NES SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICE TEST
In general, which of the following would be the most effective way for an elementary
school special education teacher to establish regular communications with each
student's parents/guardians? - Answer -Obtaining parental consent for individual
notebooks in which the teacher and parents/guardians can write updates, questions,
and comments.
The student's parents voice concerns to the special education teacher about how their
daughter's ASD is affecting their home life. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate recommendation for the teacher to give in this situation? - Answer -
"Consider joining a local support group for families of children diagnosed with ASD"
Which of the following strategies would provide a special educator with the most
objective method for analyzing their instructional effectiveness? - Answer -Videotaping
a lesson and critiquing it using a checklist.
Which of the following strategies would likely be the most effective for helping a special
educator evaluate their own long-term professional growth? - Answer -Maintaining a
teaching portfolio (samples of student work, administrative observations, self-
reflections).
Which of the following activities would likely be the most effective for helping special
education teachers begin to identify their own cultural biases? - Answer -Tracing their
own backgrounds, values, and traditions.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in
adolescence or early childhood? - Answer -Muscular dystrophy
Which of the following gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? - Answer -
Jumping forward, taking off landing with two feet.
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence? - Answer -Understanding that the perspective of others may be
influenced by their background or circumstances.
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct and evaluation of a kindergarten
student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior assessment would provide
the teacher with information about: - Answer -the student's self-help and social skills.
A special education teacher will be participating in a functional behavioral assessment
(FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in class. Which of the
following is the first step in conducting an FBA? - Answer -Describe the student's
behavior in concise, observation based terms.
In general, which of the following would be the most effective way for an elementary
school special education teacher to establish regular communications with each
student's parents/guardians? - Answer -Obtaining parental consent for individual
notebooks in which the teacher and parents/guardians can write updates, questions,
and comments.
The student's parents voice concerns to the special education teacher about how their
daughter's ASD is affecting their home life. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate recommendation for the teacher to give in this situation? - Answer -
"Consider joining a local support group for families of children diagnosed with ASD"
Which of the following strategies would provide a special educator with the most
objective method for analyzing their instructional effectiveness? - Answer -Videotaping
a lesson and critiquing it using a checklist.
Which of the following strategies would likely be the most effective for helping a special
educator evaluate their own long-term professional growth? - Answer -Maintaining a
teaching portfolio (samples of student work, administrative observations, self-
reflections).
Which of the following activities would likely be the most effective for helping special
education teachers begin to identify their own cultural biases? - Answer -Tracing their
own backgrounds, values, and traditions.
Which of the following disabilities is degenerative and often leads to death in
adolescence or early childhood? - Answer -Muscular dystrophy
Which of the following gross-motor skills do children typically develop last? - Answer -
Jumping forward, taking off landing with two feet.
Which of the following social/emotional abilities typically appears for the first time during
adolescence? - Answer -Understanding that the perspective of others may be
influenced by their background or circumstances.
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct and evaluation of a kindergarten
student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior assessment would provide
the teacher with information about: - Answer -the student's self-help and social skills.
A special education teacher will be participating in a functional behavioral assessment
(FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in class. Which of the
following is the first step in conducting an FBA? - Answer -Describe the student's
behavior in concise, observation based terms.
