Using data from individually-administered tests, a school psychologist determines that a student has a significant problem with word identification skills. The student is then placed in an intensive phonics program. In this scenario, the decision to place the student in such a program would BEST be referred to as:
A. an evaluative decision.
B. an executive decision.
C. a screening decision.
D. a diagnostic decision.
Answer: D
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