Deck 12: Study Skills

Question 1

The teaching of study skills should begin:

A) as early as possible in the educational lives of students.
B) at the elementary level
C) at the middle school level
D) at the high school level

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Why is evaluation a necessary step in the teaching of study skills?

A) It takes a short amount of time compared to the other steps.
B) Student progress must be monitored to document effectiveness.
C) Teachers must evaluate their own teaching style.
D) Students must be evaluated before special education services can begin.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The reading rate skill that involves students identifying relationships, solve a problem or answer questions is:

A) skimming.
B) study-type.
C) normal.
D) rapid.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which statement is true about why students with disabilities?

A) No matter how much time is devoted to instruction, students will not learn the necessary note-taking skills.
B) Students may learn to summarize, but never to organize information.
C) With sufficient practice and systematic instruction, students can acquire the necessary note-taking skills.
D) If students do not learn outlining skills, they cannot learn to take notes.

Question 5

The cycle of steps involved in teaching study skills is:

A) selection, implementation, evaluation, and assessment.
B) assessment, selection, implementation, and evaluation.
C) evaluation, implementation, selection, and assessment.
D) assessment, reflection, implementation, and evaluation.

Question 6

Why are test taking skills important?

A) They are deemed a necessary component of life after secondary education.
B) They are important to ensure tests accurately to measure students' knowledge.
C) They are a prerequisite for study skills and learning strategies.
D) So that students perform well on eligibility assessments.

Question 7

Which method of instruction is most effective for teaching study skills?

A) Teaching within the actual context of completing meaningful tasks
B) A very slow, step-by-step approach
C) Mnemonic strategies
D) A direct instruction approach

Question 8

Self-monitoring offers all of the following benefits except:

A) Academic achievement
B) Increased time on task
C) Increased time to complete a task
D) Positive change in behavior

Question 9

Within an effective K-12 RTI model student use of study skills is not essential to:

A) achieving adequate rates of progress.
B) maintaining acceptable levels of academic proficiency.
C) building the foundational base for further developing social-emotional skills.
D) increasing students' studying time.

Question 10

In a cooperative learning environment, ensuring that each member of a group demonstrates mastery of the skill, content, or task is also known as:

A) Positive interdependence
B) Individual accountability
C) Positive interactions
D) Interpersonal training

Question 11

A critical follow-up in the use of semantic webs is:

A) assessment of student ability.
B) frequent practice.
C) cooperative learning approaches.
D) to develop and use skills in actual classroom situations.

Question 12

Students with disabilities at any grade level require which of the following in study skill areas?

A) Peer-assisted learning techniques
B) Parental permission
C) IEP provisions
D) Teacher guidance

Question 13

Criterion referenced tests are useful for:

A) comparing student performance with their peers.
B) assisting teachers in program planning.
C) providing a percentile rank.
D) data collection and program analysis.

Question 14

Group processing involves:

A) Providing the teacher and students with the opportunity to determine how well the group functioned.
B) Preparing students for successful interactions in cooperative leaning teams.
C) Encouraging students to assist each other in learning.
D) Each group member feeling a sense of mutual goals and rewards.

Question 15

An example of using technology effectively to facilitate the use of study skills is:

A) computer simulations.
B) using a database to keep lists of assignments.
C) tutorial software.
D) using modified hardware to access technological resources.

Question 16

Synthesis is a learning component that describes:

A) arranging and managing learning activities effectively.
B) remembering learned material, storing and recalling or retrieving information.
C) seeking and finding information.
D) integrating elements or parts to form a whole, creating something that was previously evident.

Question 17

What can be used as a method to facilitating the development of study skills in addition to the 4-step model in the text?

A) Cooperative learning
B) Learning strategies
C) The textbook approach to learning
D) Universal design for learning

Question 18

Which skill helps students increase time on task and reduces the time required to complete tasks?

A) Rapid reading rate
B) Organizational skills
C) Test taking
D) Self-monitoring

Question 19

Why must teachers provide direct instruction in the multiple skills involved in report writing for students with problems writing?

A) Learned helplessness by students requiring increased teacher involvement.
B) IDEA and other special education laws mandate such attention due to a high priority on writing.
C) Because students with difficulty writing need systematic instruction and more time to ensure appropriate skill development.
D) Report writing is a necessary skill for students to pass any high stakes assessment.

Question 20

Which form of assessment should be used with caution for students with disabilities as a method of assessing development of study skills?

A) Criterion-referenced
B) Norm-referenced
C) Curriculum-based
D) Observation-based

Question 21

While completing an assignment in a cooperative learning group, students with disabilities can use of study skills to:

A) either increase or interfere the group's overall performance.
B) make the assignment easier for all members of the group.
C) assure a proficient grade.
D) minimize the learning problems encountered.

Question 22

Positive interdependence, individual accountability, and group processing are elements of:

A) Universal design for learning.
B) study skills.
C) cooperative learning.
D) reading rate skills.

Question 23

Why should educators not solely depend on norm-referenced tests when assessing study skills of students with disabilities?

Question 24

Select two of the ten major types of study skills: describe them, and explain two strategies to develop those skills with learners with disabilities.

Question 25

"Study skills are essential for all students at all grade levels." Discuss.

Question 26

Analogy is an effective learning strategy because:

A) it allows an individual to recall previously acquired learning and knowledge and relates them to a new topic or experience.
B) it enables students to confront issues systematically and objectively.
C) it makes students aware of what is needed to complete a task and monitor whether it has been completed.
D) it emphasizes student abilities to group or cluster items or specific tasks.

Question 27

How are study strategies useful?

A) They are easier to learn than study skills.
B) They are not all inclusive
C) They help students complete tasks in different content or skill areas.
D) They emphasize how to learn.

Question 28

The following is an example of an organizational study skill:

A) self-management and monitoring individual progress.
B) using different reading rates with different reading activities.
C) allowing time to ensure assignments are completed.
D) using a chart to order tasks to assist in completing daily assignments.

Question 29

Explain one classroom practice that can be used to assist students with special educational needs in developing, maintaining, and generalizing study skills?

Question 30

Discuss the components of an effective study skills program.