Texas 152 - School Counseling Exam

Texas 152 - School Counseling Exam

Developmental Psychology studies: - the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

Cognitive Skills Include - Reasoning

Ignoring cultural influences in the classroom causes: - Communication issues, inhibits learning, increases behavior problems

Behavior patterns that might lead to problems include: - Regular participation in dangerous activities

The IEP includes: - Written evaluation

medical history interviews

Students should be classified as learning disabled when the following is present - The student has been tested for disabilities

Benefits of a sound guidance and counseling program include: - Stakeholders have a better understanding of goals

What is one downside to using the 4-point Likert-type scale? - It forces a student to choose either positive or negatively

Communication and conflict resolution can be taught most effectively in what type of setting - Primary prevention group

What is the goal of the IEP? - To devise a child's plan for the child's education

What is normally included in the identification process for a gifted child? - Test Scores, Parental Recommendations, Teacher Recommendation.

What is the normal part of a child's IEP? - Transitional Planning, Parental Support and Counseling, and a Statement of how progress toward goals will be measured and by whom.

Which of the following is true of 'Response to Intervention' (RTI)? - It involves using curriculum based probes

What are the statements in the special requirements expressed in federal legislation? - All children must be given a free and appropriate education, Special educational programs can start at birth and extend to age 21, and Placement decisions should be made in consultation with the child's parents.

What was the first American federal law to address the needs of children with disabilities? - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Texas 152 - School Counseling Exam

What are requirements under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act? - All school counseling offices must be accessible to children in wheelchairs All common areas of the school must be accessible including stadiums and cafeterias, and libraries and shelved materials.School bus's for children with disabilities must provide lifts for wheelchairs.

Which of the following statements is true of the statistical term, "mean?" - It is the arithmetic center point in a data set

Which of the following statements best describes reliability? - The stability and consistency of a test

What are the source of error that lowers test reliability? - If the test has too many hard questions, If the teacher changes the test's directions to help students, and if the test is too easy

How does the ACT differ from the SAT II? - The ACT is designed to provide guidance and planning information to future college students

Which of the following statements best defines "True Score" on any test? - It equals an observed score plus or minus some amount of error

At what grade level do all public school children first face high-stakes testing under our current federal mandates? - Third Grade

Which of the following is true of the relationship between gender and test scores? - Boys tend to guess more frequently than is true of girls.

The 1972 Education Amendment known as Title IX did many things. What did amendment do? - Required colleges and public school programs to offer equality in athletic scholarship opportunities to boys and girl athletes The rules require equality in athletic opportunity including travel and uniform budgets.

What are social promotions in public schools? - It is a policy of moving students along to the next grade so they stay with the correct age cohort group It ended with federal requirements for standards-based education Low performing students can spend three years in the same grade level

By the high school years the parental attitude toward education has little impact of the child's eventual educational attainment. - False

Rather than rely on memory, school counselors should write out detailed notes to use during a parent-counselor conference. - False

Texas 152 - School Counseling Exam

Parental engagement involves both school-based activities and how the parent encourages their child to learn when at home. - True

The majority of parents attend scheduled parent-teacher conferences. - True

The best thing a parent can do for a child's academic development is to provide a positive academic role model. - True

Just over half of all parents check their child's homework on a regular basis. - False

Reduced cost school lunches for poor children cost $1.00 per day. - False- The price for a reduced-cost lunch is $0.50 per day.

The average American public school child receives 1,000 hours of classroom instruction per year. - True

School counselors can assist school-wide reform efforts by facilitating the group process of working committees. - True

How many times before the age of 50 does the average American change jobs? - 11

How many times in a lifetime does the average American worker change careers requiring a complete overhaul with retraining in new skills? - 3

What are issue that school counselors need to address when doing career counseling?

• Developmental aspect of how career and vocational preferences arise

Personality development associated with career awareness Pattern of abilities and aptitudes of the individual

What are some statements about career development during the preschool years? - It begins with work fantasies Work fantasies are shaped by the media environment Work fantasies are heroic and or stereotyped

Which statement is true regarding the development of career awareness in the middle school years? - Students with part-time employment achieve a level of cognitive reality that helps in career awareness.

Which of the following pairs of career clusters are opposites in the system proposed by John Holland? - Conventional; Artistic

Which vocational psychologist and theorist was first to provide a life-span, life-space model for each individual's career path and development? - Donald E. Super

To eventually make a serious commitment to a vocation the individual experiences growth in four dimensions. What are those four dimensions? - Circumscription

Texas 152 - School Counseling Exam

Accommodation Compromise Self-directed exploration

What career-counseling method surveys students as to the possible career choices that seem plausible, and also asks which employment categories are wrong and even threatening for the student-client? - Possible-self

Which of the following published career development and exploration systems is classified as a 4th generation approach to the tasks involved in career guidance with school students? - Kuder Career Planning System

Since 1965 all educational agencies receiving federal funding are required to conduct systematic program evaluations. - True

What is Individual Planning? - Consists of planned and counselor directed activities that help all students plan, monitor, and manage their own learning as well as their personal and career development

In Individual Planning, what is the emphasis at the elementary level? - 1) Themselves 2) World of Work 3) Transitioning

With Individual Planning what is the emphasis at the middle school level? - 1) More in depth exploration 2) Gathering information 3) Personal Plans of Study 4) Transitioning

In High School what is emphasized in individual planning at this level? - 1) Apply what they have learned about themselves and career paths of interest 2) Review and modify Personal Plans of Study 3) Transitioning

What is System Support? - The administration and management activities of a district's comprehensive guidance and counseling program and activities that support other educational programs

System Support is: - Program Management

Fair-Share Responsibilities Professional Development Committee Participation Community Outreach

The critical importance of the therapeutic alliance in positive therapeutic outcome; - The therapeutic alliance is the single most important factor to client success. It includes: