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assessment

• What does PPVT stand for?

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

• What does the Woodcock (WRMT) assess?

Reading

• What is reliability?

The consistency of results obtained from an assessment

• What does IQ stand for?

Intelligence Quotient

• What is validity?

The accuracy and appropriateness of the interpretations and inferences drawn from

the results of a test

• What does the PPVT test?

Receptive vocabulary

• What is assessment?

The systematic collection and interpretation of data

• What is assessment bias?

Bias may be indicated if the mean test of one group differs substantially from

another group

Why do we screen students?

To determine whether there is a reason or suspicion for continued testing

• What percentage of people are between 1 and 2 standard deviations below the mean?

Approximately 13%

What is measurement?

The explicit quantification of the results obtained through testing--putting a number on it

What is a test?

The instrument that yields a number

• What is the mean score for most standardized tests?

100

What is evaluation?

The placing of value or interpretation of a measurement

• What is the range of scaled scores?

1 to 19

• Name an informal test strategy.

ObservationsWork sample analysis

PortfoliosTask analysis

InventoriesCriterion referenced tests

Diagnostic teachingChecklists and rating scales

InterviewsRating scales

• Name a formal test.

WISC-IV

Key Math

PPVT-III

WRMT-R

and a host of others

Give a characteristic of formal tests.

Very explicit instructions

Uses a variety of score reporting types

Scores are comparable to other scores

• How do you determine the validity and reliability of a test?

Look in the manual for the correlation scores.

• What is a standard deviation?

The average amount of difference from the mean of all the scores

• If you are very confident of a test procedure, what level of confidence do you choose?

68%

• What is the DEC 1 for?

Special education referral

• When do we use scaled scores?

For subtests

• What is the Buckley Act?

FERPA

• What is the definition of a learning disability?

A disorder on one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written

• In what areas is a learning disability manifested?

Writing, speaking, reading, spelling, thinking, listening, and math

• What is the definition of mental retardation or intellectual disability?

Significantly subaverage intellectual disability existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period

• What is the median of a percentile score?

50

• What score is generally one standard deviation below the mean when the mean is 100?

85

• Do the parents have the right to change their minds after signing the consent for evaluation?

Yes

• What is a percentile score?

A ranking of performers: the value of the variable below which a certain percent of

the participants fall

• What records are not accessible to parents under the Buckley Act?

Notes kept in the sole possession of the note maker

• What is a bell curve?

A distribution of scores around a mean

• What is the DEC 2 for?

Consent for evaluation or reevaluation

• What does CBM stand for?

Curriculum based measurement

• What is the mean of a scaled score?

10

• What is the DEC 3 for?

Eligibility determination

• What score is generally two standard deviations above the mean when the mean is 100?

130

• What does DIBELS stand for?

Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy

• What score is generally one standard deviation above the mean when the mean is 100?

115

• Persons with intellectual disability generally score lower than _____ on an IQ test.

70

• Where does a percentile score of 16 fall?

At one standard deviation below the mean

• What score is generally three standard deviations below the mean when the mean is 100?

55

• What is predictive validity?

The use of a test score to forecast the student’s performance on another task or measure

• What is the mean?

The arithmetic average

• Is it appropriate to change the aim line when using curriculum based measurement?

Yes

• What is a basal?

The score below which all scores are considered correct

• Where does a percentile score of 38 fall?

Within one standard deviation of the mean

• When do we use a raw score?

As a tool to determine the standard scores

• On a reading probe, what do we count?

Words read correctly with in minute

• What score is generally two standard deviations below the mean when the mean is 100?

70

• What two variables are compared in a discrepancy model?

Academic potential (IQ) and academic performance

• What does RTI stand for?

Response to Intervention

• What is RTI proposed to do?

1. Provide early intervention services

2. Identify students in need of special education (specifically those with SLD.)

• Where does a percentile score of 62 fall?

Within one standard deviation of the mean

• What is the mode of a distribution?

The most frequent number

• What is SLD?

Specific learning disability

• Which section of the report explains the reason for the evaluation?

Reason for referral

• What do we generally measure for reading in a curriculum based measure?

Fluency

• What are the measures of central tendency?

Mean

Mode

Median

How much error is in a test score?

We never know how much or the score of the error

• What does CST stand for?

Child study team

• What does IEP stand for?

Individual Education Plan

• Who is on an IEP team?

Special education teacherGeneral education teacher

PrincipalParentStudent

…and any others who have a reason to be

• Name some presentation accommodations?

• Large print, Braille, sign language, read aloud

• What is a norm group?

A group of people who were tested and whose scores are used as the standard for

comparison

• What does FERPA regulate?

The distribution and dissemination of educational information only to those who

have a need to know

• What does PPVT stand for?

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

• What does KTEA stand for?

Kauffman Test of Educational Achievement

• What does the Vineland measure?

Adaptive behavior

• What is FERPA?

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

• What are accommodations for tests designed to accomplish?

Leveling the playing field for students with disabilities

• Do parents have the right to challenge and change educational records?

Yes

• Who makes fiscal decision for the IEP team?

Usually the principal

• What score is generally three standard deviations above the mean when the mean is 100?

145

• What is the role of the special education teacher in an RTI process?

We do not yet know what roles we will have

• Name two accommodations for testing?

Time, place, length, presentation, response, and assistive devises

• How does the IEP team select accommodations?

Consideration of whether the accommodation helps the student but

does not give unfair advantage

• What is specially designed instruction (SDI)?

Instructional program designated by an IEP designed for an individual student to address needs

Why do we screen students?

To determine whether there is a reason or suspicion for continued testing

• How long does the team have to complete the assessment process from the day the parents sign the consent form?

90 days

• At what age MUST the student be invited to the IEP meeting?

14

• True or false: When we share the test results with parents, we do share the test protocol.

False

• When may we test?

After the parent gives written permission

• Which section of the report lists the tests given?

Tests administered

• What is the public law number for IDEIA?

PL 108-446

• What assessment would you use to measure progress from week to week?

CBM

• What law mandates accountability testing?

NCLB

What are the 14 fundable categories under IDEIA?

• Learning disability • Speech and language• MR or ID• Emotional disability• Autism spectrum disorder• Traumatic brain disorder• Hearing impaired

• Deaf blind• Multiply handicapped• Other health impaired• Physically handicapped• Developmentally delayed• Deafness• Visually impaired

• What is a ceiling?

The ending point of testing at the point the student would miss all the items subsequent to the ceiling item

• What are the 5 high incidence disabilities?

• Learning disabilities, speech and language, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, and other health impaired

• What is the first part of an assessment report called?

Identifying information

• Why do we avoid sending home a DEC 2 in May?

We would not be able to complete the testing in 90 calendar days if the students

are not in school

• What percentage of students are within one standard deviation of the mean?

Approximately 68%

• What is the range of percentile scores?

1 to 99

• What is the first tier in RTI?

General education

• What does an IQ predict?

Performance in school

• What percentage of people are between 2 and 3 standard deviations below the mean?

2.1%

• What assessment would you use if you wanted to assess adaptive behavior?

Vineland

• Name 2 aptitude tests.

WISC, Stanford Binet, Slosson, CTONI, and others