SPEC 606 Final Exam questions well
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Formal procedures of assessment are less structured and include inventories, such as teacher
made spelling quiz or arithmetic worksheet. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Curriculum-based assessment techniques assess school skills directly. Their content is
determined by the standard school curriculum or the special course of study designed to meet
the needs of a particular student with a disability. - correct answer ✔✔ True
The most common reason students are referred for psychological or educational assessment is
that a teacher or parent believes that they are not performing as well as could be expected
academically. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Curriculum-based assessment includes: direct observation and analysis of the learning
environment; analysis of the processes used by students in approaching tasks; examination of
pupil products; and control and arrangement of tasks for students. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
Typically, when a student is to be placed in a special education program, an individually
administered test is not required by law. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance to the performance of his or her
peers. - correct answer ✔✔ True
In the schools we specify and verify problems in three areas: academic, behavior, and physical. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
, Assessment is the process of collecting data for the purpose of specifying and verifying
problems and making decisions about students? - correct answer ✔✔ True
Informal procedures of assessment are standardized, normative tests that provide information
about a student's standing in relation to other students. - correct answer ✔✔ False
In criterion- referenced measurement the emphasis is on assessing specific and relevant
behaviors that have been mastered. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Age and grade scores only appear to provide precise information about a student's
developmental or instructional level - correct answer ✔✔ True
A percentile rank of 73 indicates the student answered 73% of the questions correctly. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
The potential for bias in assessment is limited to the selection and administration of norm-
referenced tests. - correct answer ✔✔ FALSE
Raw scores are the last to be computed. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The average range of performance is the standard score range within two standard deviations of
the test's mean. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The form on which the tester records the responses of the student is called the test protocol -
correct answer ✔✔ True
Administering tests by computer is preferred because it keeps students motivated. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
answered
Formal procedures of assessment are less structured and include inventories, such as teacher
made spelling quiz or arithmetic worksheet. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Curriculum-based assessment techniques assess school skills directly. Their content is
determined by the standard school curriculum or the special course of study designed to meet
the needs of a particular student with a disability. - correct answer ✔✔ True
The most common reason students are referred for psychological or educational assessment is
that a teacher or parent believes that they are not performing as well as could be expected
academically. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Curriculum-based assessment includes: direct observation and analysis of the learning
environment; analysis of the processes used by students in approaching tasks; examination of
pupil products; and control and arrangement of tasks for students. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
Typically, when a student is to be placed in a special education program, an individually
administered test is not required by law. - correct answer ✔✔ False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance to the performance of his or her
peers. - correct answer ✔✔ True
In the schools we specify and verify problems in three areas: academic, behavior, and physical. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
, Assessment is the process of collecting data for the purpose of specifying and verifying
problems and making decisions about students? - correct answer ✔✔ True
Informal procedures of assessment are standardized, normative tests that provide information
about a student's standing in relation to other students. - correct answer ✔✔ False
In criterion- referenced measurement the emphasis is on assessing specific and relevant
behaviors that have been mastered. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Age and grade scores only appear to provide precise information about a student's
developmental or instructional level - correct answer ✔✔ True
A percentile rank of 73 indicates the student answered 73% of the questions correctly. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
The potential for bias in assessment is limited to the selection and administration of norm-
referenced tests. - correct answer ✔✔ FALSE
Raw scores are the last to be computed. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The average range of performance is the standard score range within two standard deviations of
the test's mean. - correct answer ✔✔ False
The form on which the tester records the responses of the student is called the test protocol -
correct answer ✔✔ True
Administering tests by computer is preferred because it keeps students motivated. - correct
answer ✔✔ False
