Term 1 of 119
Which of the following is an essential component of the planning function of a school guidance
program?
1. Meeting with students individually and in groups
2. Serving as a consultant to teachers and other school personnel
3. Maintaining privacy of student records
4. Assessing the needs of students, teachers, and parent
a personality test
Systematic desensitization
(Behavior therapy uses a variety of techniques to reinforce desirable behaviors and
eliminate undesirable behaviors. Systematic desensitization, a type of behavior therapy, is a
method to overcome phobias and other anxieties. The other choices are all associated with
psychodynamic therapy, not behavior therapy)
communication skills
The ASCA Student Standards for personal/social development include communication
skills. The other choices are included in academic or career development standards.
Assesing the needs of students, teachers, and parent
,Term 2 of 119
Cognitive structures assist students in making the connections between prior knowledge in their
possession and the unknown. Which of the techniques listed below is not part of the processing
information structure?
Accessing the necessary information needed for comprehension of the standards, through
reference materials and other outside resources, such as internet.
Finding patterns and relationships in the information that is presented, like in logical
relationships.
Formulating rules that enable the students to process information automatically,
predictably, and quickly.
Generalizable principles are useful in applying to situations outside of the lecture when the
information was first presented.
Term 3 of 119
The school counselor is presenting to the principal. She is presenting about the Safe
Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. She wants the principal to know what it is about and what the
goal of it is. The counselor said the goal of The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative is which
of the following?
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative has a goal of bringing together communities
to fight crime.
The goal of The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative is to prevent youth violence and
promote healthy child development.
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative is used to promote knowledge of physical self
defense.
The goal of the program is to ensure all students attend college.
,Term 4 of 119
Which of these actions BEST shows your focus on appropriate referrals and advocacy?
Not using personal social media, personal e-mail accounts or personal texts to interact with
students unless specifically encouraged and sanctioned by the school district.
Collaborating with all relevant stakeholders, including students, educators and
parents/guardians when student assistance is needed, including the identification of early
warning signs of student distress.
Communicating the aspiration of confidentiality as a group norm, while recognizing and
working from the protective posture that confidentiality for minors in schools cannot be
guaranteed.
Supervising students engaged in peer helping, mediation and other similar peer-support
groups.
Term 5 of 119
A career development program includes assessments that help students understand all of the
following EXCEPT
Their skills.
Their interests.
Their abilities.
Their job prospects.
Term 6 of 119
Which of the following is least important in Implementation of a successful guidance program?
time management
resource management
flexibility
creativity
technology
, Term 7 of 119
All of the following are valid uses of formative assessments of students EXCEPT
To guide instruction.
To rank teachers' performance.
To determine which students need additional help.
determine the effectiveness of instruction.
To help students become successful.
Term 8 of 119
A standard IQ test is a type of
aptitude test
achievement test
test
mastery test
reliability test
Term 9 of 119
A school counselor is evaluating a new math achievement test. She compares students' scores on
the test with the same students' scores on several other tests. What characteristic of the new test
is the counselor evaluating?
concurrent validity
reliability
content validity
test-retest reliability
criterion validity
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