special education - correct answer specifically designed instruction, at no cost to
parents, to meet the unique needs of the learner with a disability
assessment - correct answer the process of collecting data for the purpose of
making decisions about students or schools
formal assessment - correct answer - standardized, norm-reference tested
- administered by diagnosticians
- used to see if students need SPED or not
informal assessment - correct answer - non-standardized
- teacher-created assessment
- (Ex: giving students a quiz; interviewing parents)
formative assessment - correct answer assessment used during instruction to
inform your next decision (Ex: asking students, "Does everything make sense?")
summative assessment - correct answer - completed after instruction
- summarizes the effects of the instruction
- (Ex: final exam)
mastery measurement - correct answer - accuracy-based, short-term, weekly skill-
based quizzes
- (Ex: spelling tests)
general outcome measurement - correct answer - long-term (for the whole
academic year)
, - rate-based
- curriculum focused
- occurs weekly
- (Ex: naming 20 letters in 1 minute)
curriculum-based measurement (CBM) - correct answer - standardized rate-based
assessment for progress monitoring (ex: general outcome measurement)
- tests certain skills of the students and their academic progress
- repeated testing using specific administration & scoring guidelines
- time + accuracy based (means rate-based)
- specific example of CBA
- targets reading, math, language, writing, social studies, & science
benchmarks - correct answer a score that tells you where a student is at
(assessment for "at-risk" for SPED or not)
screening - correct answer - early on
- determines which students need help
- (ex: DIBELS benchmark)
entitlement - correct answer the formal eligibility determination process for SPED
or gifted
progress monitoring - correct answer determining if the new SPED program
implemented is working (assessed weekly to measure success)
accountability - correct answer determining if programs (like LEAP) are working
- aligned with curriculum
- reliable & valid measures