Assessment Midterm #1 (Multiple Choice)
Better norm groups are selected on the basis of...
All levels of socioeconomic status
In developing their own tests, teachers must use standardized procedures (Such as consistent directions, criteria for scoring, and procedures) in order to be able to...
Compare student performance overtime
In deciding what content to include in a test, a guiding principal is to focus on...
Important facts or relationships if the domain is complex
What is the primary reason given by teachers for not measuring progress frequently
Lack of time
One component of the IEP provisions is that...
Multidisciplinary teams develop IEPS in meetings with parents
Test Manuals should include...?
Detailed directions and procedures
The criteria for determining a students' response to intervention should be...
Determined before interventions are implemented
Social skills are difficult to measure with a test. This is an example of the following assessment concept:
Different skills often require different methods
Which of the following is an example of rate of progress?
Tom increased his math calculation skills by 2 problems per week
Repeating directions for students is an example of which type of accommodation
Presentation
Two major uses of curriculum-based measurement procedures include...
Screening and progress monitoring
What is meant by a computer adaptive test?
a test taken on the computer which then adapts the level of item difficulty based on student performance
a basic ethical standard for those who asses' students is...?
accepting responsibility for the consequence of one's work.
The reliability of a test refers to its relative...
consistency
Qualitative observation involves...
describing important behavior without preconceived notions
...... and ..... are important decisions made in instructional planning
what to teach and how to teach
Behaviors that call attention to a student because of their repetitive nonfunctional nature, and that result in the student being considered "weird" by fellow students are...
Stereotypical behaviors
Which of the following is the best example of inclusive education?
Students with and without disabilities being educated in the same classroom
Which of the following statements concerning test validity is most accurate?
A test cannot be valid unless reliable
The fundamental principle when assessing students with limited English proficiency is to....
Assess the students target abilities, not there ability to use English
Response to adults in authority, wariness of strangers, and male-female relations are all examples of... factors that impact assessment of student s with limited English proficiency
Cultural
Decisions about accommodations should be based on the students.....?
Current level of functioning and learning characteristics
Of the following which is the best to record data to facilitate interpretation and decision making?
Graph
For a student to be declared eligible for special education services, it must be shown that the student....
Has a diagnosed disability and needs special services to achieve educational outcomes
Each of the following is a characteristic of effective progress monitoring tools, except...
Probes must be time-consuming to administer, score and interpret
The major kinds of decisions for which assessments are given include...?
Progress Monitoring, screening, instructional planning, and eligibility for special education
In norm-reference testing, the norm sample is used for....?
Providing a basis for comparison
A z-score is equal to a....?
Standard Deviation Unit
Each of the following is an advantage of frequent measures of student progress except
Teachers more effectively apply data
When interpreting test results it is important to remember... ?
Tests are samples of behavior and different test sample different behaivors
