ALTA Exam - Standard 4 Knowledge of
Testing terms Questions and Answers
accommodations ii- iiAnswers ii-changes iiwithin iithe iigeneral iiclassroom iito iienable
iistudents iito iikeep iiup iiwith iithe iieducation iiprogram, iisuch iias iiintensive iiinstruction,
iireduced iiassignments, iiadapted iitest iiprocedures, iiand iiuse iiof iicomputers, iicalculators,
iiand iitape iirecorders
achievement iitests ii- iiAnswers ii-a iitest iiof iithe iistudent's iiacademic iiachievement
anecdotal iiinformation ii- iiAnswers ii-information iigathered iirelated iito iiobservation iiof
iibehavior iior iicharacteristics
curriculum-referenced iitests ii- iiAnswers ii-test iiin iiwhich iiitems iiare iitaken iifrom iithe
iicurriculum iiused iiin iithe iichild's iiclassroom iiso iithat iihe iior iishe iiis iinot iitested iion
iimaterials iithat iihave iinot iibeen iitaught ii- iia iicurriculum-referenced iitest iiprovides iia
iigood iimatch iibetween iiassessment iiand iiinstruction iiand iimay iibe iistandardized iior
iiinformal
diagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiact, iiprocess, iior iiresult iiof iiidentifying iithe iinature iiof iia
iidisorder iior iidisability iithrough iiobservation iiand iiexamination
formal iitesting ii- iiAnswers ii-tests iithat iiare iistandardized iiusing iia iicarefully iiselected
iisample iiof iipeople iirepresentative iiof iia iilarger iigroup iiof iipeople iifor iiwhom iithe iitest
iiwas iicreated; iimust iibe iiadministered iiand iiscored iifollowing iiprocedures iiprescribed iiin
iithe iimanual iiaccompanying iithe iitest
informal iitesting ii- iiAnswers ii-tests iithat iiare iistructured iibut iinot iistandardized; iithey
iitypically iifollow iithe iiformat iiof iistandardized iitests, iibut iipresentation iican iibe iimodified
iito iiprobe iithe iistudents' iiresponses iiin iiways iithat iiare iinot iipermissible iiwith
iistandardized iitests
interdisciplinary iievaluation ii- iiAnswers ii-a iithorough iievaluation iiconducted iiby iia iiteam
iiof iispecialists iito iidetermine iithe iiexact iilearning iineeds iiof iia iistudent iiand iito iipropose
iian iiappropriate iieducational iiplan ii- iithe iiteam iicould iiinclude: iia iispeech/language
iipathologist, iia iidevelopmental iipediatrician, iiand/or iian iioccupational iitherapist
Testing terms Questions and Answers
accommodations ii- iiAnswers ii-changes iiwithin iithe iigeneral iiclassroom iito iienable
iistudents iito iikeep iiup iiwith iithe iieducation iiprogram, iisuch iias iiintensive iiinstruction,
iireduced iiassignments, iiadapted iitest iiprocedures, iiand iiuse iiof iicomputers, iicalculators,
iiand iitape iirecorders
achievement iitests ii- iiAnswers ii-a iitest iiof iithe iistudent's iiacademic iiachievement
anecdotal iiinformation ii- iiAnswers ii-information iigathered iirelated iito iiobservation iiof
iibehavior iior iicharacteristics
curriculum-referenced iitests ii- iiAnswers ii-test iiin iiwhich iiitems iiare iitaken iifrom iithe
iicurriculum iiused iiin iithe iichild's iiclassroom iiso iithat iihe iior iishe iiis iinot iitested iion
iimaterials iithat iihave iinot iibeen iitaught ii- iia iicurriculum-referenced iitest iiprovides iia
iigood iimatch iibetween iiassessment iiand iiinstruction iiand iimay iibe iistandardized iior
iiinformal
diagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiact, iiprocess, iior iiresult iiof iiidentifying iithe iinature iiof iia
iidisorder iior iidisability iithrough iiobservation iiand iiexamination
formal iitesting ii- iiAnswers ii-tests iithat iiare iistandardized iiusing iia iicarefully iiselected
iisample iiof iipeople iirepresentative iiof iia iilarger iigroup iiof iipeople iifor iiwhom iithe iitest
iiwas iicreated; iimust iibe iiadministered iiand iiscored iifollowing iiprocedures iiprescribed iiin
iithe iimanual iiaccompanying iithe iitest
informal iitesting ii- iiAnswers ii-tests iithat iiare iistructured iibut iinot iistandardized; iithey
iitypically iifollow iithe iiformat iiof iistandardized iitests, iibut iipresentation iican iibe iimodified
iito iiprobe iithe iistudents' iiresponses iiin iiways iithat iiare iinot iipermissible iiwith
iistandardized iitests
interdisciplinary iievaluation ii- iiAnswers ii-a iithorough iievaluation iiconducted iiby iia iiteam
iiof iispecialists iito iidetermine iithe iiexact iilearning iineeds iiof iia iistudent iiand iito iipropose
iian iiappropriate iieducational iiplan ii- iithe iiteam iicould iiinclude: iia iispeech/language
iipathologist, iia iidevelopmental iipediatrician, iiand/or iian iioccupational iitherapist
