assessment Flashcards
Compared with students with mild intellectual disabilities, students with learning disabilities are more likely to have:
one or more specific cognitive difficulties rather than global delays.
Which of the following students is demonstrating characteristics most often associated with an emotional impairment?
a second-grade student who frequently complains of a stomachache in the morning before going to school
Which of the following is generally the most advanced linguistic skill a typical eight-year-old can be expected to demonstrate?
telling a story that includes cause-and-effect relationships
Which of the following symptoms is most characteristic of an absence seizure?
staring blankly for a brief time
Parents/guardians who consistently provide encouragement and feedback to their developing child are most likely to have an influence on the child’s ability to:
engage enthusiastically in learning tasks.
A special education teacher in a resource room has several students with specific learning disabilities in math who are frequently overheard complaining, “Why should we try to learn this stuff when we’ll never use it?” The special education teacher decides to develop a community-based activity with a local store owner in which students practice buying and selling merchandise. Which of the following best describes the role this type of activity plays in student development?
facilitating learning through an authentic experience
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an initial evaluation of an English language learner. To minimize bias most effectively, the teacher should administer:
assorted formal and informal tests in the student’s primary language.
A special education teacher is preparing to conduct an evaluation of a kindergarten student who has fragile X syndrome. An adaptive behavior assessment would provide the teacher with information about:
the student’s self-help and social skills.
A special education teacher would like to identify where a student needs instructional help in learning to solve mathematical word problems. The most effective strategy for the teacher to use would be to:
conduct a mathematics task analysis.
A special education teacher will be participating in a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) of a student who has recently become physically disruptive in class. Which of the following is the first step in conducting an FBA?
Describe the student’s behavior in concise, observation-based terms.
A special education teacher is administering an initial individual achievement test to a second-grade student. Which of the following best explains why the teacher should discontinue a subtest after the student makes four consecutive errors?
A ceiling level has been reached.
Which Individualized Education Program (IEP) team member is responsible for assessing a student’s gross-motor skills?
a physical therapist
Which of the following procedures should a prereferral team follow before making a formal referral to evaluate a student’s eligibility for special education services?
documenting the effects of intervention strategies
A new special education teacher will be working in a self-contained classroom with elementary students. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for the teacher to use in creating classroom rules?
working with students to create a list of five to seven positively stated classroom rules and using modeling to teach students the behaviors reflected by these rules
A fourth-grade teacher asks the special education teacher to recommend a strategy for helping a student with an emotional impairment make transitions between academic tasks. The most appropriate initial response from the special educator would be to:
identify in measurable terms the specific behaviors expected of the student.
