Praxis 5422 School Counselor Study Guide ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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Terms in this set (143)
Systemic Change School counselors build an environment to promote systemic change when they
use the results of program assessments to improve a process in their schools.
Systemic change comes from assessing for program improvement.
Criterion-Referenced Assessment an assessment procedure in which a student's performance is compared to a
particular level of mastery
summative evaluation Evaluation conducted after instruction to assess students' final achievement.
Formative Assessment Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students'
understanding and inform and guide teaching
ABC Model Describes three major components of attitudes
Affective component- person's feelings about the thing
Behavioral component- The influence that attitudes have on behavior
Cognitive component- Beliefs/knowledge about a specific object of interests
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance
There is not an individual counseling action plan or
results report.
Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success
Action Plans verify that all components are deliberated. They address the why, when and how
lessons, activities and interventions are delivered to students. Completing an
action plan requires the school counselor to reflect on the most effective and
efficient delivery of services and how to express the best data story for each. The
three types of action plan are: core curriculum, small group responsive services
and closing-the-gap.
Results Report allow an honest evaluation of the delivery of core curriculum, small group
responsive services and closing-the-gap action plans. They also provide the
opportunity to describe how to do it better the next time.
, Closing-the-Gap Action Plan This plan addresses academic, attendance or behavioral discrepancies discovered
through school data. It might target students with excessive absences, below
expectation achievement, or multiple disciplinary infractions.
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibits intentional discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
origin in places of public accommodation.
student learning outcome (SLO focuses on the skills that students are expected to master in a course. Unlike a
learning objective, it's measurable. For example, an SLO would say ''Students will
be able to identify and describe assigned cell organelles with 80% accuracy.'' This
example would be considered a student learning outcome because it specifically
describes what a student needs to be able to do, including the level of accuracy
they are expected to attain.
What are the basic goals of Bowen's approach to assess family dynamics in order to prescribe recommendations to individuals
on how to function best in social relationships at home, work, or elsewhere.
What is Bowen's family systems theory? a scientific theory of human behavior that views the family as a living system
whose relationships are primarily influenced by emotion. Each family member
influences the others to some degree.
Preconventional Morality level of moral reasoning occurs during the early years and up to pre-
adolescence. Children in this level are prone to obey parents and other authority
figures in order to obtain approval and avoid punishment
conventional morality level of moral development is characterized by the adherence to societal norms
as a standard of moral conduct. While level one is marked by compliance, level
two is marked by conformity with social norms. Adolescents moving toward
young adulthood begin to shift from a narrow individual moral perspective that is
essentially self-serving to a more expansive approach slanted toward an external
locus of control.
pot conventional morality level of moral reasoning is marked by a more abstract approach to ethical
dilemmas. Individuals in this stage are driven by personal values and universal
ethical principles
Henry believes it would be bad to cheat on his math Pre-conventional
exam because, if he gets caught, his teacher will punish 3 multiple choice options
him. Henry is in the ____ stage of moral development.
Tyrone is a teenager who really wants to get in with the Conventional
popular crowd. Recently he was offered drugs at a 3 multiple choice options
party. He decided to turn the offer down because he
knew that his true friends would think less of him for
taking drugs, which would make him feel like a bad
person. Tyrone is in the ____ stage of moral
development
Who was the psychologist who introduced the idea of Alfred Adler
the inferiority complex? 3 multiple choice options
CORRECT Answers
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Terms in this set (143)
Systemic Change School counselors build an environment to promote systemic change when they
use the results of program assessments to improve a process in their schools.
Systemic change comes from assessing for program improvement.
Criterion-Referenced Assessment an assessment procedure in which a student's performance is compared to a
particular level of mastery
summative evaluation Evaluation conducted after instruction to assess students' final achievement.
Formative Assessment Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students'
understanding and inform and guide teaching
ABC Model Describes three major components of attitudes
Affective component- person's feelings about the thing
Behavioral component- The influence that attitudes have on behavior
Cognitive component- Beliefs/knowledge about a specific object of interests
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance
There is not an individual counseling action plan or
results report.
Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success
Action Plans verify that all components are deliberated. They address the why, when and how
lessons, activities and interventions are delivered to students. Completing an
action plan requires the school counselor to reflect on the most effective and
efficient delivery of services and how to express the best data story for each. The
three types of action plan are: core curriculum, small group responsive services
and closing-the-gap.
Results Report allow an honest evaluation of the delivery of core curriculum, small group
responsive services and closing-the-gap action plans. They also provide the
opportunity to describe how to do it better the next time.
, Closing-the-Gap Action Plan This plan addresses academic, attendance or behavioral discrepancies discovered
through school data. It might target students with excessive absences, below
expectation achievement, or multiple disciplinary infractions.
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibits intentional discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national
origin in places of public accommodation.
student learning outcome (SLO focuses on the skills that students are expected to master in a course. Unlike a
learning objective, it's measurable. For example, an SLO would say ''Students will
be able to identify and describe assigned cell organelles with 80% accuracy.'' This
example would be considered a student learning outcome because it specifically
describes what a student needs to be able to do, including the level of accuracy
they are expected to attain.
What are the basic goals of Bowen's approach to assess family dynamics in order to prescribe recommendations to individuals
on how to function best in social relationships at home, work, or elsewhere.
What is Bowen's family systems theory? a scientific theory of human behavior that views the family as a living system
whose relationships are primarily influenced by emotion. Each family member
influences the others to some degree.
Preconventional Morality level of moral reasoning occurs during the early years and up to pre-
adolescence. Children in this level are prone to obey parents and other authority
figures in order to obtain approval and avoid punishment
conventional morality level of moral development is characterized by the adherence to societal norms
as a standard of moral conduct. While level one is marked by compliance, level
two is marked by conformity with social norms. Adolescents moving toward
young adulthood begin to shift from a narrow individual moral perspective that is
essentially self-serving to a more expansive approach slanted toward an external
locus of control.
pot conventional morality level of moral reasoning is marked by a more abstract approach to ethical
dilemmas. Individuals in this stage are driven by personal values and universal
ethical principles
Henry believes it would be bad to cheat on his math Pre-conventional
exam because, if he gets caught, his teacher will punish 3 multiple choice options
him. Henry is in the ____ stage of moral development.
Tyrone is a teenager who really wants to get in with the Conventional
popular crowd. Recently he was offered drugs at a 3 multiple choice options
party. He decided to turn the offer down because he
knew that his true friends would think less of him for
taking drugs, which would make him feel like a bad
person. Tyrone is in the ____ stage of moral
development
Who was the psychologist who introduced the idea of Alfred Adler
the inferiority complex? 3 multiple choice options
