SPED 411 MIDTERM UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. True or False: Low incidence disabilities are more common in schools
Answer:
False
Question:
2. What is the main difference between testing and assessment?
Answer:
Testing requires using just a test, where assessment allows for more wiggle room/options for
understanding your students growth and what they need.
Question:
3. What are the differences between formative assessment and summative assessment?
Answer:
summative - the final say; takes place at the end formative - happens while you are still learning the
curriculum; allows for improvement/changes
Question:
4. True or False: Most of the students in the school should be receiving Tier III services
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Tier II services should be: Targeted or Universal?
Answer:
Targeted
Question:
6. What is the difference between formal assessment and informal assessment
Answer:
formal - standardized testing informal - more subjective but focuses more directly on what the student
is learning
Question:
7. A student whose primary language is not English must be tested: (a) with a pictorial assessment
instrument (b) by family members
(c) in the students native language when feasible
Answer:
(c)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. True or False: Low incidence disabilities are more common in schools
Answer:
False
Question:
2. What is the main difference between testing and assessment?
Answer:
Testing requires using just a test, where assessment allows for more wiggle room/options for
understanding your students growth and what they need.
Question:
3. What are the differences between formative assessment and summative assessment?
Answer:
summative - the final say; takes place at the end formative - happens while you are still learning the
curriculum; allows for improvement/changes
Question:
4. True or False: Most of the students in the school should be receiving Tier III services
Answer:
False
Question:
5. Tier II services should be: Targeted or Universal?
Answer:
Targeted
Question:
6. What is the difference between formal assessment and informal assessment
Answer:
formal - standardized testing informal - more subjective but focuses more directly on what the student
is learning
Question:
7. A student whose primary language is not English must be tested: (a) with a pictorial assessment
instrument (b) by family members
(c) in the students native language when feasible
Answer:
(c)
