SPED 5313 MODULE 1 EXAM REVIEW GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
● Three -term Contingency. Answer: Antecedent + Behavior +
Consequence
● Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Answer: Law
regarding the education of children with disabilities. Reauthorization of
PL 94-142
● Remedial. Answer: Special Education that attempts to eliminate the
effects of a disability through instruction
● Due Process. Answer: Schools must protect the rights of students with
disabilities. Principle of IDEA.
● Explicit Instruction. Answer: Carefully planned, clear and direct
teaching with systematic feedback.
● Learning Disability (LD). Answer: A significant discrepancy between
general ability and achievement that requires special education services.
,● Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Answer: A systematic approach to
teaching based on scientifically demonstrated principles that describe
how the environment affects learning.
● Present Levels of Performance (PLOP). Answer: Component of the
IEP that tells how a student is currently preforming.
● Objectives and Benchmarks. Answer: Component of the IEP that lists
the steps towards reaching an annual goal.
● Active Student Response (ASR). Answer: An observable student
response made to an instructional antecedent.
● Compensatory. Answer: Special Education that teaches the use of
skills or devices that enable successful functioning in spite of a
disability.
● Early Intervention. Answer: A wide variety of educational and family
services that support early childhood development.
● Transition Component. Answer: Portion of an IEP that focuses on
secondary curriculum and planning related to post secondary success.
● Siz Principles of IDEA. Answer: zero reject, nondiscriminatory
identification and evaluation, free appropriate public education, least
, restrictive environment, due process safeguards, and shared decision
making
● Related Services. Answer: Special transportations, counseling, or
speech, physical, and occupational therapy required to meet a student's
IEP goals.
● Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children vs. Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, 1972 (PARC vs Pennsylvania). Answer: Court ruled
that children were entitled to receive free public education; parents had
the right to be notified before any change in educational program or
placement. Equal protection.
● Exceptional Children. Answer: Differ from the norm (either above or
below) to such an extent that they require an individualized program of
special education.
● Punishment. Answer: Future occurrences of behavior decreases
● Reinforcement. Answer: Future occurrences of behavior increases
● Individualized Education Program (IEP). Answer: A written legal
document that specifies a students goals, services, and learning
environments.
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
● Three -term Contingency. Answer: Antecedent + Behavior +
Consequence
● Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Answer: Law
regarding the education of children with disabilities. Reauthorization of
PL 94-142
● Remedial. Answer: Special Education that attempts to eliminate the
effects of a disability through instruction
● Due Process. Answer: Schools must protect the rights of students with
disabilities. Principle of IDEA.
● Explicit Instruction. Answer: Carefully planned, clear and direct
teaching with systematic feedback.
● Learning Disability (LD). Answer: A significant discrepancy between
general ability and achievement that requires special education services.
,● Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Answer: A systematic approach to
teaching based on scientifically demonstrated principles that describe
how the environment affects learning.
● Present Levels of Performance (PLOP). Answer: Component of the
IEP that tells how a student is currently preforming.
● Objectives and Benchmarks. Answer: Component of the IEP that lists
the steps towards reaching an annual goal.
● Active Student Response (ASR). Answer: An observable student
response made to an instructional antecedent.
● Compensatory. Answer: Special Education that teaches the use of
skills or devices that enable successful functioning in spite of a
disability.
● Early Intervention. Answer: A wide variety of educational and family
services that support early childhood development.
● Transition Component. Answer: Portion of an IEP that focuses on
secondary curriculum and planning related to post secondary success.
● Siz Principles of IDEA. Answer: zero reject, nondiscriminatory
identification and evaluation, free appropriate public education, least
, restrictive environment, due process safeguards, and shared decision
making
● Related Services. Answer: Special transportations, counseling, or
speech, physical, and occupational therapy required to meet a student's
IEP goals.
● Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children vs. Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, 1972 (PARC vs Pennsylvania). Answer: Court ruled
that children were entitled to receive free public education; parents had
the right to be notified before any change in educational program or
placement. Equal protection.
● Exceptional Children. Answer: Differ from the norm (either above or
below) to such an extent that they require an individualized program of
special education.
● Punishment. Answer: Future occurrences of behavior decreases
● Reinforcement. Answer: Future occurrences of behavior increases
● Individualized Education Program (IEP). Answer: A written legal
document that specifies a students goals, services, and learning
environments.
