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WorksheetsStudy Quiz 6
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What are three qualities of a good mentor?
Access to email, big personality, highly successful
Very busy, highly successful, strong interest in teaching young people
High competence in field, strong interest in teaching young people, willingness to devote time to the mentorship
High competence in field, highly successful, charismatic
What model does Future Problem Solving use in their Team Problem Solving Program?
SEM-R
CPS
FPS
OM
What are two problems related to summer and Saturday programs for gifted students, as identified by Olszewski-Kubilius (2003)?
continuity issues and access problems
Social problems and emotional issues
Continuity and social problems
Access problems and emotional issues
The entire 3rd grade class at Ridgeview Elementary attended a field trip to the Kennedy Space Center and heard a presentation from an astronaut. This activity can best be described as what?
Type III Enrichment
Type II Enrichment
Type I Enrichment
Enrichment Cluster
A parent has approached his daughter’s teacher and is frustrated because the child seems to be completely without motivation. The father has tried rewarding his daughter for exemplary work, punishing her for inadequate work, and reviewing her work before she turns it in to ascertain if it is complete, to no avail. The father knows the daughter is extremely capable intellectually and artistically. He feels both angry at what he sees as her laziness, and guilty for not being able to motivate her. The teacher tells him:
To modify his strategy. He should BOTH reward exemplary work and punish inadequate work at the same time
That until the child takes full responsibility for her actions, no one can motivate her. Withdrawing his involvement will likely result in the girl becoming more motivated
That gifted student’s value learning over performance. Her lack of motivation shouldn’t be an occasion for blame. Instead of focusing on grades and performance, the father might consider exploring some learning opportunities in areas of the girl’s interest. For example, a visit to an art museum followed by a trip to the library for books about a particular art movement might motivate the student
That he is doing all he can do; his methods are fine, and if he changes his course at this point it will do more harm than good
The first step in having a student considered for a gifted program is nomination via a Student Observation Form submitted by whom?
Teachers or parents
Other community members
School administrators and other personnel
Any of the above
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented is:
A federally-funded center with the charter of developing effective methods of identification and testing of Gifted and Talented students, and programming for such students
A federally-funded center with the charter of developing effective methods of showcasing gifted students by funding venues for student performances and presentations
A privately-funded center with the charter of developing effective methods of showcasing gifted students by funding venues for student performances and presentations
A state-funded center with the charter of developing effective methods of identification and testing of Gifted and Talented students, and programming for such students
Each school district receives an annual allotment equal to that district’s adjusted base allotment multiplied by 0.12 for each student per year. What percentage of students in average daily attendance can be considered for Gifted and Talented funding?
2.5%
5%
10%
8.3%
A district’s written policy regarding student identification must: include provisions for continuing screening; include assessment procedures from a number of sources; ensure that all populations have assessment available; ensure final selections are made by at minimum three local educators with specialized training; and:
Include provisions about reassessment, exiting strategies, and readmission policies
Include provisions about furloughs, reassessment, exiting strategies, transferring students, and the district decision appeals process
None of the above; the district is not required to have a written policy
Include provisions about furloughs, reassessment, exiting strategies, transferring students, and parental involvement
Luis has been identified as gifted in Mathematics, however, he has been underachieving in that area as well as others for over a year. Shastique is a talented scientist, and has suddenly begun failing most of her classes. She has become withdrawn and easily irritated. Clara, a prima ballerina, is extremely upset that her schoolwork doesn’t reflect what she knows she is capable of. Underachievement requires immediate attention:
For Luis and Shastique only; Clara’s concern, since her schoolwork is acceptable, is unwarranted
For Shastique only; the suddenness suggests something may have happened at home or elsewhere that must be addressed. Clara is simply being overemotional and Luis appears to be lazy and must learn to motivate himself
For all three students. Underachievement is considered to be a serious problem if it is severe (considerably below grade level), long term, or creating anxiety in the student
For Luis only; his underachievement is clearly long-term
In the above example involving Luis, Shastique, and Clara, which set of strategies is most likely to motivate these students?
Extra-credit work to earn bonus grades; put them in leadership positions; and insist upon excellence
Focusing on strengths; let students design their own projects; and differentiated instruction
Therapy; put them in a leadership position for class project which the student designs; and insist upon excellence
Compassionate, authentic dialogue; extra time to complete work; and rubrics which student uses to self-assess
Qualitative measures:
Are standardized tests used to assess students
Are assessments that demonstrate to what degree a student’s product (artistic or core) demonstrates a high degree of quality
Include all the documents, records, assessments, and products involving a student who is working solely independently, in quarantine
Are anecdotal records, observations, interviews, student products, checklists, and similar materials
Bruner, one of the central figures of the ‘cognitive revolution,’ later became critical of his earlier position and turned his attention to the matter of how _________ shapes thinking.
Creativity
Art
Science
Culture
A second-grade teacher has a student who is a very talented artist. The girl has a parent who has asked the teacher how the parent can get involved. Which of the following would be appropriate suggestions for the teacher to make?
Take ongoing notes on her daughter’s experiences with the program. Write an evaluation of the program’s strengths and weaknesses at the end of the school year
Join the advisory committee to assist in future program planning
Help locate mentorship possibilities and independent study opportunities in the district
All of the above
Who is responsible for identifying gifted and talented students?
Each county establishes its own guidelines based upon State Board of Education criteria, which apply to all schools in the county
The State Board of Education is responsible for designing a systematic plan which includes assessment, evaluation, curriculum, and planning. Each district must abide by this overreaching plan, all owing slight modifications when necessary and approved
Each building designs its own system for identifying and serving Gifted and Talented students. It must follow loose guidelines suggested by the district, which in turn, follows loose guidelines suggested by the State
Each district develops and implements a program that is based upon criteria determined by the State Board of Education, which includes identifying and serving gifted and talented students
A fourth-grade classroom has four students identified as gifted and talented. There are no special classes in the building. This is a problem because:
All buildings in every district are required to (a) identify gifted and talented students and (b) offer these students differentiated instruction by qualified teachers in pull-out or self-contained classrooms
Any buildings in all districts whose population include identified gifted and talented students are required to offer these students differentiated instruction by qualified teachers in pull-out or self-contained classrooms
This is not a problem, as long as the teacher has obtained 30 hours of professional development and 6 additional hours annually; the gifted students work in groups of three; the gifted students also work independently; and the gifted students have opportunities to work with other students. In addition, the teacher should be able to provide these opportunities to a sufficient degree to challenge the gifted students in addition to serving the remainder of the students
This is not a problem as long as the gifted and talented students are able to receive services through community and professional organizations as well as after-school activities
Which is superior in terms of program design accountability, improvement, and development?
A district’s promise to guarantee that student assessment and services comply with accountability standards
Continuing formative and summative evaluation strategies that are based on quantitative and qualitative data which is reviewed by the school board
A number of evaluation activities designed to find areas of weakness or inconsistency
Advisement by an organized group consisting of parents, GT students, school staff, and GT staff who meet at regular intervals to study policies and procedures and make recommendations to the district
Once a student has been nominated for a gifted and talented program via a Student Observation Form, he or she ________ be assessed.
Will
Might
Will not; nomination guarantees assessment
Must
There have been a number of belief systems regarding the nature of intelligence. According to Spearman, intelligence is a measurable cognitive capacity to which a constant number can be assigned; an individual who is intelligent in one area is equally intelligent in others. For Gardner, there are several distinct types of intelligences, and an individual might excel in one area but not another. Sternberg theorizes intelligence is reflected in how successfully an individual handles the changing environment through time. He located cognitive processes in three processes; performance components, knowledge-acquisition components, and:
Metaphoric components
Analytic components
Supercomponents
Metacomponents
What is the difference between a raw score and a scale score?
Raw scores are used on specific tests to show how well a student did; this score is not necessarily consistent from test to test. A scale score translates raw scores onto a measurement common to all forms of testing for a particular assessment
There is no difference; both terms refer to the score a student receives
A raw score is shown as an error number while a scale score is indicated by a percentage. For example, if a student takes a test with 100 questions and misses 7, the raw score is -7 and the scale score is 93%.
Scale scores are used on specific tests to show how well a student did; this score is not necessarily consistent from test to test. A raw score translates scale scores onto a measurement common to all forms of testing for a particular assessment
Ten year old Ming has exceptional musical abilities. She can hear a piece of music once and immediately play it on a variety of instruments, and her singing range is phenomenal. She is new to the U.S., and speaks little English. She has learning disabilities and is dysgraphic. She is easily excited. Her classmates find her:
Delightful; her excitability coupled with her musical talents are entertaining
Odd; her lack of English, terrible handwriting, nervousness, and bizarre musical talents make her seem abnormal
Acceptable. Fifth graders typically don’t exclude one another
Fascinating; her musical talent coupled with her excitability and lack of English make her an interesting distraction to their schoolwork
Jasmine, a highly gifted 7th grade student, is picked on by a group of girls. She is mocked for her clothing, which is not fashionable, for her slight stutter, and for her tremendous abilities in Mathematics. The girls call her ‘freakish’ and ‘weird.’ Jasmine is deeply hurt by this, and has approached a trusted teacher for advice. What should the teacher suggest?
The teacher should immediately step in, asking to meet with the girls’ parents to discuss their daughters’ unacceptable behavior.
The teacher should immediately step in, asking to meet with the girls’ parents and Jasmine’s parents to discuss the unacceptable behavior of the girls who are teasing.
The teacher should speak with the girls individually, informing them that their behavior is unacceptable. Then the teacher should monitor their actions and words toward Jasmine for several weeks to determine if they are still picking on her.
The teacher should talk with Jasmine to help her understand what is most troubling to her. Once Jasmine understands what bothers her and what she would like changed, she should be encouraged to speak with the girls to let them know their behavior is hurtful and that she wants it to stop. If Jasmine requests it, the teacher can also be present to let the girls know this issue is serious, although she should let Jasmine do most of the talking.
Parental permission to assess a student for a gifted program is:
Required
Not required, in order to avoid a hardship for students who meets the qualifications but do not have supportive parents
Not required; one of the premises of gifted education is developing a sense of independence and personal responsibility in students
Required only if a student requests parental involvement
As described in a study by Dr. Siegle of the Neag Center for Gifted Education, self-efficacy is best defined as:
An individual’s belief or feeling about his or her worth to the world or a specific part of it
An individual’s belief or feeling about his or her ability regarding a specific undertaking
An individual’s belief or feeling about his or her ability to accomplish a goal in an efficient manner
An individual’s belief or feeling about how his or her worth will increase if he or she accomplishes a task efficiently and exceptionally well
What is the difference between dual and concurrent enrollment?
Concurrent enrollment means being enrolled in a college while still attending high school in order to get college credits. Dual enrollment is enrolling in a college while still in high school in order to get both high school and college credit at the same time
There is no difference; the terms mean the same things
Dual enrollment means being enrolled in a college while still attending high school in order to get college credits. Concurrent enrollment is enrolling in a college while still in high school in order to get both high school and college credit at the same time.
The correct term is concurrent enrollment; there is no such thing as dual enrollment
Fifth-grade Esmeralda, a gifted writer, told the school counselor that it really isn’t her fault that much of her school work never makes it to the teacher’s hand. She perceives herself as fairly vulnerable in a difficult world. Her little brother goes through her book bag and tears up her papers. Her handwriting isn’t very good no matter how hard she tries and she can’t read her own notes. Her mother forces her to stay inside on nice days to do homework that is boring. Sometimes other kids on the bus take her homework and throw it away. Esmeralda is also convinced that when she does manage to turn in the work, the teacher herself misplaces it. She appears to believe her excuses, and doesn’t see any way to overcome them. What’s going on?
She has a high external locus of control
She has a low external locus of control
She has a low internal locus of control
She has a high internal locus of control
Pfeiffer’s Gifted Rating Scales is used to:
Weigh the pros and cons of entering a student into a gifted program
Determine what percentage of the budget should be allocated to gifted programs by considering what ratio such program(s) are scaled to
Measure gifted intelligence overall
Measure the degree of disability a gifted, learning-disabled student has
A gifted high school student is concerned that her school records might include misinformation. Her parents have requested his records for review. What must the school do?
Obtain written permission directly from the student first
Provide the records within 7 days
Provide the records within 45 days
The school can refuse; by law, they own the records and may share them as they see fit, regardless of requests
Differentiation strategy for students with high ability involves streamlining work to match ability, thereby creating a more challenging environment. This is called:
Curriculum packaging
Curriculum packing
Curriculum compacting
Curriculum packeting
Gifted students who receive a vertical score equal to or greater than the Met Standard at a grade level higher than their own have already met the standard at their grade level. Is this statement true or false?
True. This is one of the ways gifted students are identified
True, although a student might meet the standard at a higher grade level in one subject but not in all subjects
True. Additionally, gifted students whose vertical score in a particular subject is equal to or greater than the Met Standard at a higher grade level should be working at that higher level, either by taking those classes at that grade level or via differentiation
False
