MTTC Test Objectives



MICHIGAN

TEST OBJECTIVES

FIELD 651: GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

Human Growth and Development

Assessment, Research, and Evaluation

Counseling and Group Guidance

Educational and Career Planning

Professional Knowledge

HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Understand human development during early childhood.

Includes stages and characteristics of physical and motor development, social and emotional development, and language and ‘cognitive development; and developmental issues of particular importance during early childhood.

Understand human development during middle childhood.

Includes stages and characteristics of physical and motor development, social and emotional development, and language and cognitive development; and developmental issues of particular importance during middle childhood.

Understand human development during adolescence.

Includes stages and characteristics of physical and motor development, social and emotional development, and language and cognitive development; and developmental issues of particular importance during adolescence.

Analyze the effects of developmental influences.

Includes the influence of biological factors, family relationships, and peers and peer groups in human development.

Analyze the influence of cultural factors in human development.

Includes the influence of racial and ethnic background, geographic region, socioeconomic background, and language background on human development.

Understand theories of human growth and development (e.g., maturation, behavioral, adaptation, psychodynamic).

Includes developmental theories, their characteristics, their limitations, and their applications to guidance and counseling situations.

Understand ways in which developmental stages and processes affect education and assessment.

Includes the ways in which development during early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence may affect educational and assessment strategies and techniques.

Understand principles of learning theory.

Includes types and characteristics of learning theories and behavioral and cognitive concepts of learning, and their applications to various instructional situations.

Understand the relationship between motivation and learning.

Includes principles of motivation and their applications to various educational situations; and factors that affect student motivation and attitudes toward school.

ASSESSMENT, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION

Understand principles of educational assessment.

Includes appropriate uses of assessment in the school; the characteristics of criterion-referenced and normative-referenced tests; features, advantages, and disadvantages of standardized tests; and the purposes of various types of tests.

Understand types, characteristics, and limitations of assessment instruments.

Includes types, examples, characteristics, and limitations of intelligence and aptitude tests, interest inventories, and achievement tests; and the interpretation of the results of assessment instruments.

Understand informal assessment techniques and procedures.

Includes instruments and procedures for observing students in the classroom; other informal assessment techniques and procedures, their uses, and their characteristics; appropriate observation techniques for various situations; and the interpretation of the results of informal assessment procedures.

Identify types, characteristics, and uses of assessment records.

Includes characteristics and uses of anecdotal records, cumulative student records, and case studies; and uses and limitations of student records in decision making.

Understand procedures for assessing students with special education needs (e.g., special education, gifted, Limited English Proficient).

Includes procedures and considerations for assessing students with special education needs; appropriate evaluation procedures for various situations involving students with special education needs; and appropriate test administration modifications for students with various types of special needs.

Understand principles of test validity and reliability.

Includes the principles of test validity and reliability and their applications in assessment.

Apply knowledge of test administration, scoring, and measurement concepts.

Includes procedures for scoring criterion-referenced and normative-referenced tests; concepts involved in interpreting test scores; basic descriptive statistics definitions; and test administration procedures.

Apply procedures for conducting and reporting programmatic needs assessments.

Includes types and characteristics of needs assessments; methods of presenting data; and requirements and procedures for making recommendations based on needs assessment results.

Use assessment results to determine guidance priorities and objectives.

Includes guidance priorities appropriately based on assessment data or student needs; objectives formulated in relation to assessment data or student needs and priorities; activities appropriate for achieving various objectives; and procedures for evaluating outcomes of the assessment.

Apply skills in student evaluation.

Includes the diagnosis of student needs from evaluation data; the implementation of behavioral analyses from evaluation data; and the selection of individual counseling goals based on evaluation results.

Understand evaluation procedures for monitoring student progress and achievement.

Includes procedures and criteria for evaluating student progress; the use of evaluation results to determine appropriate student placement or instructional design; procedures for providing on-going evaluation of and feedback to student; and the recognition of areas of significant student underachievement and areas of student exceptionality in evaluation results.

COUNSELING AND GROUP GUIDANCE

Understand individual counseling approaches.

Includes principles and goals of individual counseling approaches; the application of principles and techniques of various counseling approaches to individual counseling situations; and developmental, preventive, and remedial approaches to counseling.

Establish effective counseling relationships.

Includes procedures for establishing rapport in counseling relationships; the effects of various problems on the establishment of a counseling relationship; and appropriate roles for counselors and students in school counseling situations.

Apply knowledge of interviewing procedures.

Includes interviewing techniques related to listening and observation; verbal interviewing techniques and their functions; and appropriate interviewing techniques for various counseling situations.

Analyze procedures for determining goals, solving problems, and communicating information in counseling situations.

Includes techniques, procedures, and criteria for determining student goals; procedures for helping students solve problems and make decisions; and procedures for communicating information in ways that facilitate student insight and behavior change.

Understand intervention and referral procedures.

Includes appropriate interventions for various crisis situations; conditions and procedures for referring students to other school professionals or community resources; appropriate community or referral resources for various counseling problems; and the role of the family in a school-initiated intervention or referral.

Understand the needs of students with special concerns (e.g., emotional or family problems).

Includes common needs and concerns among students within various population segments; common needs and concerns among students who have emotional or family problems; and counseling strategies and techniques for students with special concerns.

Recognize characteristics of high-risk students (e.g., substance abusers, victims of child abuse, potential suicides).

Includes characteristics of substance abusers, victims of child or sexual abuse, potential dropouts, and potential suicides.

Understand issues related to students with special education needs (e.g., special education, gifted, Limited English Proficient).

Includes types and characteristics of special education needs; common concerns and learning or behavior problems associated with students with various types of special education needs; appropriate program modifications for students with various types of special education needs; and legal guidelines related to the education of students with special education needs.

Understand issues related to the needs of multicultural students.

Includes cultural similarities and differences that exist among various racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic groups; the impact of cultural group differences on student learning and behavior; and the impact of cultural differences on student placement decisions in special education.

Understand principles of group counseling.

Includes the roles and functions of group counseling; major elements of group counseling theory; goal-setting procedures in group counseling situations; and ethical considerations and issues in various group counseling situations.

Understand group counseling procedures.

Includes criteria and procedures for selecting members for various group counseling situations; stages and characteristics of group development in group counseling; factors that affect group dynamics; and strategies for alleviating various common problems related to group dynamics.

Apply knowledge of group counseling for elementary and secondary students.

Includes appropriate tasks, techniques, goals, and counselor roles for group counseling situations for students at the elementary and secondary levels.

Understand principles of group guidance.

Includes functions, goals, and characteristics of group guidance; similarities and differences between group guidance and group counseling; and types of group guidance presentation modes and appropriate procedures and activities for various modes.

Understand group guidance procedures.

Includes procedures for planning and implementing group guidance sessions in various situations.

Apply knowledge of group guidance for elementary and secondary students.

Includes appropriate tasks, procedures, goals, and counselor roles for group guidance situations for students at the elementary and secondary levels.

EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANNING

Apply knowledge of theories of career development and occupational choice (e.g., developmental, need satisfaction, personality, psychoanalytic, decision, socioeconomic, trait factor).

Includes types and characteristics of theories of career development and occupational choice and their application to various educational situations.

Understand career counseling approaches (e.g., psychoanalytic, developmental, behavioral, trait factor).

Includes characteristics and procedures associated with career counseling approaches; and advantages and limitations of career counseling approaches.

Identify characteristics of employment in the United States.

Includes contemporary U.S. labor trends and processes; examples and characteristics of types of occupational clusters; requirements for various occupational clusters; and the composition of the population in relation to employment trends.

Understand career development programs.

Includes the goals and objectives of a career development program at the elementary and secondary levels; and the role of the counselor in various situations involving educational decision making or job placement.

Apply career assessment and career choice procedures.

Includes types, functions, and characteristics of career assessment methods; the interpretation of career assessment results; and procedures for determining appropriate career choices.

Understand procedures for determining educational placement in relation to career goals.

Includes common procedures and concerns related to students’ classroom placements; procedures for selecting student courses and curricula; and the interpretation of various types of information to identify possible curriculum choices as they relate to career goals.

Identify principles of career guidance for students with special education needs (e.g., special education, gifted, Limited English Proficient).

Includes educational options and procedures for meeting the career development needs of students with special education needs in the regular school setting; types and functions of services and personnel that aid in the career development of students with special education needs; and types, characteristics, and functions of specialized vocational programming options for students with special education needs.

Understand the roles of parents, school personnel, and community groups in educational and career planning for students.

Includes the roles of parents, faculty, other school personnel, and community groups in educational and career planning; and procedures for involving parents, faculty, other school personnel, and community groups in educational and career planning.

Apply knowledge of the collection and dissemination of educational and occupational information.

Includes local, state, and national resources for educational and work-study information and occupational information; appropriate methods and procedures for disseminating types of information to students; and career-related reference sources, their features, and their functions.

Apply knowledge of career-related decision making.

Includes procedures for career-related decision making; criteria for comparing career opportunities and making career decisions; and appropriate information sources for situations involving career-related decision making.

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

Identify the role and responsibilities of the school guidance counselor.

Includes the role of the school guidance counselor; the functions of the school guidance counselor in a variety of educational settings and situations; and the responsibilities of the school guidance counselor in relation to other school personnel.

Understand the structure and functions of school guidance and counseling programs.

Includes the goals and objectives of school guidance and counseling programs; procedures for organizing and managing school guidance and counseling programs; procedures and requirements for establishing and maintaining good public relations; and procedures for establishing school guidance and counseling policies.

Apply consultation and coordination procedures.

Includes procedures for consulting with parents, teachers, related services personnel, and administrators; and procedures for coordinating materials or services for students.

Apply knowledge of program evaluation.

Includes the goals and objectives of an evaluation of the school guidance and counseling program; criteria, steps, and procedures for evaluating the school guidance and counseling program; and the interpretation of results of a school guidance and counseling program evaluation.

Identify journals, organizations, and activities related to the professional development of school guidance counselors.

Includes examples and functions of professional organizations; the functions and characteristics of journals; and activities and sources of information that promote the professional development of school guidance counselors.

Apply knowledge of professional standards and issues related to school guidance counselors.

Includes professional standards and behavior guidelines appropriate to situations involving school guidance counselors; current trends and issues related to the practice of school guidance and counseling; and the effects of state and federal regulations on guidance and counseling policies and procedures.

Apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to assessment and student records.

Includes state and federal regulations involving assessment and student records; the legal rights of students and parents regarding assessment and student records; legal and ethical guidelines related to the reporting of test results; and the application of legal and ethical guidelines to situations involving assessment and student records.

Identify legal issues related to special education.

Includes major provisions of Public Law 94-142 and other federal and state rules and regulations that involve the education of special needs students; and requirements and procedures for developing IEPs.

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