(BOAS) DCF EXAM: DCF BEHAVIORAL
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING,
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Sound screening tools are - CORRECT ANSWERS- - reliable
- valid
- free of bias
Screening - CORRECT ANSWERS- Means an instrument intended
to identity and monitor normal development or possible
developmental delay. Screening programs are not diagnostic, and
are not based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum.
Developmental screening - CORRECT ANSWERS- - the screening
process can not confirm a disability
- screening helps to identify children that could be benefit from
childhood intervention programs
- most screening instruments are divided into the categories of
physical, cognitive, language, and social/emotional
- the social/ emotional developmental domain is more difficult to
test
, The main purpose if any good screening tool - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Is to identify children who are in need of further
evaluation to determine whether they are candidates for early
intervention services
• screening program should be:
- easily
- accurately
- affordable
Screening programs - CORRECT ANSWERS- - developmental
screening instruments: focuses on observation and provides initial
information that can facilitate learning
- achievement tests: measure knowledge or skills a child has
learned
- social-emotional/ behavioral screening tests: brief test that
target social-emotional issues
- readiness test: brief achievement test geared to show whether a
child is ready to benefit from a specific program
- instructional assessments: based on children's work in the
classroom
6 common elements of screening instruments - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 1. A record keeping system
2. Information sheets
3. Questions
4. Scoring sheets
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING,
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Sound screening tools are - CORRECT ANSWERS- - reliable
- valid
- free of bias
Screening - CORRECT ANSWERS- Means an instrument intended
to identity and monitor normal development or possible
developmental delay. Screening programs are not diagnostic, and
are not based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum.
Developmental screening - CORRECT ANSWERS- - the screening
process can not confirm a disability
- screening helps to identify children that could be benefit from
childhood intervention programs
- most screening instruments are divided into the categories of
physical, cognitive, language, and social/emotional
- the social/ emotional developmental domain is more difficult to
test
, The main purpose if any good screening tool - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Is to identify children who are in need of further
evaluation to determine whether they are candidates for early
intervention services
• screening program should be:
- easily
- accurately
- affordable
Screening programs - CORRECT ANSWERS- - developmental
screening instruments: focuses on observation and provides initial
information that can facilitate learning
- achievement tests: measure knowledge or skills a child has
learned
- social-emotional/ behavioral screening tests: brief test that
target social-emotional issues
- readiness test: brief achievement test geared to show whether a
child is ready to benefit from a specific program
- instructional assessments: based on children's work in the
classroom
6 common elements of screening instruments - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 1. A record keeping system
2. Information sheets
3. Questions
4. Scoring sheets
