Gifted Praxis 1

The primary consideration when making decisions regarding delivery of services to gifted students is the students’

• extensive language skills

• ability to memorize quickly and easily

• high IQ test results

• identified individual characteristics

Which of the following instructional approaches will best foster the progress of a third-grade student performing significantly above grade level in reading?

• Assigning the student to the highest third-grade reading level group

• Allowing the student to read independently while the teacher instructs the rest of the class

• Moving the student to a fourth-grade classroom for reading instruction

• Working with the student individually while the rest of the class completes a work sheet

Which of the following is the most effective method of addressing underachievement in gifted students?

• Explaining to students the consequences of lack of effort on grades

• Using extrinsic rewards to motivate students to complete tasks and assignments

• Establishing long-term goals for the students to promote their success

• Offering choice-based learning to increase motivation to learn

Which of the following strategies is best for a teacher to use with gifted students in a heterogeneous classroom who have demonstrated mastery on a pretest?

• Assigning the students independent study and presentations

• Using cooperative learning in classroom activities

• Allowing students to serve as peer tutors

• Providing curriculum compacting with enrichment activities

Which of the following is the best advice for a teacher to give to parents who are trying to convince their profoundly gifted student to take a risk and try a new hobby?

• Partner with the student to take the risk together

• Register the student for several new activities to practice risk taking

• Avoid discussions with the student about the nature of risk taking

• Require that the student stay committed to all new activities

Which of the following is the most important reason for a teacher to use cluster grouping in a middle school social studies classroom?

• It provides all students with opportunities to work at their challenge levels.

• It allows students to explore additional resources to share with others.

• It fosters the development of students’ social skills.

• It builds students’ self-esteem by providing leadership opportunities.

A student wants to take an advanced chemistry class that is not offered within the school district. Which of the following is the best placement option for the student?

• Cluster grouping

• Self-contained class

• Virtual school program

• Dual-enrollment pr

The results of a skills assessment indicate that a third-grade gifted student who struggles frequently in reading class has dyslexia. It is most appropriate for the teacher of the gifted student to address the limitation by

• sending the student to another special educator to provide accommodations

• providing the student with more processing time to complete assignments

• providing materials and tasks that are on or below grade level

• partnering the student with a peer to provide learning support

Which of the following is a primary reason for a teacher to use a portfolio as an assessment instrument for gifted identification?

• To illustrate whether a student is a high achiever in the classroom

• To provide measurable data about a student’s academic performance

• To demonstrate student learning through a product

• To compare student work and rank students by academic ability

Jennifer is a profoundly gifted third grader with an IQ of 194 who is reading at a high school level and is ready for the sixth-grade mathematics and science curriculum. She prefers the company of adolescents and adults and shares many interests with them, such as paleontology and ancient history. She is bored and unhappy at school. Which of the following is the most appropriate educational plan for Jennifer?

• Staying in third grade but engaging in individualized assignments for all academic subjects

• Staying in third grade but participating in sixth-grade mathematics and reading groups

• Being moved to fourth grade for homeroom and working with older students in mathematics and science

• Being accelerated to sixth grade and taking appropriate classes with older, more mature students