SPEC 606 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025
Formal procedures of assessment are less structured and include inventories, such as teacher
made spelling quiz or arithmetic worksheet. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers TRUE
Typically, when a student is to be placed in a special education program, an individually
administered test is not required by law. - Answers False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance to the performance of his or her
peers. - Answers True
In the schools we specify and verify problems in three areas: academic, behavior, and physical. -
Answers True
Assessment is the process of collecting data for the purpose of specifying and verifying
problems and making decisions about students? - Answers True
Informal procedures of assessment are standardized, normative tests that provide information
about a student's standing in relation to other students. - Answers False
In criterion- referenced measurement the emphasis is on assessing specific and relevant
behaviors that have been mastered. - Answers True
Age and grade scores only appear to provide precise information about a student's
developmental or instructional level - Answers True
A percentile rank of 73 indicates the student answered 73% of the questions correctly. -
Answers False
The potential for bias in assessment is limited to the selection and administration of norm-
referenced tests. - Answers FALSE
Raw scores are the last to be computed. - Answers False
The average range of performance is the standard score range within two standard deviations
, of the test's mean. - Answers False
The form on which the tester records the responses of the student is called the test protocol -
Answers True
Administering tests by computer is preferred because it keeps students motivated. - Answers
False
Raw scores are used to determine derived scores. - Answers True
If a second grade student scores a grade equivalent of 4.7 in arithmetic, we can assume the
student has the prerequisites for fourth grade math. - Answers False
The level at which we can assume that the student would answer all easier items correctly, were
these administered, is the basal. - Answers True
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) required plans from each state in establishing
achievement standards and developing annual tests to monitor progress. - Answers True
Alternative assessments usually take less time to administer and score. - Answers False
A positive behavioral support plan is required for all students with identified special needs. -
Answers False
Scoring standards used in portfolio assessments are called rubrics. - Answers True
When planning the use of portfolio assessments, it is important to determine the purpose of the
portfolio and set goals. - Answers True
Behavior is often considered in relation to three factors: setting events, antecedents, and
consequences. - Answers True
Students with disabilities are exempt from state and district wide assessments. - Answers False
Informal assessment has always been preferred to formal tests in special education and the
has not changed. - Answers TRUE
Functional assessment is used to determine the effectiveness of task related instruction. -
Answers False
The most common strategy used for determining eligibility for special education is curriculum-
based assessment. - Answers False
Usually, individual tests of intelligence can be administered by special education teachers -
Answers False
To document the disability of mental retardation, the assessment must show both intellectual
performance and adaptive behavior are below average. - Answers True
Formal procedures of assessment are less structured and include inventories, such as teacher
made spelling quiz or arithmetic worksheet. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers TRUE
Typically, when a student is to be placed in a special education program, an individually
administered test is not required by law. - Answers False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance to the performance of his or her
peers. - Answers True
In the schools we specify and verify problems in three areas: academic, behavior, and physical. -
Answers True
Assessment is the process of collecting data for the purpose of specifying and verifying
problems and making decisions about students? - Answers True
Informal procedures of assessment are standardized, normative tests that provide information
about a student's standing in relation to other students. - Answers False
In criterion- referenced measurement the emphasis is on assessing specific and relevant
behaviors that have been mastered. - Answers True
Age and grade scores only appear to provide precise information about a student's
developmental or instructional level - Answers True
A percentile rank of 73 indicates the student answered 73% of the questions correctly. -
Answers False
The potential for bias in assessment is limited to the selection and administration of norm-
referenced tests. - Answers FALSE
Raw scores are the last to be computed. - Answers False
The average range of performance is the standard score range within two standard deviations
, of the test's mean. - Answers False
The form on which the tester records the responses of the student is called the test protocol -
Answers True
Administering tests by computer is preferred because it keeps students motivated. - Answers
False
Raw scores are used to determine derived scores. - Answers True
If a second grade student scores a grade equivalent of 4.7 in arithmetic, we can assume the
student has the prerequisites for fourth grade math. - Answers False
The level at which we can assume that the student would answer all easier items correctly, were
these administered, is the basal. - Answers True
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) required plans from each state in establishing
achievement standards and developing annual tests to monitor progress. - Answers True
Alternative assessments usually take less time to administer and score. - Answers False
A positive behavioral support plan is required for all students with identified special needs. -
Answers False
Scoring standards used in portfolio assessments are called rubrics. - Answers True
When planning the use of portfolio assessments, it is important to determine the purpose of the
portfolio and set goals. - Answers True
Behavior is often considered in relation to three factors: setting events, antecedents, and
consequences. - Answers True
Students with disabilities are exempt from state and district wide assessments. - Answers False
Informal assessment has always been preferred to formal tests in special education and the
has not changed. - Answers TRUE
Functional assessment is used to determine the effectiveness of task related instruction. -
Answers False
The most common strategy used for determining eligibility for special education is curriculum-
based assessment. - Answers False
Usually, individual tests of intelligence can be administered by special education teachers -
Answers False
To document the disability of mental retardation, the assessment must show both intellectual
performance and adaptive behavior are below average. - Answers True
