D003 Assessment in Special Education
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Which data collection system allows teachers access to previous
assessment scores and attendance patterens?
Ans: Record reviewing
A science teacher wants to know if she needs to continue instruction
on the periodic table of elements or if her class has mastered the
concepts.
Which type of assessment decision does she need to make?
Ans: Progress monitoring
Which educational approach facilitates learning of all students in
the same environment?
Ans: Inclusive environment
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Which two types are used in assessment for special education?
Ans: 1. Informal assessment
2. Systematic assessment
The school psychologist is working one-on-one with a student to
complete a standardized assessment tool so that she can compare
his scores to others' his age.
Which technique for collecting assessment datat is the school
psychologist using?
Ans: Formal test
Why is it important to specifically consider the concerns of the
student and parents when presenting them with assessment results?
Ans: The student and parents may react negatively to hearing areas of
weakness.
Which strategy is part of differentiation in the classroom?
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Ans: Providing a variety of processing activites for students in order to
understand the content.
Which change did the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) make to the process of assessing
students with disabilities?
Ans: It mandated that students with disabilites participate in state and
district assessments.
Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) of 2004 says that a
students with a disbility should be removed from the regular
educatoin classroom only if the student cannot receive a quality
education in that setting.
Which concept is this portion of IDEA addressing?
Ans: Least restricitve environment