SPED 3371 TEST 1 (CH 1-2) UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When a number of students from various ethnic or linguistically diverse groups who receive special
education services is skewed form the general population, it is called
Answer:
Disproportionality
Question:
2. Looking for patterns of errors to provide insight into learning how a student completes a task is
called
Answer:
Error analysis
Question:
3. IDEA 2004 indicated that these services should be employed to address a student's needs within the
general education classroom and prevent additional assessment
Answer:
Early intervention services
Question:
4. Which of the following is not true about high-stakes testing?
Answer:
Students with severe disabilities do not have to take it
Question:
5. This type of assessment requires that students create a product that demonstrates their skills or
competency
Answer:
Performance-based assessment
Question:
6. Mr. Kehl collects student products over the course of the year to demonstrate the progress his
students make. Mr. Kehl is utilizing what type of assessment?
Answer:
Portfolio assessment
Question:
7. Ella received an 80% on her math test this week. Her teacher said she missed the cut-off by 5 points,
so she will have to work on the same material next week and retake the test next Friday. Ella's teacher
is employing what type of assessment strategy?
Answer:
Criterion-referenced assessment
, Question:
8. Miss Morgan is collecting progress monitoring data using DIBELS and determining if she needs to
change her instructional strategies in order to help her students reach their aim line. Miss Morgan is
using what type of assessment strategy?
Answer:
Curriculum-based measurement
Question:
9. Elisabeth's teacher gives a spelling test at the end of each week to determine student mastery of the
words. This type of assessment is considered a
Answer:
Curriculum-based assessment
Question:
10. Aaron's teacher noticed he was having difficulties reading in all of his classes. She referred him for
special education services immediately. What model of assessment is Aaron's teacher following?
Answer:
Historical Model
Question:
11. The process of evaluating an environment to determine if there are any influences on the learning
process is called
Answer:
an ecological evaluation
Question:
12. Miss Jean, a school psychologist, administers a test on Billy, a student referred for a
comprehensive evaluation. Billy's scores on an achievement test indicate that he is performing
significantly below his peers in reading comprehension skills. Miss Jean administered what type of
assessment?
Answer:
Norm-referenced test
Question:
13. Susan was a referred for a comprehensive evaluation. It was determined at the eligibility meeting
that she was not eligible for special education services but needed alternative planning in order to be
successful in the general education classroom. What document will the team need to write for Susan?
Answer:
504 accommodation plan
Question:
14. In the event that a referred child is 3 years of age or younger and is eligible for services, the law
requires this document to be written
Answer:
Individualized Family Service Plan
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When a number of students from various ethnic or linguistically diverse groups who receive special
education services is skewed form the general population, it is called
Answer:
Disproportionality
Question:
2. Looking for patterns of errors to provide insight into learning how a student completes a task is
called
Answer:
Error analysis
Question:
3. IDEA 2004 indicated that these services should be employed to address a student's needs within the
general education classroom and prevent additional assessment
Answer:
Early intervention services
Question:
4. Which of the following is not true about high-stakes testing?
Answer:
Students with severe disabilities do not have to take it
Question:
5. This type of assessment requires that students create a product that demonstrates their skills or
competency
Answer:
Performance-based assessment
Question:
6. Mr. Kehl collects student products over the course of the year to demonstrate the progress his
students make. Mr. Kehl is utilizing what type of assessment?
Answer:
Portfolio assessment
Question:
7. Ella received an 80% on her math test this week. Her teacher said she missed the cut-off by 5 points,
so she will have to work on the same material next week and retake the test next Friday. Ella's teacher
is employing what type of assessment strategy?
Answer:
Criterion-referenced assessment
, Question:
8. Miss Morgan is collecting progress monitoring data using DIBELS and determining if she needs to
change her instructional strategies in order to help her students reach their aim line. Miss Morgan is
using what type of assessment strategy?
Answer:
Curriculum-based measurement
Question:
9. Elisabeth's teacher gives a spelling test at the end of each week to determine student mastery of the
words. This type of assessment is considered a
Answer:
Curriculum-based assessment
Question:
10. Aaron's teacher noticed he was having difficulties reading in all of his classes. She referred him for
special education services immediately. What model of assessment is Aaron's teacher following?
Answer:
Historical Model
Question:
11. The process of evaluating an environment to determine if there are any influences on the learning
process is called
Answer:
an ecological evaluation
Question:
12. Miss Jean, a school psychologist, administers a test on Billy, a student referred for a
comprehensive evaluation. Billy's scores on an achievement test indicate that he is performing
significantly below his peers in reading comprehension skills. Miss Jean administered what type of
assessment?
Answer:
Norm-referenced test
Question:
13. Susan was a referred for a comprehensive evaluation. It was determined at the eligibility meeting
that she was not eligible for special education services but needed alternative planning in order to be
successful in the general education classroom. What document will the team need to write for Susan?
Answer:
504 accommodation plan
Question:
14. In the event that a referred child is 3 years of age or younger and is eligible for services, the law
requires this document to be written
Answer:
Individualized Family Service Plan
