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Determining individual differences in
skills, abilities, and behaviors. Used to
guide the decisions teachers make about
The purpose of assessment in special
how best to help all children learn and
education
fulfill their potential. Assessment is the
process of collecting data and then mak-
ing decisions based on that data.
~Record review is an assessment
method involving review of student cu-
mulative records or medical records.
~An interview is an assessment method
involving a conversation between two or
more people where questions are asked
by the interviewer to elicit facts or state-
ments from the interviewee.
Ways assessment information is collect-
~Observations can provide highly ac-
ed
curate, detailed, and verifiable informa-
tion not only about the person being as-
sessed but also about the surrounding
contexts.
~A test is a predetermined set of
questions or tasks for which predeter-
mined types of behavioral responses are
sought.
A discrepancy between what is expected
Why a teacher would start the assess-
and what is observed could trigger the
ment process
assessment process.
Step 1. Child is identified as possibly
needing special education and related
services.
Step 2. Child is evaluated.
Step 3. Eligibility is decided.
Explain each step in the assessment
Step 4. Child is found eligible for ser-
process
vices.
Step 5. IEP meeting is scheduled.
Step 6. IEP meeting is held and the IEP
is written.
Step 7. After the IEP is written, services
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are provided.
Step 8. Progress is measured and report-
ed to parents.
Step 9. IEP is reviewed.
Step 10. Child is reevaluated.
Assessments with a high level of infer-
ence-making can misrepresent a stu-
dent's skills.
If a tester proceeds with a test in Eng-
lish, even though the student may not be
proficient in English, that is denial. It can
also be accompanied by coercion.
Factors that influence overrepresenta- A nonverbal test is one that does not rely
tion on language.
A native language testing allows the stu-
dent to take the test in their primary lan-
guage. Directions and responses are in
the native language.
An interpreter translates the instructions
and test items into the student's native
language
FERPA: The Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal
privacy law that gives parents certain
protections with regard to their children's
education records, such as report cards,
transcripts, disciplinary records, contact
and family information, and class sched-
Ethical principles related to special edu-
ules. As a parent, you have the right to re-
cation-FERPA
view your child's education records and
to request changes under limited circum-
stances. To protect your child's privacy,
the law generally requires schools to ask
for written consent before disclosing your
child's personally identifiable information
to individuals other than you.
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