My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
4 levels of data-based decision making -
correct answer ✅1. background data collection and problem
identification level
2. Screening level
3. process monitoring and RTI level
Formal assessment level (special education evaluation )
What is data needed for? -
correct answer ✅1. identify the problem and plan interventions
2. increase or decrease levels of intervention
3. help determine whether interventions are implemented with
fidelity
4. decide whether interventions are related to positive student
outcomes (effective)
5. plan individualized instruction and strategic long-term
educational planning
Name initial data collection sources -
correct answer ✅1. background information
2. interviews
3. observations
,My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Advantages and limitations of structured interviews -
correct answer ✅More standardized and formal. The same
questions are given to each child
Advantage
-high validity and reliability
-comparisons across populations
-indicates the presence or absense of a problem, not level of
functioning
Limitation
-unable to modify questions to needs of the interviewee
-interview must follow a strict format and administration
Advantages and limitations of unstructured interviews -
correct answer ✅Based on the assumption that conversational
style helps to put the student at ease. Less structure more that will
share
Advantage
,My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
- adapted to the needs of the interviewee
Limitation
- child responses can be hard to interpret
-can't be compared to norms
Semi-structured -
correct answer ✅combine the best features of both. This allows of
flexibility and follow-up questions
whole-interval recording -
correct answer ✅behavior only recored when occurs during the
ENTIRE time interval (good for continuous behaviors or behaviors
that occur in short duration)
Frequency or event recording -
correct answer ✅record the number of behaviors that occurred
during a specific period
Duration recording -
correct answer ✅length of time specific period lasts
, My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Latency recording -
correct answer ✅time between onset of stimulus or signal that
imitates a specific behavior
Time sampling interval recording -
correct answer ✅select a time period for the observation, divide
period into a number of equal intervals and record whether or not
behavior occurs.
Effective when the beginning and end of behavior is difficult to
determine or when only a brief period of time is available for
observations
Partial- interval recording -
correct answer ✅scored if it occurs at any part of the time interval.
Multiple episodes of behavior in a single time interval are counted
as one score or mark.
Effective when behaviors occur at a relatively low rate or for
inconsistent duration
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
4 levels of data-based decision making -
correct answer ✅1. background data collection and problem
identification level
2. Screening level
3. process monitoring and RTI level
Formal assessment level (special education evaluation )
What is data needed for? -
correct answer ✅1. identify the problem and plan interventions
2. increase or decrease levels of intervention
3. help determine whether interventions are implemented with
fidelity
4. decide whether interventions are related to positive student
outcomes (effective)
5. plan individualized instruction and strategic long-term
educational planning
Name initial data collection sources -
correct answer ✅1. background information
2. interviews
3. observations
,My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Advantages and limitations of structured interviews -
correct answer ✅More standardized and formal. The same
questions are given to each child
Advantage
-high validity and reliability
-comparisons across populations
-indicates the presence or absense of a problem, not level of
functioning
Limitation
-unable to modify questions to needs of the interviewee
-interview must follow a strict format and administration
Advantages and limitations of unstructured interviews -
correct answer ✅Based on the assumption that conversational
style helps to put the student at ease. Less structure more that will
share
Advantage
,My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
- adapted to the needs of the interviewee
Limitation
- child responses can be hard to interpret
-can't be compared to norms
Semi-structured -
correct answer ✅combine the best features of both. This allows of
flexibility and follow-up questions
whole-interval recording -
correct answer ✅behavior only recored when occurs during the
ENTIRE time interval (good for continuous behaviors or behaviors
that occur in short duration)
Frequency or event recording -
correct answer ✅record the number of behaviors that occurred
during a specific period
Duration recording -
correct answer ✅length of time specific period lasts
, My School Psychology Praxis Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Latency recording -
correct answer ✅time between onset of stimulus or signal that
imitates a specific behavior
Time sampling interval recording -
correct answer ✅select a time period for the observation, divide
period into a number of equal intervals and record whether or not
behavior occurs.
Effective when the beginning and end of behavior is difficult to
determine or when only a brief period of time is available for
observations
Partial- interval recording -
correct answer ✅scored if it occurs at any part of the time interval.
Multiple episodes of behavior in a single time interval are counted
as one score or mark.
Effective when behaviors occur at a relatively low rate or for
inconsistent duration
