Interventions Flashcards
When a Practitionaer is reviewing manifestations of cognitive weakneeses, organizing secondadry data, identifying types of academic skills deficits, and identifying inital target so intervention, he is engage in which step of Smartii A Step 1 ]b. Step 2 c. Step 3 d. Step 4
Step 3
Which of the following represtens a specific manifestation of a fluid reasoning weaknees
A understanding hte vocab ulary of math
b. Internalizing precedures and processes ot suse to solve problems
c. Comprehension of text invovling viusal concepts
d. All of the above
b. Internalizing procedures and processes to use to solve problems
Using a word back or providing probmeps are swupports that may be pareticulary useful a student iwth a weaness in which cognitive ability domain a. Fluid reasoning B. Long term retrival C Crystallized ibntelligence d. Processing speed
a. Fluid reasoning
The fundamenbtal problem in the testing o English lkearners is based primareily onthe concept of " a reliabilityu b predictive validty c construct validity d item content
c Construct validity
Which of the following methods provides a complete and satisfactory solutin to comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation of English Learners
a. modification/ alterations
b. nonverbal and language. reduced assessment
dominant language evaluation followed by assessment in the dominant langues
d. none of the abov e
d. none of the above
The major shortcoming in the structure of standardized, nor referend test with eEnglish learners is
a an inabilikty to measure a wide range of school-related abilities
b. the need to have bilingual compentency
c having to adhere to a standarized protocol
d laco of norm sample represnentation based on bilignual devleopment
d lack of norm sample
Nondiscriminalty interpretation of tests cscore data must be based on
a use of native langauge tests
b. true comparions
c age-based nbormatiove samples
d. assignment of meaning with extreme caution
b true peer compariosn
Contemporary and historicla research indicates that English learners perform
a. no idfferent than native English speakers
b Better on verbal tests than on nonverbal tests
c. proportionally more poorly as tests require more developem tn in language
de. equally poorly on both verbal and non verb al tests compared to English speakers
c. proprotiaonlnly more poorly as tests require more devleopemtn in langugage.
According to the Cormier, McGre and ysseldyk study, the amount f variance in test perfomrance explained by language ability is ?
a. negligible acorss all tests
b equal acorss all tests
cunrelated to test perofmrance
dprportional to the amouont of langauge a a test requires
D. proportional to the amount of lanaguage a test requries
WHen all scores entered in to the C-Lim demonstrate an overall pattern of decline and all bars on teh graph are within the shaded range that corresponds to the slected degree of difference?
a the resutls are valid
b. the results are equivocal
c. the resutls are invaled, no deficits
d. the results can be determined to be valid and can be interpreted
c The resutls are invalid, but indicate that the examinee likely has no deficts
Interpretation of score patterns within the C-Lim is based on which two criteria?
a. an overall pattern of decline and scores within the expected range
b. lack of a pattern of decline and scores ab out SS=90
\c. genral ability and specific cognitive weaknesses
d. the maginitude of the scores and then umber of braod abilities being measured
A. An overall patter of decline and scores iwthin the expected range
The multilingual assessment model for English Learners is based onall of the following considerations except?
a. Sufficient bilikngual capapbilites
b. the need to establish validity of obtained test scores
c. Lack of av ailabvlity of native language tests beyond Spanish
d. Increasing the efficient of evaluations
A. Sufficient blinigaul capabilities
In the multilingual assessment model for Englis hlearners, test first in Enlgish is recommended primarily because?
a. there are no alternatives to doing so
b. it pe4rmits evlautiona of test score validity with the C-Lim
c. it saves the binilugal psycholgits for the harder cases
d. use of Enlgish language tests automaticaly results in valid scores
B. It permits evaluation of tests score vaility with C0-LIMN
If use of the C-LIM reustls in a determination that the results are valid, tests scores may be interpreted in a normal manner with the exception of? a. GF b. GLR c. GC D. GSM
c GC
Whether a compostie or index that measures langage or acculturative knoledgte acquision should be interpreted as a strengh or weakness can only be estab lish by?
a. Adding a certain num ber of points to the score
b. Usae of typical Classification schemes
c. simply exmaining the magnitude of the score in raltion the normal curve
d. Comparing the maginitide of the score to the xpected range in the C-LIM
d. Comparing he magnitude of the score to the expected range in the C-LIM
