Assessment in Special Education
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Course Introduction
Assessment in Special Education explores the principles, methods, and tools used to evaluate students with exceptional learning needs. The course covers legal and ethical considerations, a range of formal and informal assessment techniques, and the critical role of multidisciplinary teams. Students learn how to interpret test results, develop individualized education plans (IEPs), and use assessment data to inform instructional decisions. Emphasis is placed on cultural, linguistic, and developmental considerations to ensure fair and effective assessment practices for diverse learners.
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Special Education in Contemporary Society an Introduction to Exceptionality 4th Edition by Richard
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Chapter 1: Special Education in Context: People, Concepts, and Perspectives
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Q1) Simply stated, a special education is a/an ______________________ instructional program designed to meet the unique needs of an individual learner.
A)universal
B)customized
C)appropriate
D)collaborative
Answer: B
Q2) Which term refers to the number of new instances of a disability occurring within a specific period?
A)Prevalence
B)Incidence
C)Frequency
D)Population
Answer: B
Q3) Where has research demonstrated that it is beneficial to teach functional skills?
Answer: Natural environments/community-based settings
Q4) How did Itard impact the general perceptions of people with disabilities? Answer: They could benefit from instruction.
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Chapter 2: Policies, Practices, and Programs
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Q1) According to, which of the following, should students with disabilities be served within the full inclusion model?
A)Functional Ability
B)Parental Selection
C)Chronological Age
D)Educational Age
Answer: C
Q2) Standardized tests linked to intra-individual differences are called.
A)Criterion-referenced tests
B)Norm-referenced tests
C)Curriculum-based measurements
D)Mastery-based assessments
Answer: A
Q3) IDEA 1997 requires that all students participate in state-wide assessments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Discuss four significant issues addressed through the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 3: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Exceptionality
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Q1) Limited English proficient (LEP) refers to students with a reduced fluency in reading, writing, or speaking English and is the term used in IDEA 2004.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Schools in the United States are grounded in _____________, a culture that may hold little meaning for many students whose families are poor and/or are from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds.
A)African American culture and values
B)Latino culture and values
C)Asian culture and values
D)White middle-class values
Answer: D
Q3) By the year 2020, students of color are projected to make up almost half of all school age youth
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Parents, Families, and Exceptionality
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Q1) One of the most common and difficult feelings parents may experience when their child is diagnosed with a disability is
A)guilt
B)joy
C)ambivalence
D)hatred
Q2) What piece of federal legislation requires that parents participate fully in education decisions affecting their son or daughter?
Q3) Researchers believe that a family's adaptation to a child with a disability is closely linked to the level of support received from other family members as well as community resources.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The relationships and interactions among and between family sub-systems.
A)Adaptability
B)Family Functions
C)Family Life Cycle
D)Family Interactions
Q5) How does a child with an exceptionality affect his or her family?
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Chapter 5: Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities or Mental Retardation
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Q1) Explain what is meant by "Monitoring" in the CLOCS-RAM mnemonic of characteristics of good teaching?
Q2) Name two characteristics of persons with intellectual disabilities that affect learning.
Q3) Teachers should pay special attention to the social and behavioral development of their students because
A)there is a strong correlation between social adequacy and intelligence.
B)being socially adept is important for success across environments.
C)students with social inadequacies often develop violent behaviors.
D)students with behaviors that are socially inappropriate should be separated from their peers.
Q4) ____________ is a statistic that explains how far a particular score varies from the average.
A)An IQ
B)The mean
C)Standard deviation
D)Standard score
Q5) Ms. Lee is interested in working with Josiah on self-determination skills. What kinds of skills might she teach him?
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Chapter 6: Individuals With Learning Disabilities
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Q1) What is the focus of the learning strategies approach?
A)When to learn
B)What to learn
C)Why to learn
D)How to learn
Q2) Discuss how the discrepancy model and response to intervention (RTI) model identifies students with a learning disability. Select the one that you feel is most appropriate and provide supporting rationale.
Q3) Select a critical component for effectively including students with learning disabilities in the general classroom?
A)Extended time on assignments
B)Sufficient planning time with the general education and special education teachers
C)Assistive technology
D)Availability of manipulatives
Q4) There is a federal discrepancy formula for all states to use consistently for the identification of a learning disability.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Individuals With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Q1) According to research, ADHD is more often diagnosed in males than females.
A)True
B)False
Q2) List the five steps students follow in the self-regulation process
Q3) Psychostimulants prove ineffective in, approximately, how many instances?
A)10-15% of the time
B)5-10% of the time
C)30-40% of the time
D)25-30% of the time
Q4) Name one suggestion a teacher could use when working with a student with ADHD who is struggling with math.
Q5) You are developing an IEP for an individual identified as having ADHD-combined type. What are some recommendations you may make to help teachers address the issue in the classroom? List at least four accommodations for inattention and four accommodations for hyperactivity/impulsivity and justify why these accommodations may be helpful to the student.
Q6) What is the term used to describe the situation in which a child who normally displays behaviors characteristic of ADHD does not display such behaviors when evaluated by a doctor?
Q7) What is the youngest age any medication used to treat ADHD is approved for? Page 9
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Chapter 8: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
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Q1) Teachers may be _______________ to identify an early childhood student as emotionally disturbed.
A)correct
B)quick
C)hesitant
D)incorrect
Q2) What factors may influence the development of an emotional or behavioral disorder?
A)Genetics
B)Injury
C)Lead poisoning
D)All of the above
Q3) What is the percentage of students receiving special education services, under the category of emotional or behavioral disorders, as compared to the total number of students receiving special education services?
A)1%
B)2%
C)7%
D)8%
Q4) Differentiate between a disturbing behavior and a disturbed behavior.
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Chapter 9: Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Dr. Bernard Rimland, a noted researcher in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder, is the parent of an individual with autism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One disadvantage of Picture Exchange Communication Systems is that they may interfere with the user's development of spoken language.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following are characteristics of early intervention services, EXCEPT:
A)Health insurance services
B)Parent counseling and training
C)Occupational therapy
D)Assistive technology and services
Q4) Name three of the residential options for adults with autism spectrum disorders.
Q5) Which is not included in the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for autism?
A)Impairment in social interaction
B)Intellectual disability
C)Stereotyped and repetitive behaviors
D)Impairment in communication
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Chapter 10: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments
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Q1) A low-tech augmentative or alternative communication device
A)is nonelectronic.
B)uses four symbols or less.
C)is equipped with voice output capabilities.
D)uses concrete choices.
Q2) A child says, "That apple is weally wed." The child is having difficulty with what component of language?
A)Semantics
B)Phonology
C)Pragmatics
D)Syntax
Q3) A cleft palate is an example of which etiological classification?
A)Functional
B)Phonological
C)Organic
D)Traumatic
Q4) Speech has an expressive and receptive component.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Differentiate between speech, language, and communication.
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Chapter 11: Individuals With Hearing Impairments
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Q1) A prelingual hearing impairment refers to an impairment that occurs
A)after age 3
B)after age 5
C)after age 7
D)at birth or before the development of speech and language
Q2) When a student uses hearing aids, the teacher should
A)check the hearing aids once a week
B)check the hearing aids every day
C)let the parent check the hearing aids
D)make sure there is a spare battery at home
Q3) An interpreter uses communication processes such as the following when interpreting for a student.
A)American Sign Language only
B)repetition, sign language, fingerspelling, body language, and verbal expression
C)a combination of American Sign Language and Signing Exact English
D)a combination of American Sign Language and Signed English
Q4) Two pieces of equipment should be kept in the classroom to check the student's hearing aids. What are these?
Q5) Name the three connected sections of the ear.
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Chapter 12: Individuals With Visual Impairments
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Q1) Which is NOT considered a typical characteristic of individuals with visual impairments?
A)unusual head or eye movements
B)poor grades
C)cognitive disability
D)frequent headaches
Q2) An hereditary condition involving gradual degeneration of the retina
A)Retinitis pigmentosa
B)Cataracts
C)Glacoma
D)Macular degeneration
Q3) Which is NOT a critical function of parent support groups?
A)Serve as a resource for educators
B)Outreach to other parents
C)Serve as a resource for legislators
D)Developing individualized education plans
Q4) Several formal instruments are available to assess students with visual impairments in educational settings.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Individuals With Physical Disabilities, Health
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Q1) Students with _________ would be more likely to get pressure sores.
A)cystic fibrosis
B)diabetes
C)quadriplegia
D)limb deficiency
Q2) Name three strategies a special education teacher may use to facilitate successful inclusion practices with a general education teacher.
Q3) A 16-year-old student with traumatic brain injury is asked to count 20 pennies and tell the number of pennies on the table. After numerous attempts she is unable to accurately count the pennies. This same student is asked to recall multiplication facts and is able to do so with no errors. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about this student?
A)She has splinter skills.
B)She has a severe cognitive disability.
C)She has a math learning disability.
D)She needs cues to improve her attention to the relevant information.
Q4) Augmentative communication is meant to replace speech.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Individuals Who Are Gifted and Talented
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Q1) Children who are gifted and talented and learning disabled are often overlooked because they perform at an average level.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Understanding intelligence as the g factor, or general intelligence, is based on the belief that intelligence is
A)multi-faceted
B)ever-changing
C)identifiable at birth
D)a unitary trait
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an illustration of creativity, as described by Renzulli's "three ring model"?
A)Curiosity
B)Willing to take risks
C)Sensitive to aesthetic characteristics
D)Self confidence and drive to achieve
Q4) The etiology of giftedness is both genetic and environmental
A)True
B)False
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