CEOE Special Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under IDEA, which term describes the requirement that students with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- Least Restrictive Environment (Correct answer)
- Individualized Education Program
- Prior Written Notice
Correct answer: Least Restrictive Environment
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) requires that students with disabilities be educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
Question 2: A student's IEP team is determining annual goals. Which characteristic must ALL annual goals possess?
- They must be grade-level equivalent to general education standards
- They must be measurable (Correct answer)
- They must be completed within 60 days
- They must address all academic subjects equally
Correct answer: They must be measurable
IDEA requires that all IEP annual goals be measurable so that progress can be objectively tracked.
Question 3: Which assessment approach involves evaluating a student's performance on curriculum tasks drawn directly from the classroom rather than standardized tests?
- Norm-referenced assessment
- Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) (Correct answer)
- Portfolio assessment
- Intelligence testing
Correct answer: Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM)
Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) uses brief, direct assessments of skills from the actual curriculum to monitor student progress.
Question 4: A student with autism spectrum disorder struggles with transitions between activities. Which evidence-based strategy is most effective for easing transitions?
- Ignoring transition-related behaviors to extinguish them
- Using visual schedules and advance warnings (Correct answer)
- Eliminating transitions by keeping the student in one activity all day
- Increasing the length of each activity to reduce transition frequency
Correct answer: Using visual schedules and advance warnings
Visual schedules and advance warnings provide predictability, which significantly reduces transition-related anxiety for students with ASD.
Question 5: According to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, who qualifies for accommodations?
- Only students who qualify for special education under IDEA
- Any individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (Correct answer)
- Students with documented IQ scores below 70
- Only students with physical disabilities that affect mobility
Correct answer: Any individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity
Section 504 covers any individual whose physical or mental impairment substantially limits one or more major life activities, a broader definition than IDEA.
Question 6: Which behavioral intervention strategy involves reinforcing progressively closer approximations of a target behavior?
- Extinction
- Shaping (Correct answer)
- Token economy
- Response cost
Correct answer: Shaping
Shaping reinforces successive approximations of a desired behavior until the full target behavior is achieved.
Question 7: A special education teacher notices a student's IEP goal has not been met by the annual review. What is the MOST appropriate next step?
- Dismiss the student from special education services
- Convene the IEP team to revise the goal and adjust services as needed (Correct answer)
- Retain the student in the same grade level
- File a state complaint against the school
Correct answer: Convene the IEP team to revise the goal and adjust services as needed
When an IEP goal is not met, the IEP team must reconvene to analyze barriers and revise the goal and/or services accordingly.
CEOE Special Education 2
Under IDEA, which term describes the requirement that students with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?