Progress Monitoring Part #3 SPE 602 Stracione

Question 1

The extent to which a test measures the skills it sets out to measure and the extent to which inferences and actions made on the basis of test scores are appropriate and accurate.

Answer 1

validity

Question 2

The federal law that provides federal funding for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress. It requires states to establish learning standards, create annual assessments to measure student progress in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. It also requires states to report results disaggregated by subcategories.

Answer 2

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

Question 3

An individual who may be familiar with school curriculum and requirements at various grade levels: may or may not have a background in learning disabilities; may conduct academic evaluations.

Answer 3

educational consultant/diagnostician

Question 4

Test scores that equate a score to a particular grade level. Example: if a child scores at the average of all fifth graders tested, the child would receive a grade equivalent score of 5.0. Use with caution.

Answer 4

grade equivalents

Question 5

The purpose is to ascertain, prior to instruction, each student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills. Establishing these permits the instructor to remediate students and adjust the curriculum to meet each pupil’s unique needs. (Examples are: DRA’s; Running Records).

Answer 5

diagnostic assessment

Question 6

The middle score in a distribution or set of ranked scores; the point (score) that divides a group into two equal parts; the 50th percentile. Half the scores are below and half are above it.

Answer 6

median

Question 7

A consistent set of procedures for designing, administering, and scoring an assessment. The purpose is to ensure that all individuals are assessed under the same conditions and are not influenced by different conditions.

Answer 7

standardization

Question 8

Procedure to resolve disputes between parents and schools; administrative hearing before an impartial hearing officer or administrative law judge.

Answer 8

Due process hearing

Question 9

In Section 504 and ADA, this is defined as impairment that substantially affects one or more major life activities; an individual who has a record of having such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.

Answer 9

disability

Question 10

An analysis of challenging behaviors designed to determine what human or environment factors are causing the behavior to occur and continue, and can be used to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of behavior intervention plans.

Answer 10

functional behavioral assessment

Question 11

A group or series of tests or subtests administered; the most common of these are achievement tests that include subtests in different areas

Answer 11

battery

Question 12

Stated, desirable outcomes of education

Answer 12

objectives

Question 13

An ordered tabulation of individual scores (or groups of scores) showing the number of persons who obtained each score or placed within each range of scores

Answer 13

frequency distribution

Question 14

Not to be confused with percentile, this is the number of items correct divided by the total number of items and then multiplied by 100

Answer 14

percent

Question 15

The boundaries, or limits, within which the true populations mean lies. Ninety-five percent of this indicates that we are 95% certain that the span contains the mean

Answer 15

confidence interval

Question 16

Special education and related services provided to children under the age of 5

Answer 16

early intervention

Question 17

Norm-referenced test that compares child’s performance with the performance of a large group of similar children (usually children who are the same age

Answer 17

standardized test

Question 18

A specific number of correct responses or baseline that must be answered before proceeding to the next item

Answer 18

basal level

Question 19

The consistency with which a test measures the area being tested; describes the extent to which a test is dependable, stable, and consistent when administered to the same individuals on different occasions

Answer 19

reliability

Question 20

Tests that measure proficiency in subject areas like math and English. Some states require that students pass these tests before graduating

Answer 20

competency tests

Question 21

Fundamental knowledge that all students are required to learn in school

Answer 21

core curriculum

Question 22

Process by which an individual receives instruction and practice in skills that are weak or nonexistent in an effort to develop/strengthen these skills

Answer 22

remediation