FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
Matching (2 points each)
Directions: Match the definition in column 2 to the word listed in column 1.
Column 1
__A__1. Accommodations
__E_2. Mastery level
Column 2
A. designed to ensure that an assessment
measures the intended construct not
the child’s disability
B. Use of research-based instruction and
Interventions to students who are at risk
__G__3. Test bias
C. A method to measure student progress in
academic areas including math, reading,
writing, and spelling
__H__4. Curriculum
D. Two or more versions of a test that are
__I_ 5. Modifications
E. The cutoff score on a criterion-referenced
or mastery test
__F__6. CBM
F. A scientifically based practice used to assess
students’ academic performance and
evaluate the effectiveness of instruction
__J__7. CBA
G. The difference in test scores that is
attributable to demographic variables.
__D_8. Alternate forms
H. Instructional plan of skills, lessons, and
objectives on a particular subject
__F__9. RTI
I. Changes in the content, format, and/or
administration of a test to accommodate
test takers who are unable to take the test
under standard test conditions
__C__10. Progress monitoring
J. assessment linked to program of learning
inform teachers about the learning of their
students.
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
True/False: (2 pts. Each)
TRUE
FALSE
11. Up until the 1980s, professionals would routinely recommend
institutionalization for children with disabilities.
TRUE
FALSE
12. Up until 1979, schools could deny enrollment to a child with disabilities if
the school was not equipped to educate that child.
TRUE
FALSE
13. In Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, education is specifically
mentioned under “general welfare of the United States.”
TRUE
FALSE
14. Only when a decision is rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court does that
decision apply to all states.
TRUE
FALSE
15. State regulations can offer fewer protections than the federal regulations,
but not more.
TRUE
FALSE
16. The name of P.L. 94-142 changed to IDEA in 1990.
TRUE
FALSE
17. IDEIA requires that special education and related services are provided to
eligible students between the ages of birth to 21.
TRUE
FALSE
18. There are no requirements to be or become a paraprofessional or
paraeducator.
TRUE
FALSE
19. Only IDEIA (and not Section 504) requires that more than one assessment
be given to determine if the child has a disability.
TRUE
FALSE
20. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all buildings and
public transportation must be accessible.
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
Multiple Choice: (2 pt. each)
21.
The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution is generally interpreted to assign the responsibility
of education to the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
22.
Case law associated with free, appropriate public education (FAPE) includes:
A.
B.
C.
D.
23.
Larry P. v. Riles (1979).
Diana v. State Board of Education (1970).
Hobson v. Hansen (1967).
All of these.
A court case associated with related services is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
25.
Armstrong v. Kline (1979).
Department of Education v. Katherine D. (1984).
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972).
All of these.
Case law associated with appropriate, nondiscriminatory evaluation includes:
A.
B.
C.
D.
24.
States.
Federal government.
Local districts.
Both a and b.
Timothy W. v. Rochester School District (1989).
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984).
PA Association for Retarded Citizens v. the commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972).
Honig v. Doe (1988).
Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities (e.g., fiscal policy matters, procedural
safeguards, state and local responsibilities) are found in which part of IDEIA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Part A.
Part B.
Part C.
Part D.
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
28. Which individual is not a member of the IEP team?
a. Principal
b. Custodian
c. Guidance counselor
29. Which is not a section of the IEP?
a. Attendance
b. Goals and Objectives
c. Present Levels
d. Related Services
30. What is the name of the document that is signed to implement the services stated in the
IEP?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Permission to evaluate
Invitation to the IEP
Notice of Recommended Educational Placement
None of these
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
Matching: Each question is worth 2 points. Match the Column B to column A
Column A
Column B
1.
C LRE
A. Notice of Recommended Placement
2.
E FAPE
B. Public Law
3.
G NCLB
C. Least Restrictive Environment
4.
5.
J ADA
D. Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act
I IEP
E. Free Appropriate Public Education
6.
H IDEA
F. Specially Designed Instruction
7.
D IDEIA
G. No Child Left Behind
8.
B P.L.
H. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
9.
A NOREP
I. Individual Education Plan
10.
F SDI
J. American with Disabilities Act
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
Short answer. (3 pts. Each)
Directions: Using the Word Bank below, fill-in the blanks for the following questions. (4 points each)
Achievement tests
Alternative assessment
criterion-referenced tests
Norm-referenced tests
Diagnostic test
Intelligence test
Standardized tests
Standard deviation
Standard score
Speed Test
Pre-Service Teacher
Collaboration
consultant
teamwork
Co-teaching
42. A Norm-referenced test is a standardized test designed to compare the scores of children to scores
achieved by children the same age who have taken the same test.
43. Alternative assessment usually means an alternative to a paper and pencil test.
44. An Intelligence test measures aptitude or intellectual capacities.
45. The Standard Score is usually the score on norm-referenced tests that are based on the bell curve
and its equal distribution of scores from the average of the distribution.
46. A Diagnostic test is used to diagnose, analyze or identify specific areas of weakness and strength and
often to determine the nature of the weakness or deficiencies.
47. Achievement tests are standardized tests that measure knowledge and skills in academic subject
areas.
48. The individual’s performance is compared to an objective or performance standard, and not to the
performance of other students on a criterion-referenced test.
49. The measure of the variability of a distribution of scores is the Standard deviation.
50. A, Standardized Test, test is uniformly developed, administered, and scored.
51. A Speed Test is a test in which performance is measured by the number of tasks performed in a
given time.
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
52. Collaboration means to work together jointly in cooperative interaction to attain a common goal.
53. When two or more teachers plan and implement instruction and monitor student achievement,
typically in an inclusive classroom, this is called Co-teaching.
54. A joint action in which persons participate cooperatively is called teamwork.
55. A consultant is a person who gives professional advice or renders professional services in a field of
special knowledge and training.
56. A Pre-Service Teacher is a teacher who is preparing to enter the field of education and may be in
field experience, student teaching or in another capacity in preparation to teach.
Completion: Fill in answers for the following questions. (1 pt. Each)
57. List 3 things that collaborating teachers will do together to ensure that proper instruction
takes place in the inclusive classroom.
a. Share: Share your time, your ideas and your expertise. Share tasks and resources between team
members. Share responsibility with your students.
b. Be Open-Minded: There is more than one way of doing things. Be open to new ways of
thinking and new ways of learning. Learning can look different from the way it did when you went to
school.
c. Talk: Collaborative planning is a constant conversation.. Share what worked and what didn’t.
Build on each others’ ideas. Talk about how you’ll use shared spaces.
58. Name 3 of the 5 aspects of working together for students with special needs who learn
differently.
a. A balance between active movement and quiet activities.
b. Regular and supportive interaction with teachers and peers.
c. Self-directed, hands-on learning activities balanced with teacher-directed activities.
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
60. Name 3 things that a paraeducator/paraprofessional does when working in a classroom
setting.
a. Aiding a student by acting as a scribe for a student who has difficulties writing.
b. Tutor students to enhance their learning experience
c. Act as technological support for the host teacher of a room.
61. Name 5 individuals that are potential collaborators.
a. Paraprofessionals
b. Special Education Teachers
c. Pre-Service Teachers
d. Paraeducator
e. Health Aids
62. Name the 4 key elements of consultation, collaboration, and teamwork. *
a. Listen and Explore
b. Learn and Adjust
c. Focus and Align
d. Link and Leverage
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
Essays:
1. Based on information from the text, differentiate between assessment and evaluation.
Our book defines Assessment as a reference to actual statewide, district-wide, and diagnostic
tests. It defines Evaluation as the full process from pre-referral to triennial evaluation. In other
words there is a distinction to these two terms as in Assessment involves various tools for
which with to evaluate a student. Evaluation involves the whole process including the start of
the referral process to the conclusion where the results of the evaluation are read. Some forms
of assessment are various forms of testing and diagnostic tools (such as tools to screen for
motor development, cognitive development, communication and language development, social
and emotional development, and adaptive development.) So as it can be made clear from this
distinction these two terms are not the same thing and in fact Evaluation encompasses
Assessment as one of the steps required to properly evaluate a student to determine the
eligibility of special education and all disabilities a student in question may present.
2. List and Describe the parts of the RTI model
 The idea of RTI is to provide early intervention in the form of scientifically validated instruction to
all children who performance suggests that are at risk for school failure
 RTI involves universal screening, continuous monitoring of student progress on key performance
indicators, and several levels or tiers of increasingly intensive instructional interventions before
referral for assessment for special education eligibility.
 Tier 1 Primary Prevention: This tier consists of high-quality curriculum and instruction intended to
meet the needs of most students.
 Tier 2 Secondary Prevention: This tier consists of moderately intensive evidence-based
interventions designed to address the learning or behavioral difficulties of students whose lack
of progress in Tier 1 identifies them as at risk for a disability. Tier 2 interventions are typically
provided to small groups of students who show minimal response to Tier 1 interventions.
 Tier 3 Tertiary Prevention: This tier is highly intensive, individualized intervention for students
who show minimal response to Tier 2 interventions. Tier 3 is typically
FINAL EXAM – SPE255
Name:_________________________
3. What are the 4 parts of the traditional assessment model? (List and Explain)
 General Education Classroom Instruction: The student is not progressing as an average
student is expected to and this starts the referral process.
 Student Referred to Multidisciplinary Team: At this part the student is referred to a
multidisciplinary team for the team to decide whether the student needs further evaluation
to determine eligibility for services and if so what services are required.
 Team Completes Assessment: The multidisciplinary team completes all assessments that
were request and advised on the student and reviews the results of those assessments.
 Team Meeting Determines Student Found Eligible for Services: After the review of the
assessment results and it gets to this point the student is typically found eligible for some
sort of service, but it is still possible for the student in question to not have a disability on
him.
DAVID’S IEP: Turned in for last section of the exam (worth 20 pts.)