D230 Final Exam (PDF)

**What is the process of matching content and instruction to a student's learning needs?** A. Individualized education B. inclusive education C. differentiated instruction D. personalized instruction **A multi-disciplinary team has met with the student and family and reviewed his assessment...

**What is the process of matching content and instruction to a student's learning needs?** A. Individualized education B. inclusive education C. differentiated instruction D. personalized instruction **A multi-disciplinary team has met with the student and family and reviewed his assessment results. it was determined that the student meets the eligibility criteria for learning disability. The student's family has decided on special education service at this time**. **Which test should be taking next to help support the student's special education needs?** A. The school staff should meet again to create an individual education program B. the team should gather more data to create and individualize education program C. the team should meet again to create an Individualized Education Program D. the school staff should meet with the student's teacher to review the individual\'s education program **Which assessment tool is administered to all students and may be used to determine which students need to be referred for responsive to intervention?** A. Observations B. universal screening C. progress monitoring D. Content assessment **Which procedure must be followed to determine that a student is eligible for special education?** A. Evaluating a student in all areas of suspected disability. B. Administering a predetermined set of questions or tasks to determine a students overall ability. C. Documenting the student's aptitude based on standardized achievement tests. D. Administrating a formal assessment to obtain Standardize Score. **A student is being evaluated for special education services. What will happen after the student is evaluated?** A. An IEP will be written. B. The student's eligibility will be decided. C. Services will be provided. D. An IEP meeting will be schedule **What is the purpose of assessing students with exceptionalities?** A. Determine school budgets. B. Determining appropriate class size. C. Determining a student's present level of functioning. D. Determining eligibility for services. **Which example includes Qualitative Data?** A. The desk was 9 feet from the white board. B. The class scored in the 85 percentiles in math among middle schools in the state. C. The student correctly answered the single digit multiplication problem on the assessment. D. The students scored 15 of 20 questions on his spelling quiz. **Which characteristics of testing material should be considered when choosing them for special education assessment?** A. They have been validated for the specific purpose they are being used for. B. They have been approved by administration for use in the area tested. C. They have always been used by the school district professionals. D. They have been released or revised within the last three years. **Which two provisions of Education of all Handicapped Children Act of 1975, (Public Law 94-142) help ensure assessment procedure are fair and nondiscriminatory?** A. Decisions about students should be based on more than their performance on a single test. B. Either a Clinician or special education professional should make the evaluation. C. Assessments should occur within a strict time limit to eliminate Fatigue as in aggravating factor in data D. Test should have been validated for the specific purpose they are used for. **A child\'s guardian has given consent for the child to be evaluated. How many days does the team have to conduct an initial evaluation of this child?** A. 120 B. 90 C. 30 D. 60 **Which two disorders have basic psychological processes are classified as specific learning disability, according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)** ***Choose 2 answers.*** A. Dyslexia. B. Other health impairment. C. Written expression disorder. D. Emotional disturbance. **After school special, special education teacher is working with a math teacher who referred a student. Who has been struggling. They have implemented some interventions and are reviewing the data and discussing their success. A fellow math teacher comes into the room and seems bored.** ***What should this special education teacher do?*** A. Speak quietly and complete the data review. B. Invite the other teacher into the conversation and see if she has any additional insight on how to help the student. C. Compare the data from the student with similar results from the other students that two teachers have had recently. D. Stop discussing the students' progress until the other teacher has left. **Which law was implemented to replace the No Child Left Behind Act?** A. Every student succeed act. B. Education for all handicapped children Act. C. 2008 Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments. D. 2004\. Reauthorization of individual. Those with Disability Education Act. **Which tier of support applies to the entire class being instructed in a core reading and math program?** A. Universal. B. Targeted. C. Isolated. D. Intensive. **A student has consistently scored significantly below the grade level for his reading fluency skills. He has participated in three tier 2 interventions and two intensive tier 3 interventions. His teacher has been monitoring his progress in the interventions and has noted that the student has improved slightly, though he continues to score further below the reading fluency benchmarks. A multidisciplinary team has been assembled.** ***What should be the next step in the assessment process?*** A. Implement additional Tier 2 interventions and continue to monitor student's progress within the intervention. B. Begin a special education assessment determines the student meets agility criteria for a learning disability C. Inform the students' parents of his lack of progress and gain parental consent to begin a special education assessment. D. Provide specialized instruction within the student's general education classroom or special education classroom. **The assessment process will be repeated for a student in Special Education Services. This is done to obtain current education data** **Why should this student be assessed?** A. When she reaches the 8th grade. B. Every semester. Well, in the third grade. C. Every year as she enters a new grade. D. Once every three years. **Which component is essential for the response to intervention (RTI) model?** A. Patients are modifications of academic content. B. Implementation of instruction by a special education teacher. C. Regular review of student's performance data. D. Curriculum that is federally approved. **Which practice ensures the integrity of intervention model?** A. Structuring the intervention based on the students choice. B. Assigning extra work to students outside of the intervention. C. Training teachers on the selected intervention strategy. D. Implementing progress monitoring whenever the student demonstrates improvement. **A second-grade student is in Tier 2 RTI for math. If the student does not make sufficient progress, what should the RTI intervention team do next?** A. For the student for occupational therapy. B. Modify the content to the appropriate level. C. Initiate the referral process for special education. D. Analyze data from formal and informal assessments. **Which two laws led to the development of the multi-tiered system of the support (MTSS)?** A. Family Education and Privacy Rights Act. B. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. C. Individuals with disability Education Act. D. No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. **A general education teacher has asked the inclusion teacher to observe one student from his class. A student has been struggling.** **Which information topic can an Extended observation provided that will help school staff better meet the needs of the student.** A. General attitude toward academics. B. The student's level of engagement. C. Peer interaction. D. Mild ADHD. **What is one use that graphs serve when monitoring progress?** A. To justify merit raises. B. To show trends in daily attendance. C. To make instructional decisions. D. To track funding for the federal launch program. **Which abbreviation represents a federal law that ensures families' right to private medical records within their educational records**? A. HIPAA B. NCLB C. FERPA D. IFSP **Which method of recording and displaying assessment data is appropriate to facilitate interpretation and decision-making?** A. Student portfolios. B. Observation notes. C. Charts. D. Grade Books. **How often should a teacher incorporate some of their assessment in the progress monitoring process?** A. Three times per week to strengthen the overall data. B. As often as possible because the results are helpful data. C. After a unit of course has reached the completion. D. Monthly to get accurate evidence after a few weeks. **What are two elements of universal design assessments?** A. Precisely defined constructs. B. Accessible and non-biased items. C. Mandatory instruction read aloud. D. Maximum time limits. **Which type of change to an assessment may result in an inaccurate representation of a student\'s skill or knowledge?** A. Accommodations B. Adaptations. C. Modifications. D. Assistive technology. **A student with a specific learning disability (SLD) and written communication is in a general education high school science class. The student has to write a response on how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy for an end of the unit assessment.** ***Which accommodation should be provided to the student that would preserve the purpose of the assessment?*** A. Implement a multiple-choice assessment from the middle school science curriculum. B. Allow the student to complete the assessment at home. C. Allow the student to present an oral response. D. Assign a partner to work with the student on the assessment. **A student has a specific learning disability in reading (SLD). The special education teacher collaborates with the student's math teacher to make accommodations to have the unit assessment read aloud.** ***Which type of accommodation is this?*** A. Timing/scheduling. B. Setting. C. Presentation. D. Response **Which accommodation is appropriate for the presentation of assessment?** A. The test being read aloud to a student. B. The student taking frequent breaks. C. The making answers directly in the administration book. D. The student testing in a separate room. **Following the referral process. A multi-disciplinary team was created for the purpose of an initial evaluation. *Which two sources of information should this team use for the purpose of the evaluation and assessment*?** A. Testing and observation data related to development. B. Physician Reports. C. Individualized Education Program details and progress. D. Criminal Documentation. **Which role is a mandatory member of the multidisciplinary team and must be represented at an eligibility meeting?** A. The students Physician. B. A local education agency (LEA) a representative. C. A paraeducator. D. Anyone who has expert knowledge of the student? **Which two people may be members of the multidisciplinary team?** A. School board member. B. Parent. C. School Counselor. D. District Superintendent. **A fourth-grade student is struggling to master basic concepts. A teacher would like to screen this student to determine appropriate instructional strategies.** ***Would this screening be considered an evaluation for eligibility?*** A. No, it\'s not a complete evaluation. B. Yes, if there are no other data points. C. No, the teacher is not a part of the edibility team. D. Yes, if a school psychologist is now available. **A psychological examiner administers test to students with suspected disability. Examiner is behind schedule and needs to administer two Students the same test.** ***What should the psychological examiner do?*** A. Test both students together. B. Have the students testing a large group setting. C. Have the students take the test with their teacher. D. Test each student individually. **What kind of assessment should a teacher you used to identify behavioral disorders?** A. Adjustment scales for children and adolescents. ASCA. B. A state mandated assessment. C. Wechsler skills for children. D. Woodcock-Johnson battery scale. **Which category includes a method of evaluation directly developed from a school\'s language series to test skills and objective for each level?** A. Norm referenced assessment. B. Pre referral testing. C. Error analysis. D. Curriculum based assessments. **Which evaluation should a multidisciplinary team consider when obtaining information about a kindergartener achievement of development...** A. Student interviews and dynamic assessment. B. Curriculum based measure and informally evaluations. C. Parent interviews and questionnaire. D. Standardized testing and classroom observations. **Which type of assessment creates a risk of bias?** A. Summative. B. Criterion referenced. C. Benchmark. D. Norm-referenced **Which two testing types are examples of informal assessments?** A. Rating scale. B. Time sampling. C. Standardized testing. D. Norm-reference testing. **Which scatterplot represents a correlation coefficient of +1.00** A. **.** B. **.** C. **.** D. **.** **What is one disadvantage of criterion reference assessments?** A. They do not directly link learning objectives and performance objectives. B. They do not provide information about the performance of the students compared with their peers. C. They do not measure competency related to an instructional objective. D. They do not provide information about the performance of a student in relation to the subject matter. **Which kind of relationship between variables does r = -0.92 describe?** A. Strong negative. B. Weak negative. C. Strong positive, D. Weak positive. **What is a measure of dispersion?** A. Mean. B. Standard deviation. C. Proportion. D. Correlation. **Which term represents the consistency of an assessment measure?** A. Correlation. B. Reliability. C. Variable. D. Validity. **Why is it important to calculate chronological age of assessment when determining eligibility for special education services?** A. The chronological age determines the need for related services. B. A child\'s chronological age determines the category of disability. C. Miscalculating the chronological age can result in faulty interpretations and scores. D. The chronological age influences the placement decision. **Which type of formal evaluation is used during the eligibility process to compare students' performance to peers of the same age?** A. Criterion referenced. B. Standard evaluation. C. Quantitative Evaluation. D. Norm referenced. **A standard score of 87 on the new test. The manual for the test indicates that it has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15** A. \* B. \* C. \* D. \* What teachers do when choosing assessments for students who are being evaluated for possible Exceptionalities. A. informal assessments. B. Assessment to the learning objectives. C. Same assessment every testing. D. Summative assessment. **What is the basal level on a test?** A. The point where it is assumed that the student will incorrectly answer all the items on the test that are more difficult. B. The score transformed to a standard curve with a mean and standard deviation that remain the same across examiner\'s test. C. The level of mastery of a task below which the student would correctly answer all items on a test. D. The value that indicates the number of items correctly answered on a given test. **Which report summarizes the information and evaluation team has learned about a student?** A. IQ Report. B. Comprehensive assessment report. C. Progress Report. D. Social skills report. **After completing the full assessment and meaning as a team, it is determined that a student has a learning disability in reading**. ***Which two environments would be appropriate to provide this student with special education services?*** A. The learning support classroom. B. The speech pathologist classroom. C. The general education classroom. D. The life skills classroom. **Which situation is the most restrictive environment for special education services?** A. A student attends a special classroom full time. B. A student attends a specialized school full time. C. A student attends a combination of specialized school and school from home. D. A student attends school from home full time. **Which two pieces of information would be necessary to determine whether a student has a reading disability.** A. Additional family interviews. B. Assessment results for the current school year. C. Interviews from previous teachers. D. Complete intellectual assessment. **(55) Which two conclusions can you make using the data provided?** A. The student is not progressing adequately with the supports currently in place. B. The student is progressing adequately with supports currently in place. C. Additional testing is required. D. Sufficient data is provided to make a determination. **Which component is essential in defining a student\'s least restrictive environment (LRE)?** A. Determining where and how services will be provided. B. Discovering which students have the same disability and which services are commonly provided for these students. C. Recording conversational data and a teacher\'s opinion of where to provide services. D. Considering the continuum of services provided by the school and student input. **Which term represents a range of scores in which the student\'s true score is likely to fall a certain percentage of the time?** A. Stanine. B. Confidence interval. (CI) C. Reliability. D. Percentile. **Which environmental disadvantage affects the students' performance and eligibility testing?** A. Frequent absences from school. B. Learning style preference. C. Low family income. D. Title 1 school designation **Who makes decisions regarding the programming and provision of special education services for student with a disability?** A. The regular and special education teachers, the parent(s) and administrator, and the student (when appropriate) B. The regular education teacher, the parent(s) and the student's advocacy representative. C. The school psychologist, a language interpreter (if needed), and any therapist involved in the student's program. D. The special education supervisor, a school board representative, a school principal, and the parent(s) (when appropriate.) **Which three criteria must the student with the behavior disorder display to be eligible for the individual with disability education ACT(IDEA)?** A. Self-confidence problems that are directly attributable to behavior issues. B. Inappropriate types of behavior. Feeling under normal circumstances. C. An inability to build or maintain interpersonal relationships with peers or adults. D. Behavior that draws emotional response from others over a period of time. E. An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors. F. Behavior that requires medication. **Which IEP session requires a condition, behavior and criterion to be complete?** A. Individual accommodation. B. Special education programs and related services /programs modifications. C. Placement level of academic achievement and functional performance. (PLAAFP) D. Annual goals. **Which related information must be stated in the IDP one year prior to the students reaching the age of majority?** A. The student has been informed of the rights that will transfer to the studio upon reaching the age of majority B. Parents satisfaction with service provided. C. Service will cease once a student reaches the age of majority. D. All services that have been provided to the students. **Which part of the annual individual education program (IEP) goal would be exemplified by the phrase "By the end of the second quarter?"** A. Grade level standard. B. Time condition. C. Measurable criteria. D. Prompting condition. **What must be included in an IEP for Student to participate in an alternative assessment rather than the regular state or district-wide assessment?** A. A placement in the most restrictive environment. B. A request for an alternative assessment from the student\'s parents. C. Review of the previous year\'s test scores. D. A statement explaining why the student cannot participate in the regular assessment.