GACE STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS 2025/2026
Project-based learning - ANSWERSStudent-centered pedagogy in which students actively
explore real-world challenges. Content can be personalized for diverse learners.
Provide periodic review of lessons - ANSWERSHow can teachers best help students with
intellectual disabilities retain previously acquired skills?
Word-attack skills - ANSWERSThe set of skills a student uses to recognize and understand words
(e.g. context clues, visual recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning when the classroom situation & the new
situation are similar; i.e. authentic assignments) - ANSWERSTo help students transfer learned
skills to new situations, teachers should make the learning situation and the opportunity to
apply the skill as ____________________ as possible.
A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing loss that affects the student's
educational performance but is not included under the definition of deafness. - ANSWERSWhat
is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
Curriculum-Based Assessment - ANSWERSA method of monitoring student educational progress
through direct assessment of academic skills.
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives - ANSWERSWhich of the following is an example of a
curriculum-based assessment?
A. Using RTI to compare student performance
B. IQ test scores
,C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives
D. Standardized testing
Assessment in the student's native language - ANSWERSFor a bilingual student, what type of
extra assessment is necessary to determine baseline skills?
Heterogeneous grouping - ANSWERSForming groups of students with diverse abilities (helpful
for students with special needs to be included with stronger peers)
Homogeneous grouping - ANSWERSForming groups of students with similar abilities (does not
promote inclusion)
C. phonics and word recognition - ANSWERSStudents with learning disabilities benefit from a
whole-language approach in combination with direct instruction in:
A. auditory comprehension
B. visual-motor integration
C. phonics and word recognition
D. visual memory skills
D. provide technology software for home use - ANSWERSIn order to promote successful use of
assistive technology, teachers should try to _____________ whenever possible.
A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
B. limit work that does not use the technology
C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
Stanine (STAndard NINE) - ANSWERSA method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard
scale with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
, 5 - Average
1 - Lowest
9 - Highest - ANSWERSWhat Stanine score indicates an average skill level?
What is the lowest possible Stanine score?
What is the highest possible Stanine score?
Grade-equivalent score - ANSWERSType of scoring that represents the grade level and month of
the typical (median; 50th percentile) score for students.
A grade-equivalent score of 4.2 indicates a score that the typical student would earn in the
second month of 4th grade. - ANSWERSExplain what a grade-equivalent score of 4.2 means.
Remedial instruction - ANSWERSOne-on-one or small group instruction that focuses on the
needs of the individual student.
Compensatory approach - ANSWERSInstructional approach that looks for ways to build on a
student's strengths and work around weaknesses when remedial instruction has not made the
desired progress.
Metacognitive strategy - ANSWERSInstructional approach used to help students understand the
way they learn and allow students to think about their thinking.
& ANSWERS 2025/2026
Project-based learning - ANSWERSStudent-centered pedagogy in which students actively
explore real-world challenges. Content can be personalized for diverse learners.
Provide periodic review of lessons - ANSWERSHow can teachers best help students with
intellectual disabilities retain previously acquired skills?
Word-attack skills - ANSWERSThe set of skills a student uses to recognize and understand words
(e.g. context clues, visual recognition strategies, decoding, sounding out, etc.).
Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning when the classroom situation & the new
situation are similar; i.e. authentic assignments) - ANSWERSTo help students transfer learned
skills to new situations, teachers should make the learning situation and the opportunity to
apply the skill as ____________________ as possible.
A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing loss that affects the student's
educational performance but is not included under the definition of deafness. - ANSWERSWhat
is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
Curriculum-Based Assessment - ANSWERSA method of monitoring student educational progress
through direct assessment of academic skills.
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives - ANSWERSWhich of the following is an example of a
curriculum-based assessment?
A. Using RTI to compare student performance
B. IQ test scores
,C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives
D. Standardized testing
Assessment in the student's native language - ANSWERSFor a bilingual student, what type of
extra assessment is necessary to determine baseline skills?
Heterogeneous grouping - ANSWERSForming groups of students with diverse abilities (helpful
for students with special needs to be included with stronger peers)
Homogeneous grouping - ANSWERSForming groups of students with similar abilities (does not
promote inclusion)
C. phonics and word recognition - ANSWERSStudents with learning disabilities benefit from a
whole-language approach in combination with direct instruction in:
A. auditory comprehension
B. visual-motor integration
C. phonics and word recognition
D. visual memory skills
D. provide technology software for home use - ANSWERSIn order to promote successful use of
assistive technology, teachers should try to _____________ whenever possible.
A. provide homework that utilizes the technology
B. limit work that does not use the technology
C. allow the entire class to use the same technology
D. provide technology software for home use
Stanine (STAndard NINE) - ANSWERSA method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard
scale with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
, 5 - Average
1 - Lowest
9 - Highest - ANSWERSWhat Stanine score indicates an average skill level?
What is the lowest possible Stanine score?
What is the highest possible Stanine score?
Grade-equivalent score - ANSWERSType of scoring that represents the grade level and month of
the typical (median; 50th percentile) score for students.
A grade-equivalent score of 4.2 indicates a score that the typical student would earn in the
second month of 4th grade. - ANSWERSExplain what a grade-equivalent score of 4.2 means.
Remedial instruction - ANSWERSOne-on-one or small group instruction that focuses on the
needs of the individual student.
Compensatory approach - ANSWERSInstructional approach that looks for ways to build on a
student's strengths and work around weaknesses when remedial instruction has not made the
desired progress.
Metacognitive strategy - ANSWERSInstructional approach used to help students understand the
way they learn and allow students to think about their thinking.
