Test 1

Which learning strategy would be best suited to students in intermediate grades?
A. asking students to complete a worksheet containing 100 two- or three-digit multiplication problems in small groups
B. asking students to explain the steps taken in solving a two- or three-digit multiplication problem
C. asking students to solve two- or three-digit multiplication problems at the chalkboard without discussion
D. asking students to complete a two- or three-digit multiplication worksheet alone at their desks
B.
asking students to explain the steps taken in solving a two- or three-digit multiplication problem

When determining the appropriateness of instructional materials, which criterion is most critical to improving statewide assessment scores?

A. cultural diversity representation
B. appeal to students and teachers
C. reading level
D. alignment with standards
D.
alignment with standards

Joe is an 8th-grade student who has learning disabilities in writing and reading. He is in a regular 8th-grade class taught by a language arts teacher and an ESE teacher. Joe's IEP calls for modifications and accommodations for his daily school routine and when he takes statewide and districtwide tests. Which of the following is an example of an appropriate accommodation that could be included in Joe's IEP?
A. Joe will speak his answers to an essay test rather than writing them down.
B. Joe will use a peer coach during testing sessions.
C. Joe will use the 5th-grade textbook and a modified, limited curriculum.
D. Joe will be exempt from norm-referenced tests.
A.
Joe will speak his answers to an essay test rather than writing them down

At a school site, four black students were huddled together; one student had money in his hand and another student had his hand in his pocket. In the 1997 court case of A.S. v. State of Florida, 1997, the court ruled that the situation did not provide reasonable suspicion. The federal statute argued in this case was?
A. the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as it relates to the removal or expulsion
of special education students.
B. the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of
expression.
C. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits federally funded programs from
discriminating on the basis of race or national origin.
D. the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guards against unreasonable
searches and seizures.
D.
the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guards against unreasonable
searches and seizures

A new principal has just been appointed at a high school and has been advised by the district office that in the past, the school improvement plan did not include professional development for teachers. Identify the most useful information the principal and the SAC should consider in developing a new school improvement plan?
A. information on successful previous
professional development offerings
B. analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data
C. informal survey of teachers' interests
D. assessment of students' needs
B. analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data
B.
analysis of classroom-level student
achievement data