Data questions for 5422

Which of the following school counselor activities would NOT be in the Manage component of the ASCA National Model

• Completing a use-of time assessment

• Analyzing a results report

• Creating a closing the gap action plan

• Writing a mission and vision statement

A school counselor is working as part of a team to evaluate a student for possible learning disabilities. Which of the following methods of data collection would NOT be appropriate for gathering background data to support team in selecting appropriate assessments and evaluating the student?

• Collecting intervention data

• Reviewing academic records

• Collecting teacher surveys

• Gathering a health history

Joshua a 5th grade student who is frequently disruptive and explosive in the classroom. Schoolwide and classroom-wide interventions such as positive recognition, class-based rewards, and modifying classroom procedures to reduce opportunities for inappropriate behavior hasn't results in an improvement in his behavior. Joshua's school counselor is working with admin team to develop a behavior plan for him. What would be best method for collecting data?

• Asking Joshua's teacher to write a narrative about his behavior throughout school year and interventions put in place

• Collecting all discipline incident reports generated when Joshua was suspended

• Asking Joshua's parents to complete a behavior checklist, indicating the behaviors they are most concerned with

• Conducting a functional behavior assessment to determine the purpose of Joshua's behavior and factors contributing to it

What is the benefit of continued assessments?

• student progress is monitored

• areas of weakness are identified

• learning styles and goals can be modified

• all of the above

Self-control procedures include all of the following EXCEPT:

• self monitoring

• self punishment

• response control

• stimulus control

A student's standardized score report for academic assessment indicates that their stanine score is 8. Which of the following is correct interpretation of this information?

• student's score is far below

• student's score is below

• student's score is average

• student's score is above average

A school counselor presents data about their school counseling program to their principal. Which of the following would the counselor be most likely to advocate for using process data from previous school year to support their requests?

• an appropriate counselor to student ratio in accordance to ASCA recommendations

• additional professional development about working with students with anxiety

• reassignment of inappropriate duties to other professionals within the school

• time during the year to train teachers and other staff on student mental health

high school student experiences death of their sibling a few days before they take the SAT. If the student takes the test as scheduled, which of the following will be true?

• their test score will not be affected

• their tests score may not be reliable due to their emotional state

• their test score may not be valid due to emotional state

• test score will not be affected since SAT does not measure social-emotional skills

Ms. White, a high school counselor, is planning a small group focused on improving study skills. As part of the group, she plans to have students complete an electronic survey describing their independent use of various study skills in both first and last meetings of the group. Which type of data is Ms. White collecting with this survey?

• process data

• perception data

• outcome data

• quantitative data

Which of the following is NOT true about most commonly-used intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet or Wechsler?

• intelligence test scores are measured based on a standard bell curve

• average intelligence score is 100, based on individuals age group

• intelligence tests are statistically valid and reliable

• intelligence tests are valid across different cultures