TeXes SPED EC-12 161: Study Guide Exam
Questions with Confirmed Answers.
What is untrue about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA
What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers:
✔✔Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on basis of race, sex,
national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to person with disabilities in
employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services, and telecommunications.
If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more effectively by: (Skill 12.02) (EASY) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔Watching a DVD
What is true about IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law.
Autism is a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Distorted
relationships with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation.
Which of these factors relate to eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔A discrepancy between potential and performance
Which is an educational characteristic common to students with midl intellectual learning and
behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Require modification in classroom
instruction
In general, characteristics of learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔A
discrepancy between achievement and potential
Which of the following is true about autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔It is a separate
exceptionality category in IDEA
Exam with Answers.
,Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill 2.02) (EASY) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or other mode of
communication
The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might be placed and receive instruction is
that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Institutional setting
Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those who are physically
disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔ADA
Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation, generally have
academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which level of severity? (Skill 7.04)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Mild
One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to foster and create with the
student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Self-Advocacy
The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to the normal as possible
describes: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Normalization
John learns best through the auditory channel, so his teacher wants to reinforce his listening skills.
Through which of the following types of equipment would instruction be most effectively presented?
(Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔CD Player
The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation are likely to be
appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age. This means that the
teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Model desired
behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical environment when necessary.
The effective teacher varies her instructional presentations and response requirements depending
upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Student needs, The task at hand, & The learning
situation.
Exam with Answers.
,Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most effective with teenagers? (Skill 6.05)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Free Homework Pass
Which of the following is the first step you should take to prepare to teach preparation for social
situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Anticipate possible problems
_________________________ is a method used to increase student engaged learning time by having
students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Collaborative learning
Which of the following must be provided in a written notice to parents when proposing a child's
educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔A list of parental due process
safeguards
IEP's continue to have multiple sections; one section, present levels now addresses what? (Skill 6.10)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Academic achievement and functional performance
Social maturity may be evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers:
✔✔Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat for legitimate
authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment.
The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in and later reauthorized to
its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔1990 and 2004
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education and related services as? (Skill
6.03) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Public expenditure and standard to the state educational agency,
Provided in conformity with each student's individualized education program, if the program is
developed to meet requirements of the law, & Include preschool, elementary, and/or secondary
education in the state involved.
Which behavior would be expected at the mild level of emotional/behavioral disorders? (Skill 1.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Attention Seeking
Exam with Answers.
, The Key Math Diagnostic Arithmetic Test is an individually administered test of math skills. It is
comprised of fourteen subtests which are classified into the major math areas of content, operations,
and applications for which subtest scores are reported. The test manual describes the population
sample upon which the test was normed, and reports data pertaining to reliability and validity. In
addition, for each item in the test, a behavioral objective is presented. From the decryption, it can be
determined that this achievement test is: (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Individually
administered, Criterion-referenced, & Diagnostic.
A test, which measures students' skill development in academic content areas, is classified as an
_____________ test. (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Achievement
For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced test LEAST appropriate?(Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Individual Program Planning
For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced test MOST appropriate?(Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Screening, Program evaluation, & Making placement decisions
Which of the following statements about children with an emotional/ behavioral disorder is true?
(Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔They display poor social skills
As a separate exceptionality category in IDEA, autism: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Is
a developmental disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication
Echolalia is a characteristic of which disability? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Autism
All of the following are characteristics of a student who has an emotional disturbance: (Skill 1.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Highly disruptive to the classroom environment, Academic
difficulties, & Areas of talent overlooked by a teacher
According to IDEA 2004, the IEP team (ARD committee) is composed of: (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔The student's parents or guardians, a representative of the LEA, special
education teacher, general education teacher, a person knowledgeable in assessment (if assessment
information is reviewed), and related service providers.
Exam with Answers.
Questions with Confirmed Answers.
What is untrue about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔If reauthorized the discretionary programs of EHA
What is true about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers:
✔✔Signed into law same year as IDEA by President Bush, Protection to all people on basis of race, sex,
national origin, and religion, & It guarantees equal opportunities to person with disabilities in
employment, public accommodations, transportation, government services, and telecommunications.
If a student is predominately a visual learner, he may learn more effectively by: (Skill 12.02) (EASY) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔Watching a DVD
What is true about IDEA? In order to be eligible, a student must: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔Have a disability that fits into one of the categories listed in the law.
Autism is a disorder characterized by: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Distorted
relationships with others, perceptual anomalies, and self-stimulation.
Which of these factors relate to eligibility for learning disabilities? (Skill 2.04) (EASY) - Correct
Answers: ✔✔A discrepancy between potential and performance
Which is an educational characteristic common to students with midl intellectual learning and
behavioral disabilities? (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Require modification in classroom
instruction
In general, characteristics of learning disabilities include: (Skill 1.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔A
discrepancy between achievement and potential
Which of the following is true about autism? (Skill 1.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔It is a separate
exceptionality category in IDEA
Exam with Answers.
,Safeguards against bias and discrimination in the assessment of children include: (Skill 2.02) (EASY) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔The use of evaluative materials in the child's native language or other mode of
communication
The MOST RESTRICTIVE environment in which an individual might be placed and receive instruction is
that of: (Skill 3.06) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Institutional setting
Which legislation has forced public and private facilities to accommodate those who are physically
disabled? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔ADA
Students who receive special services in a regular classroom with consultation, generally have
academic and/ or social- interpersonal performance deficits at which level of severity? (Skill 7.04)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Mild
One of the most important goals of the special education teacher is to foster and create with the
student: (Skill 7.02) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Self-Advocacy
The opportunity for a student with a disability to attend a class as close to the normal as possible
describes: (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Normalization
John learns best through the auditory channel, so his teacher wants to reinforce his listening skills.
Through which of the following types of equipment would instruction be most effectively presented?
(Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔CD Player
The social skills of students in programs for children with mental retardation are likely to be
appropriate for children of their mental age, rather than their chronological age. This means that the
teacher will need to do all of the following: (Skill 5.08) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Model desired
behavior, Provide clear instructions, & Adjust the physical environment when necessary.
The effective teacher varies her instructional presentations and response requirements depending
upon: (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Student needs, The task at hand, & The learning
situation.
Exam with Answers.
,Which tangible reinforcer would Mr. Whiting find to be most effective with teenagers? (Skill 6.05)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Free Homework Pass
Which of the following is the first step you should take to prepare to teach preparation for social
situations? (Skill 6.05) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Anticipate possible problems
_________________________ is a method used to increase student engaged learning time by having
students teach other students. (Skill 5.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Collaborative learning
Which of the following must be provided in a written notice to parents when proposing a child's
educational placement? (Skill 6.03) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔A list of parental due process
safeguards
IEP's continue to have multiple sections; one section, present levels now addresses what? (Skill 6.10)
(EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Academic achievement and functional performance
Social maturity may be evidenced by the student's: (Skill 7.04) (EASY) - Correct Answers:
✔✔Recognition of rights and responsibilities (his own and others), Display of repeat for legitimate
authority figures, and Formulation of a valid moral judgment.
The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law in and later reauthorized to
its current in what years? (Skill 10.01) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔1990 and 2004
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) describes special education and related services as? (Skill
6.03) (EASY) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Public expenditure and standard to the state educational agency,
Provided in conformity with each student's individualized education program, if the program is
developed to meet requirements of the law, & Include preschool, elementary, and/or secondary
education in the state involved.
Which behavior would be expected at the mild level of emotional/behavioral disorders? (Skill 1.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Attention Seeking
Exam with Answers.
, The Key Math Diagnostic Arithmetic Test is an individually administered test of math skills. It is
comprised of fourteen subtests which are classified into the major math areas of content, operations,
and applications for which subtest scores are reported. The test manual describes the population
sample upon which the test was normed, and reports data pertaining to reliability and validity. In
addition, for each item in the test, a behavioral objective is presented. From the decryption, it can be
determined that this achievement test is: (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Individually
administered, Criterion-referenced, & Diagnostic.
A test, which measures students' skill development in academic content areas, is classified as an
_____________ test. (Skill 2.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Achievement
For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced test LEAST appropriate?(Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Individual Program Planning
For which of the following purposes is a norm-referenced test MOST appropriate?(Skill 2.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Screening, Program evaluation, & Making placement decisions
Which of the following statements about children with an emotional/ behavioral disorder is true?
(Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔They display poor social skills
As a separate exceptionality category in IDEA, autism: (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Is
a developmental disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication
Echolalia is a characteristic of which disability? (Skill 1.01) (AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Autism
All of the following are characteristics of a student who has an emotional disturbance: (Skill 1.01)
(AVERAGE) - Correct Answers: ✔✔Highly disruptive to the classroom environment, Academic
difficulties, & Areas of talent overlooked by a teacher
According to IDEA 2004, the IEP team (ARD committee) is composed of: (Skill 2.09) (AVERAGE) -
Correct Answers: ✔✔The student's parents or guardians, a representative of the LEA, special
education teacher, general education teacher, a person knowledgeable in assessment (if assessment
information is reviewed), and related service providers.
Exam with Answers.
