AEPA Practice Test // SPED 2025/2026 Update
According to the Assistive Technology Act, assistive devices are:
a. Electronic devices that support learning such as computers, calculators, student
responders, electronic self-teaching books and electronic reading devices.
b. Any mechanical, electrical or electronic device that helps teachers streamline
efficiency.
c. Any device that could help a disabled student in school or life functions.
d. Experimental, high-tech teaching tools that teachers can obtain by participating in
one of 67 government-funded research projects. - Correct Answer-c.
A seventh grader with mild intellectual disabilities is having considerable trouble with
algebra. His stepfather is trying to help, but the more he drills the girl, the less she
seems to understand. The teacher suggests:
a. He continues drilling and enhances with pop quizzes. It may take the student longer
to understand algebraic terms, expressions and equations, but with hard work she will
eventually learn them.
b. He calls a moratorium on at-home algebra work. The student is becoming less willing
to work at school and the teacher is concerned she is losing confidence due to failure at
home.
c. He continues drilling but breaks the study sessions into no more than 3 five-minute
periods per day.
d. He substitutes fun activities for math drills. Incorporating algebra blocks, math games,
and applications of algebra to real-life situations will make math more fun and more
relevant. - Correct Answer-d.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, forearm crutches and a
head pointer are assistive devices that might be used by a student with:
a. Severe intellectual disabilities.
b. Cerebral palsy.
c. Tourette syndrome.
d. Minor skeletal birth defects. - Correct Answer-b.