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FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND AN
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SWERS ALREADY SOLVED 100% n n n
Which of the following is not a purpose of educational assessment?
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a. Program planning
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b. Determining eligibility for special education services
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c. Establishing the cause of a disability
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d. Monitoring student progress Ans👌✔- C
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Norm-referenced tests are designed to n n n n
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own past performance
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b. compare a student's performance to other student's in the classroom
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c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
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d. compare a student's performance to the performance of a normative sample
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Ans👌✔- D n
The team approach is
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a. generally not used in special education
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b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
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c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
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d. not necessary when students are re-
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evaluated for special education placement Ans👌✔- B
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,All of the following are major considerations in the assessment of students with d
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isabilities except n
a. Is the school performance problem related to a disability?
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b. What are the student's educational needs?
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c. Is there a school performance problem?
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d. What is the etiology of the disability? Ans👌✔- D
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Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
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a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by students wi
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th disabilities.
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b. The need for assistive technology devices and services must be explored.
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c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the English language
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d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents and their students. Ans
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👌✔- C n
Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by students with
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disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
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b. used to compare a student's performance with that of persons in the test's nor
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mative group n
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
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d. always discriminatory Ans👌✔- B
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Special education assessment
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a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
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b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
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,c. is an ongoing process
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d. none of the above Ans👌✔- C
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According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities must be reviewed at l
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east
a. biannually
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b. quarterly
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c. annually
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d. every three years Ans👌✔- C
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Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
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a. related but not synonymous
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b. procedures used only with students currently receiving special education servi
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ces
c. designed to help label students with a disability
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d. performed only by school psychologists Ans👌✔- A
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Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on whether intelligence is
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a. testable
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b. one factor or many
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c. changeable
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d. answers b and c Ans👌✔- D
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To receive special education services, a student must
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a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school social worker
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, b. show evidence of a behavior problem
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c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
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d. perform poorly in reading Ans👌✔- C
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Which statement best describes formal tests?
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a. There are explicit directions for administration and scoring.
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b. They are administered individually.
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c. Observation is one example.
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d. They are criterion-referenced. Ans👌✔- A
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Supplementary aids, services, modifications and supports are n n n n n n
a. intended to make educational environments more accessible to students with
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disabilities
b. intended to enhance the home environments of students with disabilities
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c. intended to allow student with disabilities to be educated with students witho
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ut disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
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d. both a and c Ans👌✔- D
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Which of the following statements is false?
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a. Federal law mandates a multidisciplinary assessment team.
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b. Educational assessment is concerned only with students in kindergarten throu
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gh grade 12.
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c. The IEP is a plan for the student's special education program.
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d. One major purpose of assessment is identification of the student's specific edu
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cational needs. Ans👌✔- B
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FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND AN
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SWERS ALREADY SOLVED 100% n n n
Which of the following is not a purpose of educational assessment?
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a. Program planning
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b. Determining eligibility for special education services
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c. Establishing the cause of a disability
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d. Monitoring student progress Ans👌✔- C
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Norm-referenced tests are designed to n n n n
a. compare a student's performance to the student's own past performance
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b. compare a student's performance to other student's in the classroom
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c. compare a student's performance to a curriculum goal
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d. compare a student's performance to the performance of a normative sample
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Ans👌✔- D n
The team approach is
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a. generally not used in special education
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b. mandated by federal laws such as PL 94-142 and IDEA
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c. a relatively new phenomenon in education
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d. not necessary when students are re-
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evaluated for special education placement Ans👌✔- B
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,All of the following are major considerations in the assessment of students with d
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isabilities except n
a. Is the school performance problem related to a disability?
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b. What are the student's educational needs?
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c. Is there a school performance problem?
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d. What is the etiology of the disability? Ans👌✔- D
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Which of the following is not a goal included in IDEA 2004?
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a. Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by students wi
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th disabilities.
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b. The need for assistive technology devices and services must be explored.
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c. Assessment of all student using assessment tools in the English language
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d. Mandated due process procedures to protect parents and their students. Ans
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👌✔- C n
Consideration of behavioral interventions and supports needed by students with
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disabilities.
a. considered informal assessment tools
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b. used to compare a student's performance with that of persons in the test's nor
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mative group n
c. the best type of measure for all assessment purposes
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d. always discriminatory Ans👌✔- B
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Special education assessment
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a. occurs at one point in time during the school year
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b. only needs to occur before and after instruction
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,c. is an ongoing process
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d. none of the above Ans👌✔- C
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According to federal laws, IEPs for students with disabilities must be reviewed at l
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east
a. biannually
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b. quarterly
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c. annually
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d. every three years Ans👌✔- C
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Educational assessment, testing, and diagnosis are
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a. related but not synonymous
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b. procedures used only with students currently receiving special education servi
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ces
c. designed to help label students with a disability
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d. performed only by school psychologists Ans👌✔- A
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Controversy over the nature of intelligence centers on whether intelligence is
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a. testable
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b. one factor or many
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c. changeable
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d. answers b and c Ans👌✔- D
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To receive special education services, a student must
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a. confer with his or her parents, teacher, and the school social worker
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, b. show evidence of a behavior problem
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c. meet both federal and state eligibility requirements
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d. perform poorly in reading Ans👌✔- C
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Which statement best describes formal tests?
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a. There are explicit directions for administration and scoring.
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b. They are administered individually.
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c. Observation is one example.
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d. They are criterion-referenced. Ans👌✔- A
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Supplementary aids, services, modifications and supports are n n n n n n
a. intended to make educational environments more accessible to students with
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disabilities
b. intended to enhance the home environments of students with disabilities
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c. intended to allow student with disabilities to be educated with students witho
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ut disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate
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d. both a and c Ans👌✔- D
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Which of the following statements is false?
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a. Federal law mandates a multidisciplinary assessment team.
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b. Educational assessment is concerned only with students in kindergarten throu
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gh grade 12.
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c. The IEP is a plan for the student's special education program.
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d. One major purpose of assessment is identification of the student's specific edu
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cational needs. Ans👌✔- B
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