CSA 640 FINAL: Assessment Questions

This document is a Final Assessment containing multiple-choice questions for an academic course, likely in Education, Counseling, or Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), focusing on the principles and practice of assessment and decision-making for students, particularly those with special needs. The file provides six multiple-choice questions requiring a written rationale for each answer. The questions focus on core competencies related to educational and clinical assessment. Core Assessment Topics: Purpose of Assessment: Questions 1 and 2 explore the primary function of assessment data, highlighting that the most appropriate use is to make informed decisions about students and to facilitate decision making for services. Assessment Reporting: Question 3 addresses the ethical and practical requirements for communicating assessment results, emphasizing that they must be explained in language understandable to the child/parents. Adaptive Behavior: Questions 4 and 5 focus on the concept of adaptive behavior (functional skills for daily life) and the criteria for selecting the ideal respondent to interview about a student’s adaptive behavior. The ideal respondent is described as someone who is familiar with the student, has seen them in most contexts, and will be truthful. Data Usage: The assignment implicitly tests the student’s understanding of using data to inform academic instruction and the proper procedures for clinical testing and diagnosis, which are key principles in fields like special education and ABA.