Special Education General Curriculum Combined Test
GACE (581) Study Guide – Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes,
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Terms in this set (56)
1954
Ruled Separate but Equal is Unconstitutional
Brown V. Board of
Education Not originally a court case about SPED, but
began a movement to include individuals with
disabilities into public schools rather than
institutions.
1967
Ruled that student tracking based on student
performance on standardized tests was
unconstitutional.
Hanson V. Hobson The court ruled that black and poor students were
deprived of equal educational opportunity.
**Tests were not normed to poor or minority
students, but instead to middle-class white
students, so the student performance was not an
accurate representation of their ability.
, PARC V. Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania 1972
Ruled that the state could not deny educational
opportunities to state residents regardless of their
disability status.
**Mainly focused on individuals with intellectual
disabilities.
Mills V. Board of Education
D.C. 1972
Ruled that all students have a right to educational
opportunities regardless of disability status or
school funding situation.
**Extended impact of PARC case to all students
with disabilities.
1970
Diana V. Board Ruled that the performance of minority students
be compared with that of their peer group, NOT
non-minority groups.
1972, 1979
Ruled that minority students could not be
placed in SPED until nonbiased assessments
were created because the state had used tests
Larry P. V. Riles that are culturally and racially discriminatory
and that had not been normed with the minority
population being overrepresented.
**Due to the overrepresentation of African-
American children in SPED
GACE (581) Study Guide – Expert Strategies, Review of Key Quizzes,
and Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success
Terms in this set (56)
1954
Ruled Separate but Equal is Unconstitutional
Brown V. Board of
Education Not originally a court case about SPED, but
began a movement to include individuals with
disabilities into public schools rather than
institutions.
1967
Ruled that student tracking based on student
performance on standardized tests was
unconstitutional.
Hanson V. Hobson The court ruled that black and poor students were
deprived of equal educational opportunity.
**Tests were not normed to poor or minority
students, but instead to middle-class white
students, so the student performance was not an
accurate representation of their ability.
, PARC V. Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania 1972
Ruled that the state could not deny educational
opportunities to state residents regardless of their
disability status.
**Mainly focused on individuals with intellectual
disabilities.
Mills V. Board of Education
D.C. 1972
Ruled that all students have a right to educational
opportunities regardless of disability status or
school funding situation.
**Extended impact of PARC case to all students
with disabilities.
1970
Diana V. Board Ruled that the performance of minority students
be compared with that of their peer group, NOT
non-minority groups.
1972, 1979
Ruled that minority students could not be
placed in SPED until nonbiased assessments
were created because the state had used tests
Larry P. V. Riles that are culturally and racially discriminatory
and that had not been normed with the minority
population being overrepresented.
**Due to the overrepresentation of African-
American children in SPED
