Deck 4: Management and Accountability

Question 1

Accountability is one of the 4 components of the ASCA National Model. School counselors demonstrate accountability by:

A) encouraging teachers to target "bubble students" who are slightly below or above the proficiency cut score
B) asking themselves if the services they have provided are effective
C) using data to show the impact of the school counseling program on student achievement, attendance and behavior and analyze school counseling program assessments to guide
Future actions and improve future results for all students
D) using evidence-based practices when providing individual therapy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Scientific-Based Research (SBR) and evaluation are similar in that they both:

A) seek to establish universal rules and generalize across settings.
B) use data to form conclusions
C) require random assignment.
D) include qualitative forms of investigation.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

While Scientific-Based Research (SBR) is concerned with establishing universal rules and generalizing across settings, evaluation seeks to answer whether:

A) extraneous variables impacted the results.
B) an intervention is effective within a specific, local setting.
C) legislative acts are necessary to reform public education.
D) an intervention can be replicated in various settings.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

While evaluation and data-driven decision-making both involve the use of data to make decisions, an additional component of data-driven decision-making is that it:

A) seeks to establish universal rules and generalize across settings.
B) requires replication across settings.
C) involves random assignment.
D) can also be used in the planning stage to make more informed decisions about that types of activities to implement.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of disaggregated data?

A) recording the graduation rate
B) identifying differences between regular education and special education students in terms of attendance rates
C) analyzing office discipline rates for a 5 year period
D) assessing school counselors' competencies

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of process data?

A) a total of 89 students attended a small group during the past academic year
B) the graduation rate increased 2.3 percent from last year
C) the percentage of students who could correctly identify at least two forms of financial assistance increased from 62% to 87% following two classroom guidance lessons
Conducted by the school counselor
D) 6 of the 10 students in the anger management group exhibited an increase in grade point average

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of perception data?

A) students participating in the Check-in, Check-Out (CICO) intervention exhibited a 15% decrease in office discipline referrals
B) the school counselor conducted 84 consultations with parents during the past year
C) for students who completed the attendance group, there was a 1.2 mean increase in response to the item "I look forward to coming to school"
D) 6 of the 10 students in the anger management group exhibited an increase in grade point average

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of outcome data?

A) all 8 of the students participating in the social skills group reported the same or an increased level of confidence in making friends
B) the school counselor conducted 122 lessons during the course of the year
C) students receiving mentorship exhibited a 4 percentile rank increase in comparison to the national average
D) 89% of the students were able to identify at least two career clusters

Question 9

The function of the school data profile in the management component of the ASCA National Model (2012) is to:

A) identify important categories of data to collect as schools may not report in an organized fashion a wide array of data that is relevant to the school counseling program.
B) serve as a framework for school counselors to use in informing stakeholders of the impact of the school counseling program on student achievement.
C) serve as the agreement between school counselors and principals regarding the school counseling program's objectives.
D) identify the individual students who are in need of individual therapy.

Question 10

Stone and Dahir's (2010) MEASURE process is:

A) a supervision process for school counselors to improve their clinical skills.
B) an approach for schools to analyze and disseminate the results of school counseling activities
C) the method by which the principal evaluates a school counselor's performance.
D) a method for conducting school counseling lessons.

Question 11

"Please rate the degree to which you feel safe at school (5=Strong Agree, 4=Agree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly Disagree)?" This question uses which type of scale?

A) Consumer satisfaction
B) Response choice
C) Likert-type
D) Evaluative

Question 12

"How much time, on average, do you spend on homework every day (1: More than 2 hours, 2: Between 1-2 hours, 3: Between 30 minutes and 1 hour, 4: Less than 30 minutes, more than none, 5: none)". (Dimmitt et al., 2007). This question uses which type of scale?

A) Consumer satisfaction
B) Response choice
C) Likert-type
D) Evaluative

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of an authentic/performance-based assessment?

A) Demonstrating the skills of conflict resolution through a role-play
B) Completing a job application
C) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
D) Calculating grade point average (GPA)

Question 14

The following question, "On the school map, please find the following locations by placing the number of the location on the map and circling it", is an example of a:

A) Authentic/performance based assessment
B) Response choice
C) Likert-scale
D) Multiple-choice

Question 15

"Which of the following is an example of a goal that is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely (SMART)? a. I will increase my grade in Language Arts from an "C" to a "B" for the next marking period., b. I will get better grades., c. All my grades will increase from "Ds" to "As" for the next marking period." This an example of a:

A) Authentic/performance based assessment
B) Response choice question
C) Likert-scale question
D) Multiple-choice question

Question 16

An office discipline referral (ODR) is a:

A) a method for monitoring individual student progress.
B) a form school counselors must use to request funding from the administration.
C) a method used by school counselors to encourage parents to seek counseling outside of the school.
D) checklist of behavioral concerns that school personnel use to refer a student for a violation of a school's code of conduct.

Question 17

The first step in multiple-gate universal screening involves:

A) the use of a broad screener to identify at-risk students.
B) obtaining the consent of parents to allow their children to participate in group counseling sessions.
C) forming an advisory council.
D) collecting the data needed for the school data profile.

Question 18

Which of the following is a function of a school-based child observation?

A) Assess the impact of a series of school counseling lessons
B) Assess changes following the implementation of an intervention
C) Inform stakeholders of the impact of the school counseling program
D) Identify all of the students in the school who are at-risk for internalizing problems

Question 19

Anecdotal observations are used to:

A) evaluate the degree to which teachers are correctly implementing the curriculum.
B) assess the frequency of specific student behaviors associated with academic achievement (e.g., inattention, disorganization, attention-seeking).
C) measure the degree to which a student is experiencing internalizing behaviors.
D) to identify the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) links associated with a child's behavior.

Question 20

Interval observations are used to:

A) evaluate the degree to which teachers are correctly implementing the curriculum.
B) assess the frequency of specific student behaviors associated with academic achievement (e.g., inattention, disorganization, attention-seeking).
C) measure the degree to which a student is experiencing internalizing behaviors.
D) to identify the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) links associated with a child's behavior.