3305 Final Exam Review

IDEA (2004) permits the lack of appropriate instruction to be the determining factor of eligibility.

• True

• False

Assessment can involve a variety of different procedures in the classroom that collect student evidence.

• True

• False

A draft of an IEP can be helpful to use because it allows team members to_________________

• have a fully written document that can be signed at the end of the meeting to save time.

• be prepared for the meeting

• come to the meeting with ideas on how to help the student

• practice writing for the “real” document

A hyperactive student who has been struggling academically due to his inability to pay attention in class has been referred for special education evaluation. After the evaluation process, he receives the label of learning disabled because of his poor grades. Based on his presenting problem(s), what may be a more appropriate category for him?

• Emotional Disturbance

• Other Health Impaired

• Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

• Multiple Disabilities

A parent has requested an evaluation for their child. The school employees are trying to implement a new system where they try interventions before assessing a child for a disability. They explain this to the parent who is very understanding and supportive of the process, so school officials deny the parent request for an evaluation a week after the parent requested it. Are schools allowed to deny parents an evaluation of their child if they request one?

• Yes - they can deny the evaluation request as long as it is within the time line guidelines.

• Yes: they can deny the evaluation request even if the timeline guidelines have passed

A student has been having a very difficult time concentrating in class. The student often zones out and stares around the classroom instead of doing his work. The teacher has asked an observer to come in and observe the student’s on/off task behavior. What type of recording would be best for this type of behavior?

• interval recording

• event recording

• latency recording

A teacher only needs to know and understand the learning outcomes of the grade that they teach.

• True

• False

Accommodations alter what is expected of the student without impacting the validity of the test results.

• True

• False

IDEA (2004) requires the use of objectives on IEPs.

• True

• False

If a student is not meeting the goals on an IEP, which of the following is one thing an educator should not attempt to help them meet their goal.

• changing materials used

• altering the pacing

• breaking the skill into smaller steps

• alter the goals