Discuss examples of how IDEA addresses and attempts to avoid discrimination that may occur during assessment activities.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Student responses should include:
• IDEA considers types of discrimination that may occur during assessment activities.
• First, the law includes safeguards for individual students and guarantees appropriate assessment instruments and techniques are used. The assessment instrument must be validated for the purposes for which they are used.
• Second, tests and other assessment materials should be administered in the student’s native language or other mode of communication.
• Third, the assessment must be administered by personnel who are trained in accordance with the administration procedures.
• Fourth, the assessment must be comprehensive and include all areas related to the suspected disability and in specific areas of educational need.
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