Ch1+Multiple+Choice

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1. All of the following are abuses of assessment procedures with the exception of B a) Discrimination based on cultural background b) Assessment by a team of professionals c) Administration by untrained individuals d) Inappropriate use of results

2. Assessments were created in the early 1900s for the purpose of D a) Screening students in schools b) Evaluation of military personnel c) Evaluation of potential employees d) All of the above

3. Which of the following is not a part of the definition of educational assessment? B a) A systematic ongoing process b) Used for decision-making purposes c) Used to establish the cause of a disability d) Used for monitoring student progress

4. Which one of the following statements describes the goals of No Child Left Behind? C a) High-stakes testing, research instruction, parent choice, inclusion of students with disabilities b) No retention of students, parent communication, school accountability, less paperwork c) Equity in educational opportunities, innovative instructional practices, school choice, qualified teachers d) Accountability for student performance, focuses on what works, reduce bureaucracy, empower parents

5. Which one of the following statements is not accurate? C a) Special education assessment is individualized b) Special education decisions are both legal and instructional c) The student’s abilities or disabilities are the sole focus of the assessment d) A variety of procedures and approaches are used in educational assessment.

6. Screening is B

a) Always the first step in the referral process b) A large-scale data collection activity to quickly identify students who may need further study c) Required to find students who may have suspected disabilities d) The implementation of an intervention followed by data collection to make instructional decisions

7. A student is eligible for special education services when D a) He or she has a school performance problem b) He or she has a diagnosed disability c) He or she has a school performance problem that is related to a disability d) The second and the third answers

8. All of the following are informal assessment strategies except D

a) Teacher observation b) Portfolio analysis c) Parent interviews d) Norm-referenced tests

9. Parents are important members of the assessment team because D

a) They have a different perspective of the child b) They know the child’s past educational experiences c) They can be asked to gather informational data at home d) All of the above

10. Parents must receive progress reports on IEP goalsC

a) As needed to make instructional decisions b) Quarterly c) At least as often as report cards are issued for general education students d) At least annually at an IEP meeting