Modern Assessments Mid Term Reflection & Assessment

Who gives an IQ test?

• Intervention Specialist
• General Education Teacher
• School Psychologist

What kind of test compares students to their peers?

• Criterion Referenced
• Norm Referenced
• Formative

Max has been demonstrating challenges with attention and keeps failing spelling tests. What might you do to help him?

• Give him an "F" and call it a day
• Recommend to his parents to have him tested for special education
• Start a spelling intervention using sound boxes to help him chunk the different parts of words
• Shorten his list

What is NOT an accommodation for a student with a disability taking a standardized test?

• shortened test
• frequent breaks
• scribe
• preferential seating

When interpreting standardized test results, one should also consider...

• the student's IQ
• the student's behavior during the test
• the student's current grades in class

What is an example of a modification on a third grade math test?

• Student can take as long as they need to complete the exam.
• Student can take the test in a small group.
• Student can solve one step story problems while the other students solve three step story problems.

Special Education assessment is...

• ongoing
• systematic
• a collection of educationally relevant information
• extends beyond the school year
• all of the above

Assessment is...

• the entire data collection process and the results from that process
• one type of assessment technique
• attempts to diagnose the cause of the disability

Testing is...

• the entire data collection process and the results from that process
• one type of assessment technique
• attempts to diagnose the cause of the disability

Which of the following is an informal assessment?

• standardized test
• observation
• summative assessment