ASSESSMENT IN SPED FINAL EXAM
/GRADED A+
1. Which of the following is not a purpose of educational
assessment?
a. Program planning
b. Determining eligibility for special education services
c. Establishing the cause of a disability
d. Monitoring student progress - ANSWER-C
2. Norm-referenced tests are designed to
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own
past performance
b. compare a student's performance to other student's in
the classroom
c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
d. compare a student's performance to the performance of
a normative sample - ANSWER-D
3. The team approach is
a. generally not used in special education
b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
d. not necessary when students are re-evaluated for special
education placement - ANSWER-B
4. All of the following are major considerations in the
assessment of students with disabilities except
a. Is the school performance problem related to a
disability?
b. What are the student's educational needs?
c. Is there a school performance problem?
d. What is the etiology of the disability? - ANSWER-D
,5. Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports
needed by students with disabilities.
b. The need for assistive technology devices and services
must be explored.
c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the
English language
d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents
and their students. - ANSWER-C
6. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports
needed by students with disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
b. used to compare a student's performance with that of
persons in the test's normative group
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
d. always discriminatory - ANSWER-B
7. Special education assessment
a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
c. is an ongoing process
d. none of the above - ANSWER-C
8. According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities
must be reviewed at least
a. biannually
b. quarterly
c. annually
d. every three years - ANSWER-C
9. Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
a. related but not synonymous
b. procedures used only with students currently receiving
special education services
c. designed to help label students with a disability
, d. performed only by school psychologists - ANSWER-A
10. Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on
whether intelligence is
a. testable
b. one factor or many
c. changeable
d. answers b and c - ANSWER-D
11. To receive special education services, a student must
a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school
social worker
b. show evidence of a behavior problem
c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
d. perform poorly in reading - ANSWER-C
12. Which statement best describes formal tests?
a. There are explicit directions for administration and
scoring.
b. They are administered individually.
c. Observation is one example.
d. They are criterion-referenced. - ANSWER-A
13. Supplementary aids, services, modifications and
supports are
a. intended to make educational environments more
accessible to students with disabilities
b. intended to enhance the home environments of students
with disabilities
c. intended to allow student with disabilities to be
educated with students without disabilities to the
maximum extent appropriate
d. both a and c - ANSWER-D
14. Which of the following statements is false?
, a. Federal law mandates a multidisciplinary assessment
team.
b. Educational assessment is concerned only with students
in kindergarten through grade 12.
c. The IEP is a plan for the student's special education
program.
d. One major purpose of assessment is identification of the
student's specific educational needs. - ANSWER-B
15. Individually administered tests are usually preferred for
the assessment of students with disabilities because
a. they usually required fewer prerequisite skills such as
writing
b. they permit the development of rapport between the
student and the assessor
c. they measure individual skills separately
d. all of the above - ANSWER-D
16. Informal assessment procedures
a. compare a student's performance to a normative group
b. are typically commercially prepared
c. have standardized administration, scoring, and
interpretation procedures
d. have a clear connection to the curriculum of students -
ANSWER-D
17. According to IDEA 2004, students with ADD and ADHD
a. are not eligible for special education services
b. may qualify for special education services under the
disability category "learning disabilities"
c. may qualify for special education services under the
disability category "other health impairments"
d. none of the above - ANSWER-C
/GRADED A+
1. Which of the following is not a purpose of educational
assessment?
a. Program planning
b. Determining eligibility for special education services
c. Establishing the cause of a disability
d. Monitoring student progress - ANSWER-C
2. Norm-referenced tests are designed to
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own
past performance
b. compare a student's performance to other student's in
the classroom
c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
d. compare a student's performance to the performance of
a normative sample - ANSWER-D
3. The team approach is
a. generally not used in special education
b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
d. not necessary when students are re-evaluated for special
education placement - ANSWER-B
4. All of the following are major considerations in the
assessment of students with disabilities except
a. Is the school performance problem related to a
disability?
b. What are the student's educational needs?
c. Is there a school performance problem?
d. What is the etiology of the disability? - ANSWER-D
,5. Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports
needed by students with disabilities.
b. The need for assistive technology devices and services
must be explored.
c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the
English language
d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents
and their students. - ANSWER-C
6. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports
needed by students with disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
b. used to compare a student's performance with that of
persons in the test's normative group
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
d. always discriminatory - ANSWER-B
7. Special education assessment
a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
c. is an ongoing process
d. none of the above - ANSWER-C
8. According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities
must be reviewed at least
a. biannually
b. quarterly
c. annually
d. every three years - ANSWER-C
9. Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
a. related but not synonymous
b. procedures used only with students currently receiving
special education services
c. designed to help label students with a disability
, d. performed only by school psychologists - ANSWER-A
10. Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on
whether intelligence is
a. testable
b. one factor or many
c. changeable
d. answers b and c - ANSWER-D
11. To receive special education services, a student must
a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school
social worker
b. show evidence of a behavior problem
c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
d. perform poorly in reading - ANSWER-C
12. Which statement best describes formal tests?
a. There are explicit directions for administration and
scoring.
b. They are administered individually.
c. Observation is one example.
d. They are criterion-referenced. - ANSWER-A
13. Supplementary aids, services, modifications and
supports are
a. intended to make educational environments more
accessible to students with disabilities
b. intended to enhance the home environments of students
with disabilities
c. intended to allow student with disabilities to be
educated with students without disabilities to the
maximum extent appropriate
d. both a and c - ANSWER-D
14. Which of the following statements is false?
, a. Federal law mandates a multidisciplinary assessment
team.
b. Educational assessment is concerned only with students
in kindergarten through grade 12.
c. The IEP is a plan for the student's special education
program.
d. One major purpose of assessment is identification of the
student's specific educational needs. - ANSWER-B
15. Individually administered tests are usually preferred for
the assessment of students with disabilities because
a. they usually required fewer prerequisite skills such as
writing
b. they permit the development of rapport between the
student and the assessor
c. they measure individual skills separately
d. all of the above - ANSWER-D
16. Informal assessment procedures
a. compare a student's performance to a normative group
b. are typically commercially prepared
c. have standardized administration, scoring, and
interpretation procedures
d. have a clear connection to the curriculum of students -
ANSWER-D
17. According to IDEA 2004, students with ADD and ADHD
a. are not eligible for special education services
b. may qualify for special education services under the
disability category "learning disabilities"
c. may qualify for special education services under the
disability category "other health impairments"
d. none of the above - ANSWER-C
