CPS Student Learning & Development 2

Question 1

A student consistently struggles to transfer a math skill learned in isolation to word problems. This difficulty BEST reflects a deficit in which cognitive process?

Accepted Answer

Generalization

Answer

Generalization is the ability to apply a learned skill across novel contexts, and deficits in it prevent transfer from isolated to applied settings.

Question 2

According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, a 10-year-old who repeatedly gives up on academic tasks after minor failures is MOST likely struggling with which conflict?

Accepted Answer

Industry vs. inferiority

Answer

Industry vs. inferiority is the stage (ages 6–12) in which children develop competence through productive work; persistent failure fosters a sense of inferiority.

Question 3

Which instructional strategy BEST supports students with limited working memory capacity during multi-step problem solving?

Accepted Answer

Providing external memory aids such as graphic organizers

Answer

External memory aids reduce the cognitive load on working memory by offloading intermediate information to a visual scaffold.

Question 4

A psycho-educational specialist notices that a student performs significantly better on tasks that involve hands-on manipulation than on paper-and-pencil tests. This pattern is MOST consistent with which theoretical framework?

Accepted Answer

Multiple Intelligences theory

Answer

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory recognizes that learners have distinct intellectual strengths, including bodily-kinesthetic intelligence that favors hands-on activity.

Question 5

During a dynamic assessment, an evaluator provides graduated prompts to help a student solve a problem. The primary purpose of this approach is to measure the student's:

Accepted Answer

Zone of proximal development

Answer

Dynamic assessment operationalizes Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development by identifying the level of support needed for a student to succeed.

(CPS) Certified Psycho-Educational Specialist Practice Test

(CPS) Certified Psycho-Educational Specialist Practice Test

CPS Student Learning & Development 2