RSED 3000 Test 2 – Practice Questions, Study Guide & Special Education Exam Review 2026
assessment - ANS ✔✔the process of gathering information to monitor progress and to make
educational decisions when necessary (standardized, commercially produced tests, high-stakes
state accountability tests, and informal tests devised by the teacher)
screening - ANS ✔✔decision about whether a student's performance differs enough from that
of his or her peers to merit changes in instruction, or, eventually, more in-depth assessments to
determine the presence of a disability
diagnosis - ANS ✔✔individually administered tests in area of suspected disability; standardized
and norm-referenced; usually administered by special education teacher or psychometrist/
diagnostician but can be administered by general education teacher
program placement - ANS ✔✔decisions about setting in which student's special education
services take place
curriculum placement - ANS ✔✔decisions about level to begin instruction for the student
instructional evaluation - ANS ✔✔decisions about whether to continue or change instructional
procedures
program evaluation - ANS ✔✔decisions about whether student's special education program
should be terminated, continued, or modified
high-stakes tests - ANS ✔✔assessments designed to measure whether students have attained
learning standards
standardized achievement tests - ANS ✔✔designed to measure academic progress, or what
students have retained from the curriculum
,group-administered standardized achievement tests - ANS ✔✔completed by large groups of
students at one time; usually means that the general education teacher gives the test to the
entire class
individually administered diagnostic tests - ANS ✔✔given to one student at a time, often
administered by a special education teacher or school psychologist, useful as a diagnostic
measure
psychological tests - ANS ✔✔designed to measure how efficiently students learn in an
instructional situation
alternate assessment - ANS ✔✔a form of functional assessment for students with severe
disabilities who are unable to participate in the standard state-and-district-wide assessment
programs (1% receive these modifications)
curriculum-based assessment (CBA) - ANS ✔✔method of measuring students' levels of
achievement in terms of what they are taught in the classroom. student performance is
measure repeatedly over time and the results are used to guide instruction (probes of basic
academic skills and probes of content-area knowledge and learning strategies)
curriculum-based measurement (CBM) - ANS ✔✔characterized by emphasis on general
indicators in basic skills, an extensive research base establishing its technical adequacy, and
standardized measurement tasks and scoring procedures that are fluency-based
probes - ANS ✔✔quick and easy measures of student performance in the basic skill areas of
reading, math, and written expression (math, reading, and writing)
assistive technology - ANS ✔✔any of a wide variety of technology applications designed to help
students with disabilities learn, communicate, and otherwise function more independently by
bypassing their disabilities
, direct instruction - ANS ✔✔research-based instructional approach in which the teacher
presents subject matter using a review of previously taught information, presentation of new
concepts or skills, guided practice, feedback, and correction, independent student practice, and
frequent review
inquiry learning - ANS ✔✔most common type of indirect learning(the belief that children are
naturally active learners and that given appropriate instructional environment, they actively
construct knowledge and solve problems)
scaffolding - ANS ✔✔an approach that has been used successfully to support students as they
develop a variety of skills, from basic academics to cognitive strategies and problem solving
(forms of support provided by the teacher to help students bridge the gap between their
current abilities and the intended goal)
classroom grouping - ANS ✔✔an important part of meeting individual student needs in your
classroom
criterion-referenced - ANS ✔✔involve comparing student performance to a specific level of
performance. or benchmark, rather than to a norm, or average, as with traditional standardized
achievement tests
high stakes - ANS ✔✔results carry consequences for teachers and administrators
norm referenced - ANS ✔✔performance of one student is compared to the average
performance of other students in the country who are the same age or at the same grade level
d - ANS ✔✔which of the following terms refers to decisions that involve whether to continue or
change instructional procedures that have been initiated with students?
a. curriculum placement
assessment - ANS ✔✔the process of gathering information to monitor progress and to make
educational decisions when necessary (standardized, commercially produced tests, high-stakes
state accountability tests, and informal tests devised by the teacher)
screening - ANS ✔✔decision about whether a student's performance differs enough from that
of his or her peers to merit changes in instruction, or, eventually, more in-depth assessments to
determine the presence of a disability
diagnosis - ANS ✔✔individually administered tests in area of suspected disability; standardized
and norm-referenced; usually administered by special education teacher or psychometrist/
diagnostician but can be administered by general education teacher
program placement - ANS ✔✔decisions about setting in which student's special education
services take place
curriculum placement - ANS ✔✔decisions about level to begin instruction for the student
instructional evaluation - ANS ✔✔decisions about whether to continue or change instructional
procedures
program evaluation - ANS ✔✔decisions about whether student's special education program
should be terminated, continued, or modified
high-stakes tests - ANS ✔✔assessments designed to measure whether students have attained
learning standards
standardized achievement tests - ANS ✔✔designed to measure academic progress, or what
students have retained from the curriculum
,group-administered standardized achievement tests - ANS ✔✔completed by large groups of
students at one time; usually means that the general education teacher gives the test to the
entire class
individually administered diagnostic tests - ANS ✔✔given to one student at a time, often
administered by a special education teacher or school psychologist, useful as a diagnostic
measure
psychological tests - ANS ✔✔designed to measure how efficiently students learn in an
instructional situation
alternate assessment - ANS ✔✔a form of functional assessment for students with severe
disabilities who are unable to participate in the standard state-and-district-wide assessment
programs (1% receive these modifications)
curriculum-based assessment (CBA) - ANS ✔✔method of measuring students' levels of
achievement in terms of what they are taught in the classroom. student performance is
measure repeatedly over time and the results are used to guide instruction (probes of basic
academic skills and probes of content-area knowledge and learning strategies)
curriculum-based measurement (CBM) - ANS ✔✔characterized by emphasis on general
indicators in basic skills, an extensive research base establishing its technical adequacy, and
standardized measurement tasks and scoring procedures that are fluency-based
probes - ANS ✔✔quick and easy measures of student performance in the basic skill areas of
reading, math, and written expression (math, reading, and writing)
assistive technology - ANS ✔✔any of a wide variety of technology applications designed to help
students with disabilities learn, communicate, and otherwise function more independently by
bypassing their disabilities
, direct instruction - ANS ✔✔research-based instructional approach in which the teacher
presents subject matter using a review of previously taught information, presentation of new
concepts or skills, guided practice, feedback, and correction, independent student practice, and
frequent review
inquiry learning - ANS ✔✔most common type of indirect learning(the belief that children are
naturally active learners and that given appropriate instructional environment, they actively
construct knowledge and solve problems)
scaffolding - ANS ✔✔an approach that has been used successfully to support students as they
develop a variety of skills, from basic academics to cognitive strategies and problem solving
(forms of support provided by the teacher to help students bridge the gap between their
current abilities and the intended goal)
classroom grouping - ANS ✔✔an important part of meeting individual student needs in your
classroom
criterion-referenced - ANS ✔✔involve comparing student performance to a specific level of
performance. or benchmark, rather than to a norm, or average, as with traditional standardized
achievement tests
high stakes - ANS ✔✔results carry consequences for teachers and administrators
norm referenced - ANS ✔✔performance of one student is compared to the average
performance of other students in the country who are the same age or at the same grade level
d - ANS ✔✔which of the following terms refers to decisions that involve whether to continue or
change instructional procedures that have been initiated with students?
a. curriculum placement
