Deck 13: Accountability in School-Based Services

Question 1

What percentage of a school counselor's time should be dedicated to Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Responsive Services?

A)40%
B)65%
C)70%
D)85%

Answer 1

D

Question 2

It is _____________ to implement this type of evidence-based practice in the schools.

A)somewhat easier
B)easier
C)more difficult
D)significantly easier

Answer 2

C

Question 3

This technique is used to determine the effectiveness of an intervention in a single case design:

A)percent of overlapping data
B)percent of nonoverlapping data
C)percent of interrelated data
D)percent of related data

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Ideally, counselors limit System Support (indirect activities) to what percentage of their time?

A)5%
B)10%
C)15%
D)25%

Question 5

The professional organizations for school counseling and school psychology have ____________ their focus on implementing evidence-based practices and demonstrating the effectiveness of their programs and their work with students.

A)significantly reduced
B)reduced
C)intensified
D)somewhat increased

Question 6

In this model, the connection between the intervention and the positive outcome are replicated by implementing the intervention across several responses, people, or settings.

A)Case study
B)Pre and Post
C)Multiple baseline
D)Single baseline

Question 7

Originally, this technique was designed as an outcome measure to be evaluated by an external rater.

A)OAS
B)GAS
C)PAS
D)RAS

Question 8

Single case designs are also called:

A)Small-P designs
B)Small-N designs
C)Small-C designs
D)Small-A designs

Question 9

The Comprehensive Model of School Psychological Services indicates how many domains of service that are provided by school psychologists?

A)five
B)ten
C)fifteen
D)twenty

Question 10

When assessing how well your interventions worked for one child or a small group of students this is called:

A)service-level accountability
B)school-level accountability
C)program-level accountability
D)child-level accountability

Question 11

Goals should be all but what:

A)Specific
B)Measurable
C)Realistic
D)Untimed

Question 12

the main responsibility in education has been placed on ________ demonstrate accountability.

A)teachers
B)counselors
C)principles
D)parents

Question 13

In the ABAB design, the second A indicates that you:

A)remove the intervention to determine whether the behavior continues to improve.
B)remove the intervention to determine whether the behavior returns to previous levels.
C)add the intervention to determine whether the behavior returns to previous levels.
D)add the intervention to determine whether the behavior continues to improve.

Question 14

Using this technique, the professional helper and the student establish one to five goals collaboratively.

A)objective achievement scaling
B)goal attainment scaling
C)purpose attainment scaling
D)rationale attainment scaling

Question 15

The model put forth by Stone and Dahir (2011) which helps school-based professionals demonstrate the effectiveness of their work is referred to as:

A)LINK
B)MEASURE
C)CORRELATE
D)EVIDENCE

Question 16

This model includes general percentage guidelines for how school counselors' time should be allocated:

A)The ASCA National Model
B)The APA Model
C)The ACA Model
D)The NASW Model

Question 17

Empirical studies include all but what:

A)large sample size
B)randomized controls
C)small sample size
D)replication

Question 18

A recent survey of schools psychologists suggested that they spend the majority of their time completed this activity:

A)supervision
B)consultation
C)assessment
D)direct services

Question 19

As applied to the schools this refers to the process of selecting and implementing intervention programming based on the best available scientific evidence:

A)intervention-based practice
B)scientific-based practice
C)evidence-based practice
D)school-based practice

Question 20

A baseline should contain at least _______ data points.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 21

Describe what it means to be accountable.

Question 22

As the cost of education has risen, the American public has expected to see a rise in student achievement.

Question 23

In this design, a student's behavior is measured prior to intervention and then again after intervention has been implemented for a period of time

A)AB
B)ABA
C)ABAB
D)ABABA

Question 24

The psychometric properties of GAS have been questioned.

Question 25

A ___________ of a simple case study is that we can never be sure whether the change occurred as a result of our intervention.

A)strong point
B)mild strength
C)weakness
D)strength

Question 26

When professional helpers talk with school staff, complete classroom observations, or "check-ins" with the students and their families this is a(n)

A)unproductive evaluation
B)informal evaluation
C)formal evaluation
D)ineffective evaluation

Question 27

In this design, the student's performance is only measured prior to intervention:

A)AB
B)ABA
C)ABAB
D)ABABA

Question 28

Sometimes counseling goals are difficult to measure.

Question 29

Discuss how you will ensure you will select evidence-based interventions.

Question 30

The Council for Exceptional Children has promoted the idea that single case research design is not an appropriate model to use in school settings to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

Question 31

There is no guarantee that an evidence-based intervention (EBI) exists for the specific issue that a student might present.

Question 32

There is no need for school-based professionals to continually evaluate the effectiveness of their work.

Question 33

an intervention is not evidence-based if there is a body of evidence derived from tightly controlled empirical studies.

Question 34

Discuss the pre and post measures design.When do you believe you will utilize this design as a school counselor? Please provide examples.

Question 35

Accountability refers to being responsible for one's actions and the ability to explain those actions or decisions.

Question 36

When documenting the effects of an intervention, you are not trying to show how the student's behavior differs as a result of your services.

Question 37

Describe a few existing data sources within the schools that you may be able to use when completing analyses.

Question 38

Comparisons between the academic scores of American youth and those of students in other countries have suggested that the U.S.is gaining ground.