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  1. A student's IEP team is meeting to discuss placement. Who is REQUIRED by IDEA to be a member of the IEP team?

    Answer: A general education teacher of the student

    IDEA requires IEP teams to include at least one general education teacher when the student is or may be participating in general education.

  2. Which assessment type is BEST suited for monitoring a student's ongoing progress toward a specific learning goal during instruction?

    Answer: Formative assessment

    Formative assessments are ongoing checks for understanding used during instruction to guide teaching and learning in real time.

  3. A teacher consistently praises effort and strategy rather than intelligence when students succeed. This practice BEST supports which theory?

    Answer: Growth mindset (Dweck)

    Carol Dweck's growth mindset research shows praising effort and process helps students develop resilience and a belief that ability can improve.

  4. Which action would be a violation of the Florida Principles of Professional Conduct for a teacher?

    Answer: Posting a student's full name and grade on a public social media page

    Publicly disclosing student personally identifiable information without consent violates FERPA and Florida's Principles of Professional Conduct.

  5. Scaffolding, as described by Vygotsky, refers to:

    Answer: Providing temporary support that is gradually removed as learner competence grows

    Vygotskian scaffolding is temporary instructional support within the Zone of Proximal Development that fades as the student gains independence.

  6. A teacher wants to increase the validity of a classroom test. Which action BEST achieves this?

    Answer: Ensuring test items directly align with the stated learning objectives

    Validity is the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure; alignment to learning objectives is the foundation of content validity.

  7. Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, accommodations are required for students who:

    Answer: Have a disability that substantially limits a major life activity

    Section 504 protects individuals with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, which includes learning.