APSE CESP UPDATED E EXAMINATION TEST
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1997. Answer: behavior
problems in special education students are best handled with
positive behavior support
◉ Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Answer: hyperactivity,
impulsivity, memory and communication problems, sexually
uninhibited, improper language, failure to recognize social cues,
inability to focus, and physical problems such as balance.
◉ Collaborative teaching. Answer: Classrooms have a lead teacher
and a specialized teacher to listen to the lesson then work with
special needs children. Other methods include: learning
centers/stations in which collaborative teachers are responsible for
different areas, assigning special needs students into a resource
room, team teaching and/or consultation by the special education
teacher to the classroom teacher.
◉ abacus. Answer: gives both visual/tactile demonstration of how
numbers work and allows a child who processes information
through hand/body movement to physically experience numerical
relationships.
,◉ fluency reading levels. Answer: frustrational- less than 90%
accuracy
Instruction- 90% word accuracy
Independent- 95% word accuracy
◉ Project-based learning. Answer: Student-centered pedagogy in
which students actively explore real-world challenges. Content can
be personalized for diverse learners.
◉ Provide periodic review of lessons. Answer: How can teachers
best help students with intellectual disabilities retain previously
acquired skills?
◉ Word-attack skills. Answer: The set of skills a student uses to
recognize and understand words (e.g. context clues, visual
recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
◉ Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning when the
classroom situation & the new situation are similar; i.e. authentic
assignments). Answer: To help students transfer learned skills to
new situations, teachers should make the learning situation and the
opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as possible.
,◉ A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing loss that
affects the student's educational performance but is not included
under the definition of deafness.. Answer: What is the IDEA
definition of hearing impairment?
◉ Curriculum-Based Assessment. Answer: A method of monitoring
student educational progress through direct assessment of academic
skills.
◉ C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives. Answer: Which of the
following is an example of a curriculum-based assessment?
A. Using RTI to compare student performance
B. IQ test scores
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives
D. Standardized testing
◉ Assessment in the student's native language. Answer: For a
bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is necessary to
determine baseline skills?
◉ Heterogeneous grouping. Answer: Forming groups of students
with diverse abilities (helpful for students with special needs to be
included with stronger peers)
, ◉ Homogeneous grouping. Answer: Forming groups of students
with similar abilities (does not promote inclusion)
◉ C. phonics and word recognition. Answer: Students with learning
disabilities benefit from a whole-language approach in combination
with direct instruction in:
A. auditory comprehension
B. visual-motor integration
C. phonics and word recognition
D. visual memory skills
◉ D. provide technology software for home use. Answer: In order to
promote successful use of assistive technology, teachers should try
to _____________ whenever possible.
A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
B. limit work that does not use the technology
C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
◉ Stanine (STAndard NINE). Answer: A method of scaling test scores
on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of five and a standard
deviation of two.
◉ 5 - Average
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1997. Answer: behavior
problems in special education students are best handled with
positive behavior support
◉ Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Answer: hyperactivity,
impulsivity, memory and communication problems, sexually
uninhibited, improper language, failure to recognize social cues,
inability to focus, and physical problems such as balance.
◉ Collaborative teaching. Answer: Classrooms have a lead teacher
and a specialized teacher to listen to the lesson then work with
special needs children. Other methods include: learning
centers/stations in which collaborative teachers are responsible for
different areas, assigning special needs students into a resource
room, team teaching and/or consultation by the special education
teacher to the classroom teacher.
◉ abacus. Answer: gives both visual/tactile demonstration of how
numbers work and allows a child who processes information
through hand/body movement to physically experience numerical
relationships.
,◉ fluency reading levels. Answer: frustrational- less than 90%
accuracy
Instruction- 90% word accuracy
Independent- 95% word accuracy
◉ Project-based learning. Answer: Student-centered pedagogy in
which students actively explore real-world challenges. Content can
be personalized for diverse learners.
◉ Provide periodic review of lessons. Answer: How can teachers
best help students with intellectual disabilities retain previously
acquired skills?
◉ Word-attack skills. Answer: The set of skills a student uses to
recognize and understand words (e.g. context clues, visual
recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
◉ Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning when the
classroom situation & the new situation are similar; i.e. authentic
assignments). Answer: To help students transfer learned skills to
new situations, teachers should make the learning situation and the
opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as possible.
,◉ A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing loss that
affects the student's educational performance but is not included
under the definition of deafness.. Answer: What is the IDEA
definition of hearing impairment?
◉ Curriculum-Based Assessment. Answer: A method of monitoring
student educational progress through direct assessment of academic
skills.
◉ C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives. Answer: Which of the
following is an example of a curriculum-based assessment?
A. Using RTI to compare student performance
B. IQ test scores
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives
D. Standardized testing
◉ Assessment in the student's native language. Answer: For a
bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is necessary to
determine baseline skills?
◉ Heterogeneous grouping. Answer: Forming groups of students
with diverse abilities (helpful for students with special needs to be
included with stronger peers)
, ◉ Homogeneous grouping. Answer: Forming groups of students
with similar abilities (does not promote inclusion)
◉ C. phonics and word recognition. Answer: Students with learning
disabilities benefit from a whole-language approach in combination
with direct instruction in:
A. auditory comprehension
B. visual-motor integration
C. phonics and word recognition
D. visual memory skills
◉ D. provide technology software for home use. Answer: In order to
promote successful use of assistive technology, teachers should try
to _____________ whenever possible.
A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
B. limit work that does not use the technology
C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
◉ Stanine (STAndard NINE). Answer: A method of scaling test scores
on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of five and a standard
deviation of two.
◉ 5 - Average
