EEC 483 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. This process was/is used to identify students with disabilities by comparing a student's cogni-tive
ability with his or her acade-mic achievement to determine if a significant differ-ence between the
two exists.
Answer:
discrepancy analysis
Question:
2. On standardized tests, the ________ level is estab-lished when a student responds correctly to a
certain number of items consecu-tively; the ________ level is estab-lished when a student responds
incorrectly to a certain number of items consecu-tively.
Answer:
Basal; Ceiling
Question:
3. When proper-ly administered, these tests are specifically de-signed to yield re-liable and valid
information by comparing a stu-dent with their peer group
Answer:
Norm-referenced test
Question:
4. Screening tests are appropriate for determining placement and eligibility in spe-cial education
services.
True or False?
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Many assess-ments have mul-tiple versions (e.g., version A and version B) in order to allow
students to be as-sessed multiple times in a fairly short amount of time
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
6. Which of the fol-lowing must be conducted to de-termine if misbe-haviors are relat-ed to a child's
dis-ability?
Answer:
Manifestation determination
Question:
7. An event that occurs prior to the target behav-ior that increases the likelihood of the target
behav-ior occurring is known as which of the following?
, Answer:
Antecedent
Question:
8. Which of the following types of intellectual as-sessment instru-ments are more commonly used
with children who are bilingual?
Answer:
Nonverbal instruments
Question:
9. Legal regula-tions require that adaptive behav-ior be assessed when evaluating students to
de-termine the pres-ence of learning disabilities.
True or false?
Answer:
False
Question:
10. Although IQ test-ing is controver-sial, it remains a valid indicator of student perfor-mance on
acade-mic tasks.
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
11. IDEA requires services for chil-dren ages 3 to 5 years, while pro-viding provisions for states who
wish to serve chil-dren from birth through 3 years.
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
12. Which of the following refers to markers that provide evidence of a student's progress toward
annual goals set forth in the IEP and assist in de-termining when the student is ready to move to the
next level?
Answer:
Benchmarks
Question:
13. Since the 1997 amendments of IDEA have been implement-ed, which of the following has been
true in re-gard to reevalua-tions?
Answer:
Assessment is only required in the areas necessary to make a decision regarding continued eligibility
Question:
14. Which of the fol-lowing refers to the process of in-terpreting a stu-dent's skills and abilities across
several assess-ment instru-ments?
Answer:
Cross battery assessment
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. This process was/is used to identify students with disabilities by comparing a student's cogni-tive
ability with his or her acade-mic achievement to determine if a significant differ-ence between the
two exists.
Answer:
discrepancy analysis
Question:
2. On standardized tests, the ________ level is estab-lished when a student responds correctly to a
certain number of items consecu-tively; the ________ level is estab-lished when a student responds
incorrectly to a certain number of items consecu-tively.
Answer:
Basal; Ceiling
Question:
3. When proper-ly administered, these tests are specifically de-signed to yield re-liable and valid
information by comparing a stu-dent with their peer group
Answer:
Norm-referenced test
Question:
4. Screening tests are appropriate for determining placement and eligibility in spe-cial education
services.
True or False?
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Many assess-ments have mul-tiple versions (e.g., version A and version B) in order to allow
students to be as-sessed multiple times in a fairly short amount of time
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
6. Which of the fol-lowing must be conducted to de-termine if misbe-haviors are relat-ed to a child's
dis-ability?
Answer:
Manifestation determination
Question:
7. An event that occurs prior to the target behav-ior that increases the likelihood of the target
behav-ior occurring is known as which of the following?
, Answer:
Antecedent
Question:
8. Which of the following types of intellectual as-sessment instru-ments are more commonly used
with children who are bilingual?
Answer:
Nonverbal instruments
Question:
9. Legal regula-tions require that adaptive behav-ior be assessed when evaluating students to
de-termine the pres-ence of learning disabilities.
True or false?
Answer:
False
Question:
10. Although IQ test-ing is controver-sial, it remains a valid indicator of student perfor-mance on
acade-mic tasks.
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
11. IDEA requires services for chil-dren ages 3 to 5 years, while pro-viding provisions for states who
wish to serve chil-dren from birth through 3 years.
True or False?
Answer:
True
Question:
12. Which of the following refers to markers that provide evidence of a student's progress toward
annual goals set forth in the IEP and assist in de-termining when the student is ready to move to the
next level?
Answer:
Benchmarks
Question:
13. Since the 1997 amendments of IDEA have been implement-ed, which of the following has been
true in re-gard to reevalua-tions?
Answer:
Assessment is only required in the areas necessary to make a decision regarding continued eligibility
Question:
14. Which of the fol-lowing refers to the process of in-terpreting a stu-dent's skills and abilities across
several assess-ment instru-ments?
Answer:
Cross battery assessment
