Unofficial practice for Florida's School Psychologist PK–12 exam: assessment, interventions, school safety, ethics and Florida's own rules and statutes.
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An evaluator concludes that a tutoring program raised scores, when in truth the program made no difference. Which error has been made?Wikipedia, Type I and type II errors, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 1
Florida's gifted rule asks for an intelligence quotient two standard deviations or more above the mean. On a test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what is the lowest score that meets it?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.03019(2)(a)3. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 1
Florida's statewide assessment rule verifies a most significant cognitive disability by a full-scale score of 67 or under. Within which percentile rank does the rule place such a score?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-1.0943(1)(f)1. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 1
Students with the very lowest fall scores are placed in a program, and in spring their scores sit closer to the average. Which statistical phenomenon could explain part of the gain without any program effect?Wikipedia, Regression toward the mean, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 1
To evaluate a mentoring program, a school psychologist interviews students, runs focus groups and looks for themes in what was said, with no test scores involved. Which kind of research is this?Wikipedia, Qualitative research, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 1
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Data-based decision making 5
A standardized assessment of adaptive behavior is part of an evaluation. Whose input does Florida's rule say it shall include?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(3)(e)2. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 2
A student who speaks Haitian Creole at home is referred for evaluation. In what language must assessments be provided and administered under Florida's rule?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(5)(b)2. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 2
During general education interventions, Florida's rule calls for observations of the student. Where must at least one of them take place?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(b). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 2
Under Florida's general education intervention rule, what must be done with pre-intervention and ongoing progress monitoring measures?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(e). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 2
Why does Florida's general education intervention rule require vision and hearing screenings?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(d). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 2
Child and adolescent development 5
A fourth grader compares his schoolwork with his classmates' and starts to doubt that he can do what they do. Which of Erikson's stages describes this period?Wikipedia, Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 3
A tenth grader says cheating is wrong because the rules forbid it and society expects honesty, whether or not anyone would be caught. Which of Kohlberg's levels is this reasoning?Wikipedia, Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, Conventional. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 3
A toddler says "doggy bark". Which stage of language development produces such mini-sentences?Wikipedia, Language development. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 3
In the DSM-5 criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, several symptoms must have been present before what age?Wikipedia, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Diagnosis. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 3
In the Sally-Anne task, a child is asked where Sally will look for a marble that was moved while she was out of the room. What is the task used to test?Wikipedia, Theory of mind, False-belief task. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 3
Academic interventions 5
A 30-minute daily intervention is cut to ten minutes twice a week, and after three weeks the team is told it failed. Which requirement of Florida's general education intervention rule was not met?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(e). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 4
Florida's Formula for Reading Success names four types of classroom assessments. Screening, progress monitoring and summative are three. What is the fourth?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.053(3)(a). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 4
Florida's rule on reading plans names six components of reading. Which of these is one of the six?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.053. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 4
Reading fluency links word recognition to comprehension. In what does it show itself?Wikipedia, Fluency, Types. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 4
To show that a lack of progress is not due to a lack of appropriate instruction, what documentation must a Florida group consider for a suspected specific learning disability?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.03018(2)(b). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 4
Bases of learning and behavior 5
A student understands the rules but cannot plan the steps of a project or weigh the consequences of a choice. Which brain region is implicated in such executive functions?Wikipedia, Prefrontal cortex, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 5
A student who has changed schools five times in two years is evaluated for a specific learning disability. Which factor must the Florida group rule out as the primary cause of low achievement?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.03018(4)(a)3. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 5
After a test, a student reviews how well her study plan worked and decides what to change next time. In Zimmerman's account of self-regulated learning, which stage is this?Wikipedia, Self-regulated learning. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 5
Research on adverse childhood experiences reports a dose-response relationship. What does that mean?Wikipedia, Adverse childhood experiences. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 5
Which brain structure has a primary role in emotional responses, including fear, anxiety and aggression?Wikipedia, Amygdala, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 5
Social-emotional and behavioral interventions 5
A behavior plan has the teacher attend to a student only when he raises his hand, and give no attention when he calls out. Which procedure is this?Wikipedia, Differential reinforcement. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 6
A lesson has students take a classmate's perspective and show empathy for people from other backgrounds. Which of the five CASEL competencies is being taught?Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), What Is the CASEL Framework?. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 6
A teacher asks whether her calm-down corner breaks Florida's ban on seclusion. Which practice does section 1003.573, Florida Statutes, leave outside the definition?Section 1003.573(1)(e), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 6
A tenth grader is of two minds about giving up vaping. His counselor uses a directive, client-centered style that helps him explore and resolve that ambivalence. Which approach is this?Wikipedia, Motivational interviewing, lead. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 6
Each Florida district must write a plan for its school-based mental health assistance program. On what framework must the plan be focused?Section 1006.041(2), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 6
Student and school safety 5
A student is taken to a receiving facility for involuntary examination under Florida's mental health law. How long may the examination period last?Section 394.463(2)(g), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 7
A student shows a school psychologist injuries and says a caregiver caused them, giving her reasonable cause to suspect abuse. Under section 39.201, Florida Statutes, what must she do?Section 39.201(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 7
Florida's youth mental health awareness and assistance training helps school staff identify the signs of emotional disturbance, mental illness and substance use disorders. Under section 1012.584, Florida Statutes, who must receive it?Section 1012.584(2), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 7
No member of a school's threat management team personally knows the student who is being assessed. What does Florida law require?Section 1006.07(7)(b), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 7
Which words in Florida's bullying statute separate bullying from a single unkind act?Section 1006.147(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 7
Consultation and problem solving 5
A parent asks a school psychologist to show her everything the school holds on her child. Which right does Florida's Parents' Bill of Rights list?Section 1014.04(1)(d), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 8
A parent asks for an evaluation before any general education interventions have been tried. Under Florida's rule, what may happen to the intervention activities?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(3)(d)2. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 8
In the data-based problem solving process of Florida's rule, a team identifies and analyzes the area of concern, then selects and implements interventions. What is the remaining step?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(e). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 8
Parents take part in problem solving about their child's reading. What must the district maintain under Florida's rule?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1)(a). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 8
Whose responsibility is it, under Florida's rule, to develop and implement a multi-tiered system of support that integrates academic and behavioral interventions?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(1). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 8
Ethics and professional practice 5
A school psychologist learns personal details about a family while writing a report. What does Florida's Principles of Professional Conduct require for such personally identifiable information?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-10.081(2)(a)12. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 9
Florida certifies school psychologists under a rule that sets a supervised internship. How long is it, and how much must be in a school?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-4.0311. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 9
Florida's psychology licensing law defines the practice of school psychology. How does it describe the counseling that the practice includes?Section 490.003(5)(b), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 9
Under section 1001.32, Florida Statutes, who operates, controls and supervises all free public schools in a district?Section 1001.32(2), Florida Statutes (2026). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 9
Which 1954 meeting, conducted by the American Psychological Association, set out to develop a position on the roles, functions, training and credentialing of school psychologists?Wikipedia, School psychology, history. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 9
Laws, rules and court decisions 5
A parent signs consent for an initial evaluation of a second grader suspected of having a disability. Within what period must a Florida district complete the evaluation?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(3)(g). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 10
A sixth grader's only identified exceptionality is gifted, so she has an educational plan (EP). How often, at the least, must a meeting be held to develop and revise it?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.030191. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 10
A student tells a school psychologist in confidence that he plans to hurt a named classmate. Which 1976 California decision held that psychotherapists have a duty to protect a person at risk?Wikipedia, Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 10
A student's IEP calls for a daily check-in that the school never provided. He breaks the conduct code, and the review finds the conduct was the direct result of the failure to implement the IEP. What follows under Florida's rule?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.03312(3)(b). Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 10
An evaluation plan includes a test of intellectual functioning. Who may administer and interpret it under Florida's rule?Florida Administrative Code, Rule 6A-6.0331(3)(e)1. Written to FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), competency 10
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the Competencies and Skills and Blueprint of FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036) in the test information guide on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations website, https://www.fl.nesinc.com/studyguide/FL_SG_obj_036_redev.htm (copyright 2021 State of Florida, Department of State; test page https://www.fl.nesinc.com/testPage.asp?test=036), read 2026-10-15: approximately 80 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, passing at a scaled score of at least 200, ten competencies weighted 10 percent each. This bank holds 50, five for each competency. Every fact was read on 2026-10-15 in the public document named under its question: Florida Administrative Code rules 6A-1.0943, 6A-4.0311, 6A-6.0331, 6A-6.03018, 6A-6.03019, 6A-6.030191, 6A-6.03312, 6A-6.053 and 6A-10.081 on flrules.org; sections 39.201, 394.463, 490.003, 1001.32, 1003.573, 1006.041, 1006.07, 1006.147, 1012.584 and 1014.04 of the 2026 Florida Statutes on leg.state.fl.us; the CASEL framework page; and Wikipedia articles for terms, theories and court decisions. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
Fifty questions of our own for FTCE School Psychologist PK–12 (036), five for each of its ten competencies. Exam practice, not legal or mental health advice. Unofficial: not affiliated with or endorsed by the Florida Department of Education or Pearson.
Read the full guide
Ten competencies, 10% each
The blueprint weighs all ten alike: statistics and research; data-based decision making; child and adolescent development; academic interventions; biological, social and cultural bases of learning and behavior; social-emotional and behavioral interventions; school safety; consultation and problem solving; ethics and professional practice; and laws, rules and court decisions.
Florida law in the bank
Thirty-two questions rest on Florida's own text: State Board of Education rules on general education interventions, evaluation, specific learning disabilities, gifted eligibility, educational plans and discipline, and statutes on threat management teams, abuse reports, involuntary examination, seclusion, bullying and parents' rights.
Timing
The timed exam asks 48 of the 50 questions in 90 minutes, the same time per question as the real test's 2 hours 30 minutes.
Florida's gifted rule asks for an IQ two or more standard deviations above the mean: 130 when the mean is 100 and the deviation 15.
Initial evaluations are due within 60 calendar days of parent consent. School holidays and summer vacation are not counted.
Questions and answers
Is there an FTCE school psychology practice test?
The FTCE site lists the test as School Psychologist PK–12 (036) and has no test titled School Psychology. This page is unofficial practice for it. The state's own free material is the test information guide for 036.
How many questions are on the FTCE School Psychologist PK-12 test?
Approximately 80 multiple-choice questions on a computer, with no reference materials provided. The FTCE site adds that a test may include questions being tried out for later use, and those do not affect a score.
What is the passing score for the FTCE School Psychologist test?
A scaled score of at least 200, by the FTCE site. That is not 200 questions and not a percent, so the timed exam here reports how many you got right and gives no pass or fail.
Does the FTCE School Psychologist test cover Florida law?
Yes. Competency 10 covers laws, rules, regulations, court decisions and procedures, and names the EP, the IEP and the Section 504 plan. Competency 9 names Florida's Code of Ethics of the Education Profession beside the FASP, NASP and American Psychological Association codes.