose one word from each pair]
D - Systematic response to appropriate behavior - Answers Which is NOT considered an antecedent
strategy?
A - Positive teacher-student relationshipsB - Active supervisionC - High levels of praiseD - Systematic
response to appropriate behaviorE - Effective use of scheduled time
Dependent - Answers Which type of contingency system reinforces all students if a target student is
successful?
Direct teach, Direct instruction, Explicit instruction, or Teacher-mediated instruction - Answers Which
type of instructional delivery method is considered best practice for teaching students with EBD?
One-to-one - Answers Which instructional arrangement is best at re-teaching or teaching content to
students who have significantly different curriculum?
Structure - Answers Which element of effective lesson plan preparation involves scaffolded learning,
using graphic organizers, and effective classroom management
B - Support for building fluency and maintenance - Answers Which is true regarding the research for
Computer-Assisted Instruction? A - Questionable for teaching new skillsB - Support for building
fluency and maintenanceC - Questionable support for all stages of learning
Reciprocal Effect - Answers Behavior and academic achievement have a dramatic and profound effect
on each other. This is referred to as a ...
Social Competence - Answers The ability to use social skills at the right time/place is the definition
of ...
Social Skills - Answers "Socially acceptable learned behaviors enabling individuals to interact
effectively with others and avoid or escape socially unacceptable behaviors exhibited by others" is
Gresham's definition of ...
Coaching, Modeling, AND Behavior rehearsal - Answers Besides strategy instruction, name 3 practices
for teaching social skills.
Social Validity - Answers "Skills that predict important outcomes, such as peer acceptance, others'
judgments of social skill, positive adaptations" is the definition of ...
Aggression Replacement Training - Answers Which formal social skills curriculum uses Skillstreaming
and moral reasoning to address anger management?
Instruction fails to generalize - Answers What is the biggest obstacle in teaching social skills to
students with EBD?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 - Answers In mental health, what is the name
of the catalog that describes criteria for diagnosing disorders?
Long period of time AND adversely affects educational performance - Answers Name 2 qualifying
statements in the IDEIA definition of Emotional Disturbance.
Protective - Answers A test that provides a neutral stimulus upon which a person projects their
emotions is called a .... measure.
Socially Maladjusted - Answers Students who are ... will always be excluded from special education,
unless they are also Emotionally Disturbed.
New Learning: 4-6/minReview Learning: 9-12/min - Answers What is the recommended rate of
opportunities to respond for new AND review learning?
Choral responding AND Response cards - Answers Name the 2 ways to increase the number of
opportunities to respond.
1% of enrolled students8% of students with disabilites - Answers Students with EBD make up what
percent of enrolled students and what percent of students with disabilities?
Emotionally Disturbed - Answers What is the correct term used in IDEIA to describe students with
emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with school performance?
ED - Answers Which high-incidence population of student is more likely to be served outside of
general education? (LD, ED, ADHD)
Low average - Answers Intellectually, where do most students with EBD fall? (average, low average,
below average)
39% - Answers What percent of students with EBD graduate from high school?
Rules, Routines and Procedures, Climate - Answers Name the 3 basics of classroom management
Safety, Respect, Responsibility - Answers Classroom rules should address what 3 things?
Under; Academic - Answers Research shows that praise is (under/over) utilized, and is most often
used for (behavior/academic) responses. [choose one word from each pair]
D - Systematic response to appropriate behavior - Answers Which is NOT considered an antecedent
strategy?
A - Positive teacher-student relationshipsB - Active supervisionC - High levels of praiseD - Systematic
response to appropriate behaviorE - Effective use of scheduled time
Dependent - Answers Which type of contingency system reinforces all students if a target student is
successful?
Direct teach, Direct instruction, Explicit instruction, or Teacher-mediated instruction - Answers Which
type of instructional delivery method is considered best practice for teaching students with EBD?
One-to-one - Answers Which instructional arrangement is best at re-teaching or teaching content to
students who have significantly different curriculum?
Structure - Answers Which element of effective lesson plan preparation involves scaffolded learning,
using graphic organizers, and effective classroom management
B - Support for building fluency and maintenance - Answers Which is true regarding the research for
Computer-Assisted Instruction? A - Questionable for teaching new skillsB - Support for building
fluency and maintenanceC - Questionable support for all stages of learning
Reciprocal Effect - Answers Behavior and academic achievement have a dramatic and profound effect
on each other. This is referred to as a ...
Social Competence - Answers The ability to use social skills at the right time/place is the definition
of ...
Social Skills - Answers "Socially acceptable learned behaviors enabling individuals to interact
effectively with others and avoid or escape socially unacceptable behaviors exhibited by others" is
Gresham's definition of ...
Coaching, Modeling, AND Behavior rehearsal - Answers Besides strategy instruction, name 3 practices
for teaching social skills.
Social Validity - Answers "Skills that predict important outcomes, such as peer acceptance, others'
judgments of social skill, positive adaptations" is the definition of ...
Aggression Replacement Training - Answers Which formal social skills curriculum uses Skillstreaming
and moral reasoning to address anger management?
Instruction fails to generalize - Answers What is the biggest obstacle in teaching social skills to
students with EBD?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 - Answers In mental health, what is the name
of the catalog that describes criteria for diagnosing disorders?
Long period of time AND adversely affects educational performance - Answers Name 2 qualifying
statements in the IDEIA definition of Emotional Disturbance.
Protective - Answers A test that provides a neutral stimulus upon which a person projects their
emotions is called a .... measure.
Socially Maladjusted - Answers Students who are ... will always be excluded from special education,
unless they are also Emotionally Disturbed.
New Learning: 4-6/minReview Learning: 9-12/min - Answers What is the recommended rate of
opportunities to respond for new AND review learning?
Choral responding AND Response cards - Answers Name the 2 ways to increase the number of
opportunities to respond.
