ASCA recommends which school-counselor-to-student ratio?
A: 1:150
B: 1:250
C: 1:500
D: 1:750 - ANSWER B: 1:250
ASCA recommends school counselors spend what percentage of their time delivering direct
and indirect services?
A: 50%
B: 60%
C: 70%
D: 80% - ANSWER D: 80%
Which of the following is a direct service?
A: Consultation with colleagues
B: Referrals to outside mental health providers
C: Setting personal goals with a student
D: Collaboration with parents - ANSWER C: Setting personal goals with a student
According to ASCA, what is an INAPPROPRIATE activity for a school counselor?
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,A: Individual student academic program planning
B: Performing disciplinary actions
C: Interpreting school records
D: Advocating for students at individual education plan meetings. - ANSWER B: Perform-
ing disciplinary actions
What is a benefit of developing specific national student standards for counseling programs?
A: They serve as a unifying foundation for school counseling programs
B: They provide more flexibility in defining the role of a school counselor.
C: They allow each school's counseling program to be unique
D: They take the place of a school-wide conversation about expectations for student success.
- ANSWER A: They serve as a unifying foundation for school counseling programs
ASCA National Standards identify and prioritize the specific ___________, __________, and
__________ that students should be able to demonstrate as a result of participating in a
school counseling program.
A: Attitudes, knowledge, and skills
B: Assumptions, behaviors, and abilities
C: Abilities, awareness, and behavior
D: Awareness, knowledge, and behavior - ANSWER A: Attitudes, knowledge, and skills
The ASCA National Student Standards guide the development of effective school counseling
programs around what three domains?
A: Academic, Career, and Personal/Social
B: Advocacy, Career, and Personal
C: Advocacy, Collaboration, and Prevention
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, D: Academic, Community and Persona/Social - ANSWER A: Academic, Career, and Per-
sonal/ Social
Going to school to learn is relatively new. Prior to what time period did children primarily
learn outside or at home?
A: Prior to 1600s
B: Prior to 1700s
C: Prior to 1800s
D: Prior to 1900s - ANSWER D: Prior to 1900s
What was the main goal of the Prussian Model of education?
A: To generate critical thinkers
B: To grow the imagination
C: To cultivate intellectual elite
D: To engrain obedience - ANSWER D: To engrain obedience
Which philosopher was responsible for the idea of universal, compulsory education in mod-
ern-day Germany
A: John Locke
B: Johann Fichte
C: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D: Horace Mann - ANSWER B: Johann Fichte
Which of the following IS NOT a likely reason for the quick acceptance of the Prussian model
in the United States?
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A: 1:150
B: 1:250
C: 1:500
D: 1:750 - ANSWER B: 1:250
ASCA recommends school counselors spend what percentage of their time delivering direct
and indirect services?
A: 50%
B: 60%
C: 70%
D: 80% - ANSWER D: 80%
Which of the following is a direct service?
A: Consultation with colleagues
B: Referrals to outside mental health providers
C: Setting personal goals with a student
D: Collaboration with parents - ANSWER C: Setting personal goals with a student
According to ASCA, what is an INAPPROPRIATE activity for a school counselor?
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,A: Individual student academic program planning
B: Performing disciplinary actions
C: Interpreting school records
D: Advocating for students at individual education plan meetings. - ANSWER B: Perform-
ing disciplinary actions
What is a benefit of developing specific national student standards for counseling programs?
A: They serve as a unifying foundation for school counseling programs
B: They provide more flexibility in defining the role of a school counselor.
C: They allow each school's counseling program to be unique
D: They take the place of a school-wide conversation about expectations for student success.
- ANSWER A: They serve as a unifying foundation for school counseling programs
ASCA National Standards identify and prioritize the specific ___________, __________, and
__________ that students should be able to demonstrate as a result of participating in a
school counseling program.
A: Attitudes, knowledge, and skills
B: Assumptions, behaviors, and abilities
C: Abilities, awareness, and behavior
D: Awareness, knowledge, and behavior - ANSWER A: Attitudes, knowledge, and skills
The ASCA National Student Standards guide the development of effective school counseling
programs around what three domains?
A: Academic, Career, and Personal/Social
B: Advocacy, Career, and Personal
C: Advocacy, Collaboration, and Prevention
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, D: Academic, Community and Persona/Social - ANSWER A: Academic, Career, and Per-
sonal/ Social
Going to school to learn is relatively new. Prior to what time period did children primarily
learn outside or at home?
A: Prior to 1600s
B: Prior to 1700s
C: Prior to 1800s
D: Prior to 1900s - ANSWER D: Prior to 1900s
What was the main goal of the Prussian Model of education?
A: To generate critical thinkers
B: To grow the imagination
C: To cultivate intellectual elite
D: To engrain obedience - ANSWER D: To engrain obedience
Which philosopher was responsible for the idea of universal, compulsory education in mod-
ern-day Germany
A: John Locke
B: Johann Fichte
C: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D: Horace Mann - ANSWER B: Johann Fichte
Which of the following IS NOT a likely reason for the quick acceptance of the Prussian model
in the United States?
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