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Multiple Choice
1. Define collaboration.
a. Consists of identifying, implementing, and evaluating a plan to solve a chosen
problem by making decisions together
b. Disagreement of interests or ideas
c. Engages the listener in the message to enable the speaker to convey specific
concerns and to provide feedback to the speaker to ensure that the message was
correctly received and perceived
*d. An interactive process whereby individuals with diverse expertise choose to
work together to provide high-quality services to all students in inclusive
classrooms and their families
Learning Objective: What are the critical prerequisite skills for effective
collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: MC
3. Define conflict.
a. Consists of identifying, implementing, and evaluating a plan to solve a chosen
problem by making decisions together
*b. Disagreement of interests or ideas
c. Engages the listener in the message to enable the speaker to convey specific
concerns and to provide feedback to the speaker to ensure that the message was
correctly received and perceived
d. An interactive process whereby individuals with diverse expertise choose to work
together to provide high-quality services to all students in inclusive classrooms and
their families
Learning Objective: What are the critical prerequisite skills for effective
collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution Skills
Question Type: MC
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Conflict Resolution Skills
Question Type: MC
11. Which of the following is NOT an aim in the collaborative process identified in
the text?
a. Successfully include all students in general education activities.
b. Identify adaptations of content and materials.
*c. Successfully implement necessary instruction in the special education setting.
d. Develop and implement specialized instruction as appropriate.
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the six types of active listening?
a. Acknowledging
b. Paraphrasing
*c. Distraction
d. Clarifying
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: MC
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the procedures for facilitating effective
verbal communication?
a. Respond to e-mails received during business days within twenty-four hours, if
possible.
b. Answer e-mails using the original thread.
c. Edit for grammar and spelling errors.
*d. Before speaking, organize your thoughts to be sure that they are indeed
interested in the speaker’s message.
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: MC
14. Which of the following is NOT one of the etiquette tips for various types of
written communication discussed in the textbook?
*a. Be concise.
b. Demonstrate good listening behaviors to show that you are indeed interested in
the speaker’s message.
c. Use feedback to show that you are listening and understanding the speaker’s
message.
d. Avoid being judgmental and evaluative.
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: MC
19. Which of the following is one of the six stages of the collaboration-consultation
process?
a. Station teaching
b. Parallel teaching
c. Alternative teaching
*d. Intervention recommendations
20. Which of the following is true of the gaining entry and establishing team goals
stage of the collaboration-consultation process?
a. Participants engage in assessment practices to identify the student’s current level
of academic performance, behavioral considerations, and affective/emotional
status.
b. Specific interventions are recommended for the problem.
c. Monitoring student progress to determine the effectiveness of the intervention(s)
is extremely important.
*d. Establishing rapport between or among participants and identifying specifically
each member’s goals, agenda, and outcomes for the collaborative process
21. Which of the following is true of the evaluation stage of the collaboration-
consultation process?
a. Participants engage in assessment practices to identify the student’s current level
of academic performance, behavioral considerations, and affective/emotional
status.
b. Specific interventions are recommended for the problem.
*c. Monitoring student progress to determine the effectiveness of the
intervention(s) is extremely important.
d. Establishing rapport between or among participants and identifying specifically
each member’s goals, agenda, and outcomes for the collaborative process
22. Which of the following is true of the intervention recommendations stage of the
collaboration-consultation process?
a. Participants engage in assessment practices to identify the student’s current level
of academic performance, behavioral considerations, and affective/emotional
status.
*b. Specific interventions are recommended for the problem.
c. Monitoring student progress to determine the effectiveness of the intervention(s)
is extremely important.
d. Establishing rapport between or among participants and identifying specifically
each member’s goals, agenda, and outcomes for the collaborative process.
25. Which of the following is not one of the procedures that teachers should
implement in a co-teaching or teaming arrangement?
a. They must mutually define roles in the teaming relationship that pertain to
instruction, behavior management, and evaluation.
b. Team members need to spend time discussing instructional philosophies to
determine whether a mutual, collaborative relationship can be established.
c. Team members should explain what they hope to gain from a team effort,
instructionally and for students.
*d. Team members should meet once a semester to work through problems,
evaluate student progress, communicate with families, and plan further instruction.
Learning Objective: How can professionals work together collaboratively?
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Student Response Systems
Question Type: MC
26. All of the following are necessary qualification of paraprofessionals who provide
instructional support EXCEPT this:
a. High school diploma or its equivalent
b. Completed two years of study in an institution of higher education
c. Obtained an associate’s degree(or higher)
*d. Hold teaching credentials or certification
28. All of the following are possible barriers to the development of collaborative
partnerships with paraeducators EXCEPT this:
*a. Respect
b. Lack of time
c. Differing roles and responsibilities
d. Differing years of experience
36. Which of the following is true regarding the need for collaborative partnerships
with families?
*a. For collaboration to be achieved, educators must better understand families and
their dynamics.
b. Families have not been significant contributors to the field of special education.
c. Special education students should be viewed in isolation, without taking into
consideration their families.
d. Collaboration with families has always been a minor goal of schools.
38. All of the following are ways to involve the family and the community EXCEPT
this:
a. Be sure families and communities feel welcome.
*b. Communicate only when there is a problem.
c. Select and involve community leaders to serve as representatives of both school
and home.
d. Identify families’ preferred means of communication and use it effectively.
39. All of the following are purposes for a parent–teacher conference EXCEPT this:
a. To jointly share information about the child’s educational progress
b. To work together in finding solutions to problems
*c. To waste the time of the teachers and the parents
d. To establish rapport and joint responsibility for the child’s educational program
40. Collaborative efforts can be greatly enhanced between home and school if
teachers are aware of all of the following EXCEPT this:
a. The family unit
b. Resources families need to function
c. The economic, vocational, and educational needs of families
*d. Communication that is most convenient for the teachers
True False
41. Collaboration is a key ingredient of the efforts of inclusive schools to meet the
needs of all students in different settings and activities.
*a. True
b. False
42. Partnership means working with people, and to do this well, teachers must be
prepared in those critical prerequisite skills that foster collaboration.
*a. True
b. False
Learning Objective: What are prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What Are Prerequisite Skills for Effective Collaboration?
Question Type: TF
43. One way shared problem solving is accomplished best is when participants in
the collaborative process develop a plan of action, including tasks, persons
responsible, and time lines.
*a. True
b. False
44. Collaboration always occurs most naturally when someone is assigned by school
or district-level administration.
a. True
*b. False
48. One way to take cultural and linguistic factors that are part of the
communication process into consideration is to make sure an interpreter is
available if family members do not speak or understand English.
*a. True
b. False
50. A clinical teaching cycle can include teachers observing their peers and
providing interventions to English language learners who need supplemental
instruction.
a. True
*b. False
52. According to IDEA, paraprofessionals are responsible for ensuring the delivery
of services specified in the IEP.
a. True
*b. False
53. Discussing roles and responsibilities clearly so each person knows his or her
duties will help with the potential barrier of differing years of experience between
the classroom teacher and the paraprofessional.
a. True
*b. False
57. Families are an integral part of the school community; they know their children
better than anyone and can provide critical information that can help teachers
understand the students’ individual needs.
*a. True
b. False
59. Holding meetings with families at times and places that are manageable for them
is necessary in the postconference stage.
a. True
*b. False
60. Teachers can send home weekly or monthly newsletters describing events,
giving special student recognition, mentioning important dates, and so forth as a
way to engage in home–school communication.
*a. True
b. False
61. ________ is/are beliefs, norms, and customs that vary within and between groups;
language differences; and identified disability needs.
a. Cultural awareness
*b. Cultural characteristics
c. Cultural diversity
d. Cultural acceptance
62. Besides having good listening skills, communication partners must be able to
convey their message ________ or in writing so it is correctly understood.
*a. orally
b. succinctly
c. confidently
d. nicely
63. Educators must utilize ________ to collaborate with families, for they are the ones
who know the most about the students we serve.
a. coworkers
b. professional development
*c. effective practices
d. administrators
Learning Objective: N/A (Opening Challenge)
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Opening Challenge
Question Type: FITB
65. The ________ stage of the six stages of the collaboration-consultation process
consists of regularly scheduled meetings of participants to determine whether the
intervention was effective and to identify additional potential problem areas that
could be addressed during the collaboration process.
a. evaluation
*b. follow-up
c. problem
d. intervention recommendations
66. A solution for the potential barrier, ________, could be having the teacher and the
paraprofessional try to set aside thirty minutes before or after school several days a
week to discuss students’ progress.
a. differing years of experience
b. differing roles
*c. lack of time
d. differing responsibilities
68. ________ is a barrier to collaborative partnership with families and can be solved
by having an interpreter present during meetings for parents who do not speak
English.
a. Professional jargon
*b. Language difference
c. Lack of time
d. Cultural difference
69. Collaborative efforts with students’ families can be developed through a ________
in which families’ needs and support are defined according to resources,
interactions, functions, and the life cycle.
a. teacher–parent approach
b. child–teacher approach
*c. family systems approach
d. child-only approach
70. A way for ________ to involve families in the classroom is by having them come to
class on a regular basis just to read with students during reading time.
a. students
b. paraprofessionals
*c. teachers
d. administrators
Short Answer
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: SA
73. Provide an example for two out of the six stages of the collaboration-
consultation process.
*a. Gaining entry and establishing team goals, problem, intervention
recommendations, implementation of recommendations, evaluation, and follow up
74. Discuss necessary steps that need to happen during the preconference stage
when planning for a parent–teacher conference.
*a. Notify families of the time, day, and purpose of the conference; review
assessment data that describe how the child is progressing academically, socially,
and behaviorally; develop an agenda for the meeting; arrange the environment to
foster a collaborative spirit; identify key professionals and paraprofessionals who
can contribute important information to the conference; and make arrangements
for an interpreter if English is not the primary language or if sign language is
necessary.
Essay
76. Identify some of the etiquette tips provided in the text for various types of
written communication.
*a. Respond to e-mails received during business days within twenty-four hours,
answer e-mails using the original thread, write only what is appropriate for multiple
readers, be concise, edit for grammar and spelling errors, avoid educational jargon,
and use punctuation and capitalization correctly.
Learning Objective: What are critical prerequisite skills for effective collaboration?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Communication Skills
Question Type: ESS