GACE SPECIAL EDUCATION GENERAL
CURRICULUM / CORRECT AND VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE REVIEW OF
ALL QUIZZES, AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
Terms in this set (115)
Project-based learning Student-centered pedagogy in which students actively
explore real-world challenges. Content can be
personalized for diverse learners.
Provide periodic review of How can teachers best help students with intellectual disabilities
lessons retain previously acquired skills?
Word-attack skills The 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 To help students transfer learned skills to new situations,
likely to transfer learning teachers should make the learning situation and the
when the classroom opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as
situation & the new possible.
situation are similar; i.e.
authentic assignments)
A student must have a What is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
permanent or fluctuating
hearing loss that affects the
student's educational
performance but is not
included under the definition
of deafness.
Curriculum-Based A method of monitoring student educational progress through
Assessment direct assessment of academic skills.
,C. Evaluating progress using Which of the following is an example of a curriculumbased
IEP objectives 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 For a bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is
native language 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 Students with learning disabilities benefit from a whole-
recognition 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 In order to promote successful use of assistive
software for home use 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
A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale
Stanine (STAndard NINE)
with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
, 5 - Average What Stanine score indicates an average skill level?
1 - Lowest What is the lowest possible Stanine score?
9 - Highest What is the highest possible Stanine score?
Grade-equivalent score Type of scoring that represents the grade level and month
of the typical (median; 50th percentile) score for
students.
A grade-equivalent score of Explain what a grade-equivalent score of 4.2 means.
4.2 indicates a score that
the typical student would
earn in the second month of
4th grade.
Remedial instruction One-on-one or small group instruction that focuses on the
needs of the individual student.
Compensatory approach Instructional 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 Instructional approach used to help students understand
the way they learn and allow students to think about their
thinking.
A commercial reading program where the program, not the
classroom teacher, determines what the teacher says during
Scripted reading instruction
instruction and/or the particular lessons and the
instructional pace.
CURRICULUM / CORRECT AND VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE REVIEW OF
ALL QUIZZES, AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
Terms in this set (115)
Project-based learning Student-centered pedagogy in which students actively
explore real-world challenges. Content can be
personalized for diverse learners.
Provide periodic review of How can teachers best help students with intellectual disabilities
lessons retain previously acquired skills?
Word-attack skills The 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 To help students transfer learned skills to new situations,
likely to transfer learning teachers should make the learning situation and the
when the classroom opportunity to apply the skill as ____________________ as
situation & the new possible.
situation are similar; i.e.
authentic assignments)
A student must have a What is the IDEA definition of hearing impairment?
permanent or fluctuating
hearing loss that affects the
student's educational
performance but is not
included under the definition
of deafness.
Curriculum-Based A method of monitoring student educational progress through
Assessment direct assessment of academic skills.
,C. Evaluating progress using Which of the following is an example of a curriculumbased
IEP objectives 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 For a bilingual student, what type of extra assessment is
native language 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 Students with learning disabilities benefit from a whole-
recognition 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 In order to promote successful use of assistive
software for home use 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
A method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale
Stanine (STAndard NINE)
with a mean of five and a standard deviation of two.
, 5 - Average What Stanine score indicates an average skill level?
1 - Lowest What is the lowest possible Stanine score?
9 - Highest What is the highest possible Stanine score?
Grade-equivalent score Type of scoring that represents the grade level and month
of the typical (median; 50th percentile) score for
students.
A grade-equivalent score of Explain what a grade-equivalent score of 4.2 means.
4.2 indicates a score that
the typical student would
earn in the second month of
4th grade.
Remedial instruction One-on-one or small group instruction that focuses on the
needs of the individual student.
Compensatory approach Instructional 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 Instructional approach used to help students understand
the way they learn and allow students to think about their
thinking.
A commercial reading program where the program, not the
classroom teacher, determines what the teacher says during
Scripted reading instruction
instruction and/or the particular lessons and the
instructional pace.
