According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the greatest ...

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the greatest
  difficulty reported by novice practitioners (teachers) is:
 
  a. lack of parental involvement
  b. shortage of evidence-based practices
  c. classroom management
  d. lack of teaching materials and resources

Ques. 2

A student is struggling with the test items being administered. The evaluator could say
 
  A. You're doing such a great job Keep up the good work.
  B. I know that you are trying hard.
  C. I have to keep testing you until you get five wrong in a row.
  D. Good answer even when the answer is incorrect.

Ques. 3

The two early childhood organizations described in the book, including their ethical codes and standards
  related to behavior, are:
 
  a. the International Early Educators Association and the Child Development Association
  b. the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders and the Council for Exceptional Children
  c. the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Division for Early
  Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
  d. the Learning Alliance and the American Federation of Early Teachers

Ques. 4

A special education teacher is asked to administer a new assessment instrument that has been ordered by the district. This teacher has never administered this instrument before despite having a good, solid background in educational assessment. S/he should
 
  A. refuse to do the assessment on ethical grounds.
  B. practice on special education students.
  C. read the test manual thoroughly and carefully review the test items prior to its administration.
  D. administer the test only after attending a workshop on the new instrument.

Ques. 5

It is important for a teacher (or future teacher) of school-aged children and youth with challenging behavior
  to know something about early intervention and prevention because:
 
  a. some students might be functioning at a preschool level
  b. early experiences and social/emotional development are relevant to later behavior in school and
  lack of intervention may cause more chronic and severe challenging behavior in later years
  c. a teacher might end up taking a position as a preschool teacher
  d. early diagnoses of disabilities, such as autism, will eliminate the need for later intervention and
  service provision

Ques. 6

Despite all of the research to identify the etiology of ADHD, it appears that the most likely and defensible cause is in the area of:
 
  a. Family factors
  b. Neurobiology of the child
  c. Environmental factors
  d. Nutritional Habits of the child
  e. Lead poisoning

Ques. 7

Which of the following is true regarding formative evaluation?
 
  a. it reduces the chances that students will be subjected to ineffective or unnecessarily aversive procedures
  b. it must always be based on a school-approved form
  c. it is conducted after instruction is completed
  d. it is a type of social validation
  e. it is used to assess interobserver agreement

Ques. 8

The Council for Children with Behavior Disorders in 2008 provided a document that focused on si
  principles that school districts should keep in mind when applying response to intervention (RTI) as it
  relates to children with behavioral issues. Those six principles include:
 
  a. scientifically based interventions; integration of RTI and PBS
  b. RTI should not delay referral; the use of functional behavior assessment and intervention planning
  c. educator training in scientifically-based interventions; parents should be actively involved
  d. all of the above are among the six principles

Ques. 9

Which of these procedures is useful in conducting formative evaluations?
 
  a. graph
  b. chart
  c. data-based decision making
  d. single-subject research design
  e. all of the above