Chapter 11 - Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness

  1. College access is
  1. being able to go on trips to view colleges in person or online.
  2. having enough money to afford going to college.
  3. having the skills and competencies needed to apply and be admitted to college that ensure successful college graduation.
  4. taking the right admissions tests with sufficient test preparation and writing killer essays to ensure admission.
  1. College readiness is
  1. knowing what you will major in as an undergraduate before you attend college.
  2. having a clear career goal during high school.
  3. taking as many AP & IB classes as possible.
  4. having sufficient high school academic course preparation that ensure s college success without remedial courses.
  1. Equity in college and career readiness counseling can best be defined as
  1. treating all students the same.
  2. ensuring every student gets early college readiness counseling.
  3. treating all students to college and career fairs starting in 8th grade.
  4. ensuring students who haven’t had adequate resources receive more resources to be successful.
  1. IB means
  1. inquiry-based.
  2. International Baccalaureate.
  3. a diploma granted to students who take four years worth of high school courses.
  4. a curriculum framework focused on common core standards.
  1. Student Success Skills is an evidence-based curriculum for increasing K-12 academic and social competencies evaluated favorably by the
  1. Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership (CESCAL),
  2. National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA).
  3. Center for School Counseling Outcome Research & Evaluation (CSCORE).
  4. NationalCenter for Transforming School Counseling (NCTSC).
  1. A high school profile is used by colleges for each of the following reasons EXCEPT to learn
  1. about the rigor of high school courses offered.
  2. about grades and GPAs of individual students.
  3. about demographics of the high school.
  4. about extracurricular and engagement activities offered.

  1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the importance of school counselors working closely with students to understand the high school transcript?
  1. The transcript shows a student’s ability to pay for college.
  2. The transcript documents grades and the rigor of courses taken.
  3. The transcript shows the number of credits completed needed for graduation
  4. The transcript is used by colleges to assess admission decisions
  1. CTE stands for
  1. Career Technical Education.
  2. College Technical Education.
  3. Career/College Technical Education.
  4. Career-ready Technical Education.
  1. The 8th NOSCA college and career counseling element is
  1. college affordability planning.
  2. transition from high school to college.
  3. college and career admissions processes.
  4. college aspirations.
  1. Six of the 8 NOSCA elements are to be taught K-12. The two recommended primarily for high school students include
  1. college affordability planning & college admission.
  2. college admission & college aspirations.
  3. college & career assessments & college admission.
  4. transition from high school graduation to college enrollment & college admission.
  1. The number one reason K-12 students give for dropping out is they
  1. don’t like their teachers.
  2. have personal issues such as drug addiction or unplanned pregnancies.
  3. are bored.
  4. have family members telling them they should dropout.
  1. The ASCA student standards include all of the following domains EXCEPT
  1. academic development.
  2. career development.
  3. college readiness development.
  4. personal/social development.
  1. Students must master the ability to read so that they can read to learn by
  1. Kindergarten.
  2. 1st grade.
  3. 2nd grade.
  4. 3rd grade.
  1. Adding just one Carnegie unit in intensive math doubles the likelihood of college
  1. admission.
  2. graduation with a bachelor’s degree.
  3. graduation with a master’s degree.
  4. graduation with a doctoral degree.
  1. Student data elements include all of the following EXCEPT
  1. extracurricularactivities.
  2. AP exams.
  3. grades.
  4. FAFSA form completion.
  1. The second of the NOSCA Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling is
  1. Academic Planning for College and Career Readiness.
  2. College Affordability Planning.
  3. College and Career Exploration and Selection.
  4. College Aspirations.
  1. What is the connection between the Common Core Standards and school counselors? School counselors
  1. should be spending more time in the classroom teaching SCCC lessons.
  2. help explain to all stakeholders the power and importance of Common Core Standards on students’ academic futures and career and college readiness.
  3. need to adapt their lessons to include Common Core standards
  4. need to devote more time to academic competency development with students
  1. What is social capital?
  1. Having a whole lot of money that students can spend in college.
  2. Something that everyone can access for reaching their career and college dreams.
  3. The skills and competencies necessary to afford a college degree.
  4. The skills and competencies needed to negotiate career and college access, readiness, and success through college graduation.
  1. “College knowledge” pertains to
  2. being able to list 5 colleges.
  3. understanding how to complete all facets of the college application process including financial aid and admissions.
  4. knowing the college March Madness basketball brackets.
  5. having made at least one college visit.
  1. The first ASCA academic standard is:
  2. Students will learn to read and write.
  3. Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the lifespan.
  4. All students will excel at writing and mathematics.
  5. All students will learn to read by the third grade.
  6. The second ASCA academic standard is:
  7. All students will go to college.
  8. Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options including college.
  9. Students will learn about the financial aid process.
  10. Students willvisit three different colleges before making a college decision.
  11. The third ASCA academic standard is:
  12. Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community.
  13. Students will understand their values related to academics and work ethic.
  14. Students will understand how to use computer-based software.
  15. All students will take learning style inventories.
  16. Student suspensions and disciplinary issues often are used to keep students out of academically rigorous opportunities. ______are harmed most frequently by this policy and practice.
  17. Asian males
  18. Black students and students with disabilities
  19. LBGT students
  20. Latino males
  21. Teacher recommendations are often used to keep students out of rigorous courses. Which of the following arguments disputes that policy and practice?
  22. Parents and guardians of successful students will complain when struggling students are mixed in with more successful students.
  23. Teachers will resent being told that they can’t be the ones to make decisions about student readiness for advanced coursework.
  24. When students have access to challenging curriculum with appropriate supports, they rise to the expectations and find greater academic success.
  25. Students would rather take it easy than study challenging coursework.
  26. The ideal percentage of time professional school counselors should devote to academic planning and competencies for all students in their work is
  27. 10%.
  28. 25%.
  29. 33%.
  30. 50%.
  31. The ideal percentage of time professional school counselors should devote to career and college readiness competencies for all students in their work is
  32. 10%.
  33. 25%.
  34. 33%.
  35. 50%.
  36. ______is NOT a focus for increasing college and career readiness.
  37. Core academic skills
  38. Executive functioning skills
  39. College knowledge
  40. Course sequencing
  41. Common Core Standards are important for school counselors for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
  42. 45 states have adopted them.
  43. they attempt to increase depth in learning for all students K-12.
  44. they will lessen the time that school counselors need to spend on academic development competencies with students.
  45. they initially focus on math and literacy and will eventually cover additional subjects.
  46. The average amount of time school counselors spend in high schools annually with each student on their caseload according to the 2010 Public Agenda study is
  47. less than 45 minutes.
  48. about 2 hours.
  49. about 4 hours.
  50. about6 hours.

1. C11. C21. B

2. D12. C22. A

3. D13. D23. B

4. B14. B24. C

5. C15. A25. C

6. B16. A26. C

7. A17. B27. D

8. A18. D28. C

9. B19. B29. A

10. D20. B