GACE Special Education
General Curriculum Study
Guide | Exam Prep,
Practice Questions &
Review
|Guaranteed success|
, Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning To help students transfer learned skills to new situations, teachers should make
when the classroom situation & the new situation are the learning situation and the opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as
similar; i.e. authentic assignments) possible.
A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing What is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
loss that affects the student's educational performance
but is not included under the definition of deafness.
Curriculum-Based Assessment A method of monitoring student educational progress through direct
assessment of academic skills.
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives Which 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 For a bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is necessary to
determine baseline skills?
Heterogeneous grouping Forming groups of students with diverse abilities (helpful for students with
special needs to be included with stronger peers)
Homogeneous grouping Forming groups of students with similar abilities (does not promote inclusion)
C. phonics and word recognition Students 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 In 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) A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of
five and a standard deviation of two.
General Curriculum Study
Guide | Exam Prep,
Practice Questions &
Review
|Guaranteed success|
, Similar (students are more likely to transfer learning To help students transfer learned skills to new situations, teachers should make
when the classroom situation & the new situation are the learning situation and the opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as
similar; i.e. authentic assignments) possible.
A student must have a permanent or fluctuating hearing What is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
loss that affects the student's educational performance
but is not included under the definition of deafness.
Curriculum-Based Assessment A method of monitoring student educational progress through direct
assessment of academic skills.
C. Evaluating progress using IEP objectives Which 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 For a bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is necessary to
determine baseline skills?
Heterogeneous grouping Forming groups of students with diverse abilities (helpful for students with
special needs to be included with stronger peers)
Homogeneous grouping Forming groups of students with similar abilities (does not promote inclusion)
C. phonics and word recognition Students 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 In 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) A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of
five and a standard deviation of two.
