Special Education General Curriculum Combined Test
GACE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
Answers
Brown V. Board of Education 1954
Ruled Separate but Equal is Unconstitutional
Not originally a court case about SPED, but began a movement to include
individuals with disabilities into public schools rather than institutions.
Hanson V. Hobson 1967
Ruled that student tracking based on student performance on
standardized tests was unconstitutional.
The court ruled that black and poor students were deprived of equal
educational opportunity.
**Tests were not normed to poor or minority students, but instead to
middle-class white students, so the student performance was not an
accurate representation of their ability.
PARC V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1972
Ruled that the state could not deny educational opportunities to state
residents regardless of their disability status.
**Mainly focused on individuals with intellectual disabilities.
, Mills V. Board of Education D.C. 1972
Ruled that all students have a right to educational opportunities
regardless of disability status or school funding situation.
**Extended impact of PARC case to all students with disabilities.
Diana V. Board 1970
Ruled that the performance of minority students be compared with that
of their peer group, NOT non-minority groups.
Larry P. V. Riles 1972, 1979
Ruled that minority students could not be placed in SPED until nonbiased
assessments were created because the state had used tests that are
culturally and racially discriminatory and that had not been normed with
the minority population being overrepresented.
**Due to the overrepresentation of African- American children in SPED
PASE V. Hannon 1980
Ruled that Chicago was not discriminating during evaluation of the
student as the IQ test being used was mostly non-biased AND because
the IQ test was not being used as the sole basis for SPED placement.
Board of Education V. Rowley 1982
The court defined appropriate (in FAPE) as "reasonably calculated to
enable the child to achieve passing marks and advance from grade to
grade."
Which court case ruled that students must be assessed Diana V. Board of Education
in their home language?
Which court case ruled that IQ tests were no longer Diana V. Board of Education
able to be the sole measure of assessment for SPED
placement?
Which court case ruled that students cannot be Honig V. Doe
suspended for longer than 10 days without a placement
change?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Specifies SPED services for individuals with disabilities ages 3-21
2004
Components:
FAPE
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation/Assessment
LRE
IEP
Parent Participation
Procedural Safeguards
GACE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
Answers
Brown V. Board of Education 1954
Ruled Separate but Equal is Unconstitutional
Not originally a court case about SPED, but began a movement to include
individuals with disabilities into public schools rather than institutions.
Hanson V. Hobson 1967
Ruled that student tracking based on student performance on
standardized tests was unconstitutional.
The court ruled that black and poor students were deprived of equal
educational opportunity.
**Tests were not normed to poor or minority students, but instead to
middle-class white students, so the student performance was not an
accurate representation of their ability.
PARC V. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1972
Ruled that the state could not deny educational opportunities to state
residents regardless of their disability status.
**Mainly focused on individuals with intellectual disabilities.
, Mills V. Board of Education D.C. 1972
Ruled that all students have a right to educational opportunities
regardless of disability status or school funding situation.
**Extended impact of PARC case to all students with disabilities.
Diana V. Board 1970
Ruled that the performance of minority students be compared with that
of their peer group, NOT non-minority groups.
Larry P. V. Riles 1972, 1979
Ruled that minority students could not be placed in SPED until nonbiased
assessments were created because the state had used tests that are
culturally and racially discriminatory and that had not been normed with
the minority population being overrepresented.
**Due to the overrepresentation of African- American children in SPED
PASE V. Hannon 1980
Ruled that Chicago was not discriminating during evaluation of the
student as the IQ test being used was mostly non-biased AND because
the IQ test was not being used as the sole basis for SPED placement.
Board of Education V. Rowley 1982
The court defined appropriate (in FAPE) as "reasonably calculated to
enable the child to achieve passing marks and advance from grade to
grade."
Which court case ruled that students must be assessed Diana V. Board of Education
in their home language?
Which court case ruled that IQ tests were no longer Diana V. Board of Education
able to be the sole measure of assessment for SPED
placement?
Which court case ruled that students cannot be Honig V. Doe
suspended for longer than 10 days without a placement
change?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Specifies SPED services for individuals with disabilities ages 3-21
2004
Components:
FAPE
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation/Assessment
LRE
IEP
Parent Participation
Procedural Safeguards
