A junior high social studies teacher wants to know if his students understand at a higher order ...

A junior high social studies teacher wants to know if his students understand at a higher order level of thinking the differences in presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt's political beliefs.
 
  The teacher holds a mock debate between two people pretending to be Theodore and Franklin. The students are expected to answer as if they were the former presidents. Which guideline for creating performance assessments was most likely followed?
  a. The task maximized the ability to generalize the results
  b. The task reflects essential skills
  c. The task measures skills that are teachable
  d. The task provides a direct assessment of the targeted educational objectives

Q. 2

The statement that best describes the person who claims to be color blind, that is, sees no relationship between or among the races is
 
  a. A racists
  b. Hasn't interacted with people from different cultures
  c. Ignores his experiences
  d. Is in the earliest stage of becoming culturally competent

Q. 3

As a result of recent developments in technology, counselor education faculty are advised to
 
  a. teach students how to use digital videorecording equipment to record their practice counseling sessions
  b. teach some courses over the Internet
  c. emphasize confidentiality of audo- and videotaped counseling sessions of student interns
  d. require students to have university e-mail accounts
  e. develop and publish policies regarding student conduct on social networking sites

Q. 4

When making inferences about a client's psychological well-being, ethical counselors should
 
  a) Take into account multiple cultural factors that could impact assessment results
  b) Take into account how clients' age and gender but not race, ethnicity or sexual orientation may affect assessment results
  c) Remain objective and only consider the client's behavior during the assessment as the only relevant information.
  d) Only assess clients who have a similar multi-cultural background

Q. 5

A third grade teacher wants to know if her students are learning to add and subtract and can apply them in different situations.
 
  The teacher created a mock grocery store and students figured out how much they could buy given the amount on their mock paycheck. Which guideline did this teacher most likely follow?
  a. The task maximized the capability to generalize the results
  b. The task encompassed more than one learning objective
  c. The task was fair to all students
  d. The task could be assessed given the time and resources available

Q. 6

The ____________ the reliability of a test, the ____________ the standard error of measurement (SEM).
 
  a. greater; smaller
  b. smaller; smaller
  c. greater; greater
  d. smaller; greater

Q. 7

A counselor has the responsibility to
 
  A. make good career choices for students.
  B. assist students to turn data into information that helps with decision making.
  C. develop standards of quality for occupational information.
  D. read and summarize information for students.

Q. 8

The program accreditation standards for school psychologist and counselors both address consultation. The emphasis in both sets of standards seems to be on
 
  a. Skills
  b. Cultural competence
  c. Knowledge
  d. None of the above