NYSTCE ATAS Classroom Management and Behavioral Support Strategies 2

Question 1

A student regularly disrupts the class by making jokes during direct instruction. The teacher ignores the behavior. This approach is called:

Accepted Answer

Planned ignoring or extinction

Answer

Planned ignoring (extinction) removes the social attention that reinforces attention-seeking behavior, reducing its frequency over time.

Question 2

A behavior intervention plan (BIP) instructs the teaching assistant to provide a token when the student completes work quietly. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A token economy system used as positive reinforcement

Answer

A token economy awards tokens (positive reinforcement) for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards, increasing the target behavior.

Question 3

A student frequently leaves their seat without permission. What is the FIRST step in addressing this behavior?

Accepted Answer

Observe and document when, how often, and under what conditions the behavior occurs

Answer

Systematic observation and data collection identify patterns that inform effective, individualized interventions for chronic off-task behaviors.

Question 4

Which statement BEST describes the teaching assistant's appropriate role in classroom discipline?

Accepted Answer

Support the teacher's classroom management plan consistently and refer major discipline issues to the teacher

Answer

Teaching assistants support and reinforce the teacher's established classroom management plan while referring serious discipline to the supervising teacher.

Question 5

A student with a behavior intervention plan earns a break after completing five math problems. What behavioral principle does this schedule use?

Accepted Answer

Fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement

Answer

A fixed ratio schedule provides reinforcement after a set number of responses, in this case after every five completed problems.

NYSTCE ATAS - NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills Practice Test

NYSTCE ATAS - NYSTCE Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills Practice Test

NYSTCE ATAS Classroom Management and Behavioral Support Strategies 2