AEPA Practice Test // SPED 2023 Update
According to the Assistive Technology Act, assistive devices are:
a. Electronic devices that support learning
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responders, electronic self-teaching books and electronic reading devices.
b. Any mechanical, electrical or electronic device that helps teachers streamline
efficiency.
c. Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions.
d. Experimental, high-tech teaching tools that teachers can obtain by participating in
one of 67 government-funded research projects. - Correct Answer-c.
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having considerable trouble with
algebra. His stepfather is trying to help, but the more he drills the girl, the less she
seems to understand. The teacher suggests:
a. He continues drilling and enhances with pop quizzes. It may take the student longer
to understand algebraic terms, expressions and equations, but with hard work she will
eventually learn them.
b. He calls a moratorium on at-home algebra work. The student is becoming less willing
to work at school and the teacher is concerned she is losing confidence due to failure at
home.
c. He continues drilling but breaks the study sessions into no more than 3 five-minute
periods per day.
d. He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra blocks, math games,
and applications of algebra to real-life situations will make math more fun and more
relevant. - Correct Answer-d.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, forearm crutches and a
head pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with:
a. Severe intellectual disabilities.
b. Cerebral palsy.
c. Tourette syndrome.
d. Minor skeletal birth defects. - Correct Answer-b.
A four-year-old child has difficulty sorting plastic cubes, circles and triangles by color
and shape, doesn't recognize patterns or groups and doesn't understand the
relationship between little/big, tall/short, many/few. The child enjoys counting, but does
not say the numbers in proper order nor recognize the meaning of different numbers.
This child most likely:
a. Is exhibiting signs of intellectual disabilities.
b. Is developing within an acceptable range.
c. Has dysgraphia.
d. Has dyscalculia. - Correct Answer-d.
Response to Intervention (RTI) is:
a. Parents, classroom teacher, special education teacher and other caring persons
stage an intervention to express how a student's socially unacceptable behavior upsets
them.
b. An opportunity for a student to openly and freely respond to specific interventions
without fear of reprimand.
c. A strategy for diagnosing learning disabilities in which a student receives researchsupported interventions to correct an academic delay. If the interventions do not result
in considerable improvement, the failure to respond suggests causal learning
disabilities.
d. A formal complaint lodged by a parent or guardian in response to what they consider
an intrusion by a teacher into private matters. - Correct Answer-c.
Sixth graders Alfie and Honesty ride the same bus. Honesty constantly teases Alfie.
Alfie is embarrassed because he believes she is berating him. The bus driver told their
teacher it was possible that Honesty is actually interested in Alfie, but doesn't express it
well. The best form of conflict resolution would be for the teacher to:
a. Take Honesty aside and explain boys don't like overly aggressive girls.
b. Take Honesty aside and teach her less embarrassing methods of getting a boy's
attention.
c. Explain to Alfie that Honesty probably teases him because she likes him and he
should take it as a compliment.
d. Suggest to Alfie that if he is disturbed by Honesty's teasing, he have a calm, assertive
conversation with her and tell her he doesn't like it and insist she stop. - Correct
Answer-d.
When transitioning from one subject to another and when she becomes anxious, a
student always taps her front tooth 5 times then opens and closes her eyes 11 times
before leaving her desk. The child most likely has:
a. Repetitive Disorder
b. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
c. Anxiety Disorder
d. Depression - Correct Answer-b.
By law, a child with a disability is defined as one with:
a. Intellectual disabilities, hearing, speech, language, visual, orthopedic or other health
impairments, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by trauma or specific
learning disabilities and needs special education and related services.
b. Intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, autism, brain injury caused by trauma
or specific learning disabilities who needs special education and related services.
c. A child who is unable to reach the same academic goals as his peers, regardless of
cause, and needs special education and related services.
d. The term "disability" is no longer used. The correct term is "other ability". - Correct
Answer-a.
Which classroom environment is most likely to support a student with ADHD?
a. Students with ADHD become bored easily so a classroom with distinct areas for a
multitude of activities will stimulate her. When she loses interest in one area, she can
move to the next and continue learning.
b. Students with ADHD are highly aggressive and easily fall into depression. The
teacher needs to provide a learning environment in which sharp objects such as
scissors, tacks or sharpened pencils are eliminated. This ensures greater safety for both
student and teacher.
c. Students with ADHD are highly creative. A room with brightly colored mobiles, a
multitude of visual and physical textures (such as striped rugs and fuzzy pillows) and
plenty of art-based games will stimulate and encourage learning.
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