Discuss examples of how IDEA addresses and attempts to avoid discrimination that may occur during assessment activities.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

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.
Learning Objective: Explain how cultural and/or linguistic diversity can impact the use of assessment and how teachers can work toward reducing or eliminating test bias.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Implications for Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse Students
Difficulty Level: Hard