ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION - D755 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION - D755 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026


sourcesUofUdataUtoUconsiderUwhenUwritingUanUIEPU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU--
specialUeducationUassessments

-IEPUprogressUmonitoringUData

-otherUassessments

-Observations

-StudentUinput

-ParentUinput

-teacherUinput

-gradeUlevelUexpectations

-behavioralUdata

-stateUassessments



benefitsUofUusingUaUvarietyUofUdataU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU--comprehensiveUunderstandingU

-informedUdecisionUmaking

-tailoredUinterventions

-progressUmonitoring

-equityUandUinclusivity

-collaborationUandUcommunication



QualitativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
methodsUofUevaluationUthatUfocusUonUunderstandingUtheUcharacteristics,Uqualities,UandUexperienc
esUofUindividualsUratherUthanUquantifyingUdata

,typesUofUqualitativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU--observations

-interviews

-samplesUandUportfoliosU

-anecdotalUrecords

-checkUlistsUandUscales

-functionalUbehavioralUassessments



QuantitativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
methodsUofUevaluationUthatUfocusUonUmeasuringUandUquantifyingUaUstudent'sUperformance,Uskills
,UorUknowledgeUusingUnumericalUdata



typesUofUquantitativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU--standardizedUtests

-criterionUreferencedUtests

-screeningUassessments

-progressUmonitoringU

-diagnosticUassessments



InformalUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
moreUflexibleUandUspontaneous,UoccurringUduringUeverydayUclassroomUactivities



FormalUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
structuredUevaluationsUthatUadhereUtoUpredeterminedUcriteriaUandUareUoftenUstandardized



FormativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
usedUduringUtheUlearningUprocessUtoUgaugeUstudentUunderstandingUandUguideUfurtherUlearning

, SummativeUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
aUtoolUforUevaluatingUstudentUlearningUatUspecificUpoints,UsuchUasUatUtheUendUofUaUunit,Usemester,U
orUacademicUyear;UoftenUinUtheUformUofUaUquizUorUtest



UniversalUscreeningU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
implementingUregularUassessmentsUtoUidentifyUstudentsUwhoUmayUrequireUadditionalUsupportUorU
interventionUearlyUon



ChildUFindU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
aUlegalUmandateUunderUtheUIndividualsUwithUDisabilitiesUEducationUActU(IDEA)UthatUrequiresUpubli
cUschoolsUtoUidentify,Ulocate,UandUevaluateUallUchildrenUwithUexceptionalitiesUwhoUmayUbeUinUneed
UofUspecialUeducationUandUrelatedUservices




Criterion-referencedUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
measureUaUstudent'sUperformanceUagainstUaUspecificUsetUofUcriteriaUorUlearningUstandards



Curriculum-basedUassessmentsU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
frequent,UbriefUassessmentsUthatUevaluateUaUstudent'sUprogressUinUspecificUacademicUareasUdirect
lyUlinkedUtoUtheUcurriculum



DirectUobservationU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-allowsUeducatorsUtoUrecordUspecificUbehaviorsUinUreal-
time,UfocusingUonUparticularUtimes,Uactivities,UorUsettingsUwhereUissuesUareUmostUlikelyUtoUarise



BehavioralUchecklistsUandUratingUscalesU-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
quantifyUtheUfrequency,Uintensity,UandUdurationUofUbehaviors,UofferingUaUmeasurableUwayUtoUtrac
kUchangesUoverUtimeUandUassessUinterventionUsuccess



FunctionalUbehaviorUassessmentU(FBA)U-UCORRECTUANSWERSU-
aUsystematicUprocessUusedUtoUidentifyUtheUunderlyingUcausesUandUfunctionsUofUspecificUbehaviorsU
inUstudents