The most convincing indication that norm-referenced testing programs may not be accurately determining which learners actually have disabilities is that:
A. Learners who receive failing grades in school may not be identified.
B. Children and youth from culturally diverse backgrounds are identified as having disabilities at a higher than expected rate.
C. Learners can get the correct answer by guessing.
D. The number of identified students remains constant from place to place.
B
You might also like to view...
The Early Childhood Special Education Assistance Act, passed in 1968, was designed to
a. assist in the preservice training of specialists for young children with disabilities. b. require local school districts to provide services for children between 3 and 5 years of age. c. set up programs in every state to serve as models of how to work with children with disabilities. d. fund services provided by local school districts for young children with disabilities.
The mean score for the experimental group was 87.5 and 70.6 for the control group. The t test was 4.5, p < .01 . One would expect to find this type of data in the __________ section of a report
a. discussion c. methods b. results d. conclusions.
Which of these statements appropriately describes the recommended relationship between transition goals and the IEP?
a. the IEP should drive the transition goals b. transition goals should drive the IEP c. transition goals and the IEP should remain independent of one another d. little or no relationship should exist
Which of the following would be an appropriate action plan for applying the results of an action research project?
a. Encourage district-level personnel to consider rewriting the curriculum for a course based on the results of the study. b. Restart the action research cycle to ensure that findings collected are valid and reliable indicators of conclusions drawn. c. Write an op-ed in a local newspaper to share the results of the project or study and encourage the development of a consensus around key issues raised. d. Any of these action plans would be appropriate.