EDUC 331 CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Within the RTI model, a student who responds poorly to intervention in Tier 2 may be referred for
further evaluation and considered for: - Answers Special education.
Designing instruction refers to: - Answers Using assessment data to plan for effective instruction
Self-determination refers to: - Answers An individual's ability to make important decisions about life.
Which of the following is NOT a consideration when determining the severity of a learning or behavior
problem? - Answers The student's grade level
The latest reauthorization of IDEA (2004) mandates that:* - Answers All students should be educated
in the least restrictive environment possible
Within the RTI model, the purpose of screening measures is - Answers To help teachers pinpoint
where a student is having difficulties.
Which of the following is the least restrictive setting for a child with learning difficulties in reading? -
Answers The child receives assignments and homework that are modified by the regular classroom
teacher.
Which of the following is NOT required as part of an individualized education program? - Answers
The student's IQ score
Which of the following is NOT true about an IEP goal? - Answers An IEP goal may address parent
needs
Which of the following choices is NOT a standard use for a progress graph? - Answers Students'
grades in core subjects
Which of the following illustrates the use of instructional and curricular adaptations to help struggling
learners succeed? - Answers Breaking a task or activity into steps; providing content at a lower
reading level
According to IDEA, when must parents be informed of their child's progress towards goals? - Answers
When report cards are issued for all students
Which of the following choices is NOT a defining feature of special education? - Answers Self-guided
Each week, Mrs. Komentski reviews Charlie's IEP objectives with him. They use a progress chart to
record Charlie's progress with knowledge of math facts. By engaging Charlie in the monitoring of the
progress, Mrs. Komentski is hoping to improve Charlie's: - Answers self-determination
Which of the following statements might be an annual goal for a student with a reading disability who
reads below grade level? - Answers Read at grade level by the end of the year
Which of the following illustrates that Sergio has an IQ-achievement discrepancy that may be used to
indicate that he has a learning disability? - Answers Sergio's scores on an IQ test are higher than his
scores on a standardized achievement test.
When a student has and IEP (individualized education program), who writes the instructional plan? -
Answers General education teacher
Most students with learning and behavior problems receive most of their education in what setting? -
Answers General education classroom
Ms. Chen provides extra instruction for a small group of students who struggle to understand a new
concept. Ms. Chen's approach illustrates which of the following? - Answers Differentiating
A setting in which an individual receives little or no instruction with nondisabled peers is considered -
Answers Restrictive
Mrs. Jones is a new teacher who is introducing multiplication to her students for the first time. She
begins by asking a couple of students what their favorite numbers are. One student says 2 and
another says 12. Mrs. Jones shows them how to multiply numbers by 2 and then shows them how to
multiply numbers by 12. Her students are confused because the sequencing of her teaching needs to
be more: - Answers Systematic
Which of the following techniques is most frequently used to differentiate instruction? - Answers
Flexible grouping
Which of the following tools is used to measure and report a student's progress across time (for a
grading period, a semester, or a year)? - Answers Performance record
Spencer is in the eighth grade and can read fourth-grade texts independently but struggles to
understand more advanced level texts. The reading specialist works with Spencer in a small group to
read sixth-grade level texts. When the teacher guides Spencer and paraphrases after each paragraph,
Spencer can successfully answer sixth-grade comprehension questions. Based on this information,
Within the RTI model, a student who responds poorly to intervention in Tier 2 may be referred for
further evaluation and considered for: - Answers Special education.
Designing instruction refers to: - Answers Using assessment data to plan for effective instruction
Self-determination refers to: - Answers An individual's ability to make important decisions about life.
Which of the following is NOT a consideration when determining the severity of a learning or behavior
problem? - Answers The student's grade level
The latest reauthorization of IDEA (2004) mandates that:* - Answers All students should be educated
in the least restrictive environment possible
Within the RTI model, the purpose of screening measures is - Answers To help teachers pinpoint
where a student is having difficulties.
Which of the following is the least restrictive setting for a child with learning difficulties in reading? -
Answers The child receives assignments and homework that are modified by the regular classroom
teacher.
Which of the following is NOT required as part of an individualized education program? - Answers
The student's IQ score
Which of the following is NOT true about an IEP goal? - Answers An IEP goal may address parent
needs
Which of the following choices is NOT a standard use for a progress graph? - Answers Students'
grades in core subjects
Which of the following illustrates the use of instructional and curricular adaptations to help struggling
learners succeed? - Answers Breaking a task or activity into steps; providing content at a lower
reading level
According to IDEA, when must parents be informed of their child's progress towards goals? - Answers
When report cards are issued for all students
Which of the following choices is NOT a defining feature of special education? - Answers Self-guided
Each week, Mrs. Komentski reviews Charlie's IEP objectives with him. They use a progress chart to
record Charlie's progress with knowledge of math facts. By engaging Charlie in the monitoring of the
progress, Mrs. Komentski is hoping to improve Charlie's: - Answers self-determination
Which of the following statements might be an annual goal for a student with a reading disability who
reads below grade level? - Answers Read at grade level by the end of the year
Which of the following illustrates that Sergio has an IQ-achievement discrepancy that may be used to
indicate that he has a learning disability? - Answers Sergio's scores on an IQ test are higher than his
scores on a standardized achievement test.
When a student has and IEP (individualized education program), who writes the instructional plan? -
Answers General education teacher
Most students with learning and behavior problems receive most of their education in what setting? -
Answers General education classroom
Ms. Chen provides extra instruction for a small group of students who struggle to understand a new
concept. Ms. Chen's approach illustrates which of the following? - Answers Differentiating
A setting in which an individual receives little or no instruction with nondisabled peers is considered -
Answers Restrictive
Mrs. Jones is a new teacher who is introducing multiplication to her students for the first time. She
begins by asking a couple of students what their favorite numbers are. One student says 2 and
another says 12. Mrs. Jones shows them how to multiply numbers by 2 and then shows them how to
multiply numbers by 12. Her students are confused because the sequencing of her teaching needs to
be more: - Answers Systematic
Which of the following techniques is most frequently used to differentiate instruction? - Answers
Flexible grouping
Which of the following tools is used to measure and report a student's progress across time (for a
grading period, a semester, or a year)? - Answers Performance record
Spencer is in the eighth grade and can read fourth-grade texts independently but struggles to
understand more advanced level texts. The reading specialist works with Spencer in a small group to
read sixth-grade level texts. When the teacher guides Spencer and paraphrases after each paragraph,
Spencer can successfully answer sixth-grade comprehension questions. Based on this information,
