EDSP 531 Final Review

When teachers identify students with problems in school, the first step is:

• referral to special education services
• referral to the student study team
• to make modifications in the student's instructional program
• all of the above

T or F: Before 1975, access to appropriate education was available to most students with disabilities.

• True
• False

The middle of the bell curve indicates the following:

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• All of the above

To be considered for Special Education, the student must have: 

• A need
• A disability
• A need AND a disability
• None of the above

Practices that change, lower, or reduce learning expectations: 

• Accommodations
• Modifications
• Prompts
• Assistance

T or F: Parental consent is required in order to evaluate a child for Special Education services.

• True
• False

In order to be considered 'very superior', a student must receive a standard score of ____ or above.

• 100
• 115
• 130
• 145

If a standard deviation is equal to 10, then 2 standard deviations above the mean (100) would be equal to: 

• 80
• 98
• 102
• 120

Scores that describe performance in relation to a functional level rather than the performance of others is called a __________.

• Criterion-referenced score
• Norm-referenced score

T or F: Students may NOT advocate for their own specific accommodations.

• True
• False