My School Psychology Praxis Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

My School Psychology Praxis Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions 4 levels of data-based decision making - Correct Answer️️ -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 Answer️️ -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 Answer️️ -1. background information 2. interviews 3. observations Advantages and limitations of structured interviews - Correct Answer️️ -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 Answer️️ -Based on the assumption that conversational style helps to put the student at ease. Less structure more that will share Advantage - adapted to the needs of the interviewee Limitation - child responses can be hard to interpret -can't be compared to norms Semi-structured - Correct Answer️️ -combine the best features of both. This allows of flexibility and follow-up questions whole-interval recording - Correct Answer️️ -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 Answer️️ -record the number of behaviors that occurred during a specific period Duration recording - Correct Answer️️ -length of time specific period lasts Latency recording - Correct Answer️️ -time between onset of stimulus or signal that imitates a specific behavior Time sampling interval recording - Correct Answer️️ -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 Answer️️ -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 Momentary time sampling - Correct Answer️️ -Scored as present or absent only during the moment that a timed interval begins. it is the lasted biased estimate of behavior as it actually occurs Purpose of universal screening - Correct Answer️️ -1. Broad: determine if need for modifications for: - core curriculum -instruction -general education environment 2. Narrow identify specific student that need more support Benefits and limitations of universal screening - Correct Answer️️ -Benefits -Cost effective -Time efficient -Easy to administer Limitations misclassifying some students when using the screening tool Least dangerous assumption - Correct Answer️️ -better to have treat f