Student Learning & Development Flashcards
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Under Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which principle addresses providing students with multiple ways to demonstrate what they know?
Answer: Multiple means of action and expression
UDL's 'multiple means of action and expression' principle ensures students can demonstrate knowledge through varied methods beyond traditional paper tests.
A student's IEP specifies 'preferential seating' as an accommodation. On an ACT test day, this most appropriately means:
Answer: The student is seated to minimize distractions per their documented need (e.g., near the front)
Preferential seating means placing the student in a location that minimizes the impact of their disability, such as near the front to reduce distraction.
Which term describes a student's belief in their own ability to successfully perform a specific task?
Answer: Self-efficacy
Bandura's concept of self-efficacy specifically refers to a person's belief in their capability to execute a particular behavior or task successfully.
A student performs significantly better on practice tests taken at home than on official ACT administrations. This discrepancy is most likely explained by:
Answer: State anxiety triggered by the high-stakes testing environment
State anxiety — situational anxiety triggered by high-stakes conditions — can significantly depress performance relative to low-stakes practice settings.
Which of the following is the most developmentally appropriate expectation for a typical 17-year-old ACT test-taker according to Piaget's stages?
Answer: They are capable of abstract, hypothetical reasoning
Piaget's formal operational stage (roughly age 12+) enables abstract and hypothetical reasoning, which standardized college entrance exams require.
When reviewing a student's accommodation request, an ACT test coordinator finds documentation from five years ago. The primary concern with outdated documentation is that:
Answer: The documentation may not reflect the student's current functional limitations
ACT requires reasonably current documentation to ensure accommodations reflect the student's present functional needs, as conditions and their impacts can change over time.
A student who studies by reading notes aloud, teaching concepts to a study partner, and creating practice questions is applying which evidence-based learning strategy?
Answer: Elaborative interrogation and retrieval practice
Elaborative interrogation (generating explanations) combined with retrieval practice (self-testing) are among the most evidence-supported strategies for durable learning.