Question 1

In order to measure student progress against a standard set for all students in the same grade, ___ tests may be used.

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Question 2

IEP team members are concerned that a student may be functioning within the range of mental retardation. In order to determine where the student's abilities are compared with other students his age, the team members determine that a ___ should be included on the assessment plan.

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Question 3

A teacher collects class work, quizzes, book reports, and writing assignments to determine the students' strengths and weaknesses in language arts. This is known as ___.

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Question 4

A student found to be eligible for services who is between the ages of 6 and 21 will have a personalized IEP written, whereas a(n) ___ will be designed for a student younger than school age.

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Question 5

Summarize the best-practice procedures that include early intervening services and RTI and when an appropriate referral for special education may be made.

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Question 6

A first-grade student has difficulty with fine motor skills. The teacher is concerned that the student may not have the developmental ability to learn manuscript handwriting. The handwriting series lists skills a student must master before writing letters. Using this device, the teacher has employed a ___.

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Question 7

___ must be given in a specific manner as stated by the publisher, whereas informal tests include a variety of methods and strategies for collecting data.

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Question 8

A classroom teacher along with a team of other educational professionals determined that John, who has multiple disabilities, is not able to participate in the statewide assessment. The team develops ___ to assess John's attainment of educational goals.

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Question 9

Teachers who design assessment instruments from classroom materials are using ___.

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Question 10

How might high-stakes testing improve the education of all students?

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Question 11

The 2004 Amendments to IDEA emphasize that more than 30 years of research indicates that the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective by

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Question 12

According to the Traditional Assessment Model, what usually happened when a student was referred to a multidisciplinary team?

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Question 13

A test that compares a student's performance with a national sample of students of the same age or grade is known as a ___.

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Question 14

Why are statewide tests called high-stakes tests?

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Exam 14: Extension : Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention