OSAT OSAT Professional Knowledge and Roles 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which data collection method is most appropriate for measuring the frequency of a student's off-task behavior during a class period?
- Duration recording
- Event recording (Correct answer)
- Latency recording
- Time sampling
Correct answer: Event recording
Event recording (frequency count) tallies each occurrence of a behavior, making it ideal for discrete, countable behaviors like off-task incidents.
Question 2: A student with an intellectual disability struggles with generalizing math skills to real-world contexts. Which instructional strategy is most effective?
- Repeated drill and practice with worksheets
- Teaching skills in naturally occurring community settings (Correct answer)
- Peer tutoring with advanced students
- Computer-assisted instruction only
Correct answer: Teaching skills in naturally occurring community settings
Community-based instruction in natural settings promotes generalization of functional skills for students with intellectual disabilities.
Question 3: Under FERPA, a parent's right to inspect their child's educational records transfers to the student at what age?
- 16 years old
- 17 years old
- 18 years old (Correct answer)
- 21 years old
Correct answer: 18 years old
FERPA rights transfer from parents to students (who become 'eligible students') when the student turns 18 or attends a postsecondary institution.
Question 4: Which behavior intervention approach focuses on identifying the function of a behavior before designing an intervention?
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) token economy
- Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) (Correct answer)
- Social stories intervention
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Tier 1
Correct answer: Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
FBA identifies the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine the function (e.g., attention, escape) driving a behavior.
Question 5: A special education teacher co-teaches with a general education teacher using the 'station teaching' model. What best describes this approach?
- One teacher instructs while the other circulates to support students
- Students rotate through different instructional stations managed by each teacher (Correct answer)
- Both teachers deliver the same lesson simultaneously to split the class
- One teacher reteaches small groups while the other leads whole-class instruction
Correct answer: Students rotate through different instructional stations managed by each teacher
In station teaching, students rotate among different learning stations, each managed by a teacher or designed for independent work.
Question 6: When a student's behavior escalates, the crisis prevention principle of 'therapeutic rapport' suggests teachers should:
- Immediately implement consequences to establish authority
- Maintain a calm tone and acknowledge the student's feelings (Correct answer)
- Remove other students from the room first before addressing the behavior
- Call administration before attempting any de-escalation
Correct answer: Maintain a calm tone and acknowledge the student's feelings
Maintaining calm, empathetic communication preserves the teacher-student relationship and is foundational to de-escalating crisis situations.
Question 7: The term 'IEP at a glance' document is best described as:
- The legal IEP document filed with the state
- A brief summary of key IEP information shared with general education staff (Correct answer)
- A parent-facing translation of the IEP into plain language
- A progress report sent home each grading period
Correct answer: A brief summary of key IEP information shared with general education staff
An 'IEP at a glance' is an informal, condensed reference tool that highlights key accommodations and goals for general education teachers to quickly access.
OSAT OSAT Professional Knowledge and Roles 4
Which data collection method is most appropriate for measuring the frequency of a student's off-task behavior during a class period?