FSCT - AEPS Part 1: Understanding and Using the AEPS

Competency Assessment

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  1. This assessment contains 15 questions. Feel free to refer to the AEPS Tool as you answer the questions because the goal of this course is for you to become very familiar with the tool and to use it as a reference when you are assessing children in early intervention. You must score an 80% on the assessment to pass. Record True as the answer for this question.
  2. True
  3. False
  4. The AEPS Tool has an established hierarchy for its four parts. Select the correct order.
  1. Domain, strand, objective, goal
  2. Domain, objective, strand, goal
  3. Domain, strand, goal, objective
  4. Domain, goal, strand, objective
  1. What are the domains of the AEPS?
  1. Fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, additive, social-communication, social
  2. Fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, adaptive, social-communication, social
  3. Fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, additive, social-communication
  4. Fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, additive, social-communication, social, vision and hearing
  1. Objectives are listed from simple to more complex. Objective 3.1 of a designated goal is ____ more than 3.2 and 3.3 of the same goal.
  1. More simple
  2. More complex
  1. Goals are listed from simple to more complex. Goal 1 in any strand is more simple than Goal 2 or 3 of the same strand.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. The cognitive domain has how many strands?
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
  1. How many goals does the cognitive domain have?
  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 19
  1. During an assessment, you and the child are playing with dolls and dishes. You ask the child to get the cup and give the baby doll a drink. The child gets the cup and pretends to give the doll a drink. Under which domain does this skill fall?
  1. Social
  2. Social-communication
  3. Cognitive
  4. Fine motor
  5. Adaptive
  1. Personal hygiene is a strand under which domain?
  1. Gross motor
  2. Fine motor
  3. Cognitive
  4. Social
  5. Adaptive
  1. During an assessment, you squeeze a rubber zebra until it makes a noise. The child being observed giggles and looks up at you. He then grabs the toy and squeezes it and giggles in delight. You then give him a jack-in-the-box, and he pushes it. The jack-in-the-box pops open, and the child giggles in delight. Thinking this was a chance happening for the box to open, you close it and wind it until the box pops open. The child again giggles when the box pope open. Then, you close the box again, and move the box toward the child. He pushes it back, and it doesn’t open. The family’s cat enters the room, and the child crawls away after it. What goal score would you give him?
  1. A 1, because the child didn’t turn the crank to make the jack-in-the-box pop out. When he grabbed the zebra toy and squeezed it, he demonstrated that he has met the previous objectives of indicating interest and correctly activating a simple toy.
  2. A 2 with an A, because you closed the box for the child. When he grabbed the zebra toy and squeezed it, he demonstrated that he has met the previous objectives of indicating and correctly activating a simple toy.
  3. A 2, because he giggled when the box opened, which indicates he knows what the box should do. When he grabbed the zebra toy and squeezed it, he demonstrated that he has met the previous objectives of indicating interest and correctly activating a simple toy.
  1. Criterion: child moves around barrier to change location. Is this for a goal or for an objective?
  1. Goal
  2. Objective
  1. Which domains have additive goals?
  1. Gross motor, adaptive, social, and cognitive
  2. Gross motor, adaptive, cognitive, and social-communication
  3. Fine motor, social, adaptive, and social-communication
  4. Fine motor, gross motor, adaptive, and social communication
  1. An additive goal is denoted by what word/s on the AEPS Tool?
  1. Note
  2. Number
  3. Additive goal
  4. Assistance
  1. When scoring an additive goal, if a child scores a 1 and/or 0 on some of the objectives for the goal, then you must score a ______for the goal.
  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. It depends
  1. A child has the following scores:

Goal 1 – Objective 1.3 = 2

Goal 1 – Objective 1.2 = 2

Goal 1 – Objective 1.1 = 0

Goal 1 Score = 1

Goal 2 – Objective 2.2 = 2

Goal 2 – Objective 2.1 = 1

Goal 2 Score = 1

Goal 3 – Objective 3.3 = 1

Goal 3 – Objective 3.2 = 1

Goal 3 – Objective 3.1 = 0

Goal 3 Score = 1

What is his score for this domain?

  1. 3
  2. 10
  3. 12