Pel 184 IL School Social Worker
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION
Students for whom English as a second language...
A,Typically have above average math skills
B. Have much lower IQ scores and students for whom English is the first language
C. Exhibit a range of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom
English is the first language
D. Can I be expected to read at grade level - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Exhibit a range
of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom English is the first
language
Students with cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds that differ from the backgrounds
of the majority of the students at their schools will likely be affected in which of the
following ways?
A. They will have a different body of background knowledge than their fellow students
which may adversely affect their academic performance
B. They are more likely than their peers to need special education services
C. They will be less motivated than their peers because of a lack of parental interest in
their academic performance
D. Their overall academic performance will be reduced because their reading skills will
be below grade level - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. They will have a different body of
background knowledge than their fellow students which may adversely affect their
academic performance
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
ANSWERS-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
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 ANSWERS-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
ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-C. Reliability
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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-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 determine whether or
not the student should receive more formal testing, the school social worker should...
A. Have the student complete a written self-assessment
B.Call the students parents into the school to interview them about the students
behavior at home
C. Ask the students teacher to complete an observation assessment during instruction
D. Visit the students classroom and personally conduct an observational assessment of
the students behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Visit the students classroom and
personally conduct an observational assessment of the students behavior
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 ANSWERS-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. I order to conduct an initial screening to determine whether or
not she should receive more formal testing the school social worker should...
A have a student write a written self assessment
, B. call the students parents to the school to Interview them about the student's behavior
at home
C. Ask the students teacher to complete an observational assessment during instruction
D. Visit the student's classroom and personally conduct an observational assessment of
the student's behavior. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Visit the student's classroom and
personally conduct an observational assessment of the student's behavior.
A norm referenced test would be most appropriate for...
A determining where a student stands in relation to her peers
B. Measuring a students ability to perform a specific academic task
C.Assessing a students mastery of an academic
D. Tracking the students improvement overtime in a specific area - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A. Determining where a student stands in relation to her peers
Which of the following competencies is not considered a traditional strengths based
assessment?
A. Interpersonal skills
B. School functioning
C. Intelligence
D. Affective strength - CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Intelligence
A school social worker has noted that money parents of students at his school are
hesitant to attend parent teacher conferences because they have limited English skills.
He has suggested that professional translator be hired but the request was denied due
to budget constraints. Which of the following approaches would be most effective for
increasing attendance at conferences?
A. Ask him bilingual students to translate at conferences
B. Asking bilingual community members to translate with parents consent
C. Requiring teachers to take weekly foreign language classes so that they can
communicate with parents
D. Scheduling conferences at students home so that parents will feel more comfortable
- CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Asking bilingual community members to translate with
parents content
A school social worker has learned that only 15% of students parents attended the most
recent parent teacher conferences at her school and she wants to design a plan to
increase attendance at future conferences. Which of the following would constitute the
most constructive step towards achieving this goal?
A. Holding a meeting with teachers to explain the importance of parents attending
conference
B. Sending a letter to parents explaining the benefits of attending conferences
C. Interviewing parents teachers and community members to identify their attendance
obstacles and reduce them
D. Refusing to release students report cards unless parents attend conferences -
CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Interviewing parents teachers and community members to
identify their attendance obstacles and reduce them
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION
Students for whom English as a second language...
A,Typically have above average math skills
B. Have much lower IQ scores and students for whom English is the first language
C. Exhibit a range of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom
English is the first language
D. Can I be expected to read at grade level - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Exhibit a range
of IQ scores that is about the same as that of students for whom English is the first
language
Students with cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds that differ from the backgrounds
of the majority of the students at their schools will likely be affected in which of the
following ways?
A. They will have a different body of background knowledge than their fellow students
which may adversely affect their academic performance
B. They are more likely than their peers to need special education services
C. They will be less motivated than their peers because of a lack of parental interest in
their academic performance
D. Their overall academic performance will be reduced because their reading skills will
be below grade level - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. They will have a different body of
background knowledge than their fellow students which may adversely affect their
academic performance
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
ANSWERS-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
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 ANSWERS-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
ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-C. Reliability
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 ANSWERS-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 ANSWERS-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 determine whether or
not the student should receive more formal testing, the school social worker should...
A. Have the student complete a written self-assessment
B.Call the students parents into the school to interview them about the students
behavior at home
C. Ask the students teacher to complete an observation assessment during instruction
D. Visit the students classroom and personally conduct an observational assessment of
the students behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Visit the students classroom and
personally conduct an observational assessment of the students behavior
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 ANSWERS-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. I order to conduct an initial screening to determine whether or
not she should receive more formal testing the school social worker should...
A have a student write a written self assessment
, B. call the students parents to the school to Interview them about the student's behavior
at home
C. Ask the students teacher to complete an observational assessment during instruction
D. Visit the student's classroom and personally conduct an observational assessment of
the student's behavior. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Visit the student's classroom and
personally conduct an observational assessment of the student's behavior.
A norm referenced test would be most appropriate for...
A determining where a student stands in relation to her peers
B. Measuring a students ability to perform a specific academic task
C.Assessing a students mastery of an academic
D. Tracking the students improvement overtime in a specific area - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A. Determining where a student stands in relation to her peers
Which of the following competencies is not considered a traditional strengths based
assessment?
A. Interpersonal skills
B. School functioning
C. Intelligence
D. Affective strength - CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Intelligence
A school social worker has noted that money parents of students at his school are
hesitant to attend parent teacher conferences because they have limited English skills.
He has suggested that professional translator be hired but the request was denied due
to budget constraints. Which of the following approaches would be most effective for
increasing attendance at conferences?
A. Ask him bilingual students to translate at conferences
B. Asking bilingual community members to translate with parents consent
C. Requiring teachers to take weekly foreign language classes so that they can
communicate with parents
D. Scheduling conferences at students home so that parents will feel more comfortable
- CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Asking bilingual community members to translate with
parents content
A school social worker has learned that only 15% of students parents attended the most
recent parent teacher conferences at her school and she wants to design a plan to
increase attendance at future conferences. Which of the following would constitute the
most constructive step towards achieving this goal?
A. Holding a meeting with teachers to explain the importance of parents attending
conference
B. Sending a letter to parents explaining the benefits of attending conferences
C. Interviewing parents teachers and community members to identify their attendance
obstacles and reduce them
D. Refusing to release students report cards unless parents attend conferences -
CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Interviewing parents teachers and community members to
identify their attendance obstacles and reduce them
