Assessment for Special Education - D755
Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a criterion-referenced assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment that
measures a student's performance against a fixed set of standards or criteria.
What is a norm-referenced assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER A test that compares a
student's performance to a norm group (typically nationwide).
What is a curriculum-based assessment (CBA)? - CORRECT ANSWER An informal,
frequent assessment aligned with the curriculum to monitor skill mastery.
What is a formative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An ongoing assessment used
during instruction to guide teaching and learning.
What is a summative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment given at the
end of a unit or term to evaluate overall learning.
What does validity mean in assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which
a test measures what it claims to measure.
What does reliability mean in assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER The consistency of
an assessment's results over time or between raters.
What is assessment bias? - CORRECT ANSWER Any factor in a test that unfairly
advantages or disadvantages a group of students.
What law governs special education services in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER IDEA ' Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a criterion-referenced assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment that
measures a student's performance against a fixed set of standards or criteria.
What is a norm-referenced assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER A test that compares a
student's performance to a norm group (typically nationwide).
What is a curriculum-based assessment (CBA)? - CORRECT ANSWER An informal,
frequent assessment aligned with the curriculum to monitor skill mastery.
What is a formative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An ongoing assessment used
during instruction to guide teaching and learning.
What is a summative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER An assessment given at the
end of a unit or term to evaluate overall learning.
What does validity mean in assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which
a test measures what it claims to measure.
What does reliability mean in assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER The consistency of
an assessment's results over time or between raters.
What is assessment bias? - CORRECT ANSWER Any factor in a test that unfairly
advantages or disadvantages a group of students.
What law governs special education services in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER IDEA ' Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
