A kindergartner hears the spoken word "sun" and separates it into three sounds, with no letters shown. Which skill, the basis for learning phonics, is the child using?Wikipedia, "Phonemic awareness". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0003
A newcomer from Brazil has spoken English with classmates for a year and sounds fluent in the hallway, yet she cannot follow her history textbook. Which of Cummins's terms names the proficiency she still needs?Wikipedia, "Cognitive academic language proficiency". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0002
A ninth grader reasons about hypothetical situations and tests ideas one variable at a time. Which of Piaget's stages does this show?Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development" (Formal operational stage). Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0001
A second grader cannot solve two-step word problems alone but solves them when a teacher gives prompts. In Vygotsky's terms, where do these problems sit for this child?Wikipedia, "Zone of proximal development". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0001
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Testlet 308: Human development and learning, continued
A student with an IEP takes the same grade-level history test as classmates but has it read aloud. What is this kind of change called?Wikipedia, "Special education" (Accommodations and modifications). Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0003
A student's teacher and parents begin a weekly home-school note. In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the link between these two settings belongs to which system?Wikipedia, "Ecological systems theory". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0001
A teacher lets students show what they learned about the water cycle by essay, labeled diagram or oral report. Which principle of Universal Design for Learning is this?Wikipedia, "Universal Design for Learning". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0003
A teacher models a writing strategy, guides students through it with a checklist, then withdraws the checklist as they succeed. What is this temporary support called?Wikipedia, "Instructional scaffolding". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0003
A teacher tells the class that anyone who finishes the practice set accurately is excused from tonight's homework. Completion rates rise. Which principle is at work?Wikipedia, "Reinforcement". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0001
After several small successes, a student says, "I can figure out fractions if I keep at it." What is Bandura's term for this belief in one's capacity to carry out the actions a task requires?Wikipedia, "Self-efficacy". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0002
Before a test, a student asks herself which sections she still does not understand and how she should study them. What is this awareness of one's own thinking called?Wikipedia, "Metacognition". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0002
In Baddeley's model of working memory, which component holds speech-based information, such as a phone number rehearsed silently?Wikipedia, "Baddeley's model of working memory". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 308, objective 0002
Testlet 309: Assessment, prevention and intervention 16
A fourth grader with a learning disability is taught in a regular class with a note-taker and extra time. Under IDEA's least restrictive environment rule, when could the school move the child to a special class?34 CFR 300.114 (IDEA Part B regulations, LRE requirements), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0003
A middle school removes a student with an IEP in a way that changes his placement, for breaking the code of student conduct. What is the deadline for reviewing whether the conduct was a manifestation of his disability?34 CFR 300.530 (IDEA Part B regulations, authority of school personnel), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0004
A reading comprehension test gives very consistent scores, but a review shows that it mostly measures how fast students can decode. Which quality does the test lack?Wikipedia, "Validity (statistics)". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0001
A sixth grader with an IEP spends most of the day in general classes. Whom does IDEA require on the IEP team because of that?34 CFR 300.321 (IDEA Part B regulations, IEP Team), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0003
A student in a small reading group reads aloud for one minute each week, and the scores are graphed against a goal line to judge whether the help is working. What is this practice called?Wikipedia, "Response to intervention". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0004
A student was found eligible under IDEA in third grade. If the parent and the school make no other agreement, when must the reevaluation take place at the latest?34 CFR 300.303 (IDEA Part B regulations, reevaluations), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0003
After a driver education unit, every student who answers 80% of the items correctly earns a certificate, however many students that is. What kind of test is this?Wikipedia, "Criterion-referenced test". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0001
During a functional behavior assessment, an observer records what happens right before a student's outburst, the outburst itself, and what follows it. What does the A in this ABC record stand for?Wikipedia, "Functional behavior assessment". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0002
Early in the year, a school gives every first grader a brief standardized literacy measure to find students at risk of falling below grade level. What is this step called?Wikipedia, "Response to intervention". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0004
For an initial IDEA evaluation, the federal regulation gives a school 60 days unless the state sets another timeframe. Which event starts that clock?34 CFR 300.301 (IDEA Part B regulations, initial evaluations), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0002
In a tiered framework of positive behavioral interventions and supports, which tier gives universal supports to all students?Center on PBIS, What is PBIS? (tiered framework). Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0004
On a test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, a student earns a standard score of 85. In a normal distribution, about what percentile rank is that?Worked from the figures in the question with the rule in Wikipedia, "68–95–99.7 rule". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0001
One score from a reading screener is the only evidence in a student's eligibility file. Which IDEA evaluation requirement has the team not met?34 CFR 300.304 (IDEA Part B regulations, evaluation procedures), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0002
The same students take a vocabulary test twice, two weeks apart, and their scores are highly consistent. Which property of the test does this show?Wikipedia, "Reliability (statistics)". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0001
Two students take the same norm-referenced spelling test, and Ana's percentile rank is 75. Which statement about her score is accurate?Wikipedia, "Percentile rank". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0002
Under the IDEA rules for identifying a specific learning disability, what must a state's criteria permit?34 CFR 300.307 (IDEA Part B regulations, specific learning disabilities), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 309, objective 0003
Testlet 310: Program management and the professional environment 12
A 16-year-old's IEP team will discuss transition services that a vocational rehabilitation agency is likely to pay for. With the consent required, whom must the school invite?34 CFR 300.321 (IDEA Part B regulations, IEP Team), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0002
A district finds a correlation of -0.70 between days absent and reading scores. What does this figure show?Wikipedia, "Pearson correlation coefficient". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0001
A district plans its staffing. What ratio of school psychologists to students does NASP recommend for comprehensive school psychological services?National Association of School Psychologists, Shortage of School Psychologists. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0001
A family's home language is Spanish. Unless it is clearly not feasible, in what language must the school provide IDEA's prior written notice?34 CFR 300.503 (IDEA Part B regulations, prior notice by the public agency), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0002
A parent who works nights missed the last IEP meeting, which the school set for 9 a.m. without asking her. Which IDEA step toward parent participation did the school skip?34 CFR 300.322 (IDEA Part B regulations, parent participation), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0002
A school psychologist records a baseline, introduces a behavior plan, withdraws it, then brings it back, measuring the behavior throughout. Which single-subject design is this?Wikipedia, "Single-subject design" (Reversal design). Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0001
A school psychologist shares an evaluation report with the student's classroom teacher without written parental consent. Under which FERPA condition is that allowed?34 CFR 99.31 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0002
Before a school conducts an initial evaluation to decide whether a child qualifies under IDEA, what must it obtain?34 CFR 300.300 (IDEA Part B regulations, parental consent), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0003
In a study of a new reading program, why are students placed in the program group or the comparison group at random?Wikipedia, "Randomized controlled trial". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0001
Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, was revised and renamed in 1990. What is the law called today?Wikipedia, "Education for All Handicapped Children Act". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0003
Under the Section 504 regulation, in which programs is discrimination on the basis of disability prohibited?34 CFR 104.4 (Section 504 regulations, discrimination prohibited), eCFR. Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0003
Who is acknowledged as the founder of school psychology, having started a psychological clinic, the first of its kind, at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896?Wikipedia, "Lightner Witmer" and "School psychology". Written to GACE School Psychology (724) testlet 310, objective 0003
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the objectives of the GACE School Psychology assessment, test code 724, as its Assessment Design and Framework prints them on the GACE website of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and Evaluation Systems, Pearson (https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/studyguide/framework/724 and https://www.gace.es.pearson.com/test/724, read 2026-10-12): testlet 308 Understanding the Full Range of Human Development and Learning, about 30 selected-response questions in 45 minutes, three objectives of a third each; testlet 309 Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention to Address Individual, Group, and Schoolwide Needs, about 40 in 60 minutes, four objectives of 25% each; testlet 310 Program Management and the Professional Environment, about 30 in 45 minutes, three objectives of a third each. This bank holds 12, 16 and 12, four for each of the ten objectives. Every fact was read on 2026-10-12 on the page named under its question: federal regulations in the eCFR (the IDEA rules at 34 CFR Part 300, FERPA at 34 CFR Part 99, Section 504 at 34 CFR Part 104), the National Association of School Psychologists, the Center on PBIS and Wikipedia articles. The one answer that is arithmetic was worked a second time. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This practice test for GACE School Psychology asks 40 questions of our own on test 724. It is unofficial, not affiliated with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission or Pearson, and practice for an exam, not medical advice.
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The three testlets
Understanding the Full Range of Human Development and Learning (308) has about 30 questions; Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention (309) about 40; Program Management and the Professional Environment (310) about 30. This bank holds 12, 16 and 12, four for each objective.
Where the answers come from
13 of the 40 answers quote federal regulations in the eCFR: the IDEA rules at 34 CFR Part 300, FERPA and Section 504. Two quote NASP and the Center on PBIS, and the rest name Wikipedia articles.
Timing
The real clocks are 45, 60 and 45 minutes. The timed test here gives 60 minutes for the 40 questions, the same minute and a half each.
The framework aligns its objectives with the ten domains of the NASP Practice Model, a useful map for study.
Questions and answers
Is there a GACE school psychology study guide?
Yes. The GACE website has a study guide for School Psychology, test 724, set out by the same three testlets as the questions here. None of these questions is taken or reworded from its sample questions.
How many questions are on the GACE School Psychology test?
100 selected-response questions in three testlets. The clocks total 2 hours 30 minutes, and each testing session adds 15 minutes for a tutorial and a nondisclosure agreement.
What is a passing score on the GACE School Psychology test?
The GACE site asks for an assessment-level score of 220 or higher and for the floor, a minimum score, on each testlet. This page gives a number right, never a pass or a fail.
Does the GACE School Psychology test cover special education law?
Yes. Its objectives name the legal, ethical and professional foundations of practice and the multidisciplinary team process.