Which of the following statements is true about disproportionate special education identifications in the category of emotional disturbance?
a. Asians and Latinos are overrepresented.
b. African Americans and Native Americans are overrepresented.
c. Female students are underrepresented.
d. Unlike other IDEA categories, there is no group recognized as having disproportionate placements.
Answer: B
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Computer software?
a. ?does not provide appropriate patterning experiences for young children. b. ?can provide patterning experiences only for the slowest-learning children. c. ?has several advantages for young children's explorations of patterning. d. ?is not recommended as a means for exploration of patterns.
Which of the following terms describes the number of people in a given population with a specific characteristic?
a. Prevalence b. Disproportionality c. Overrepresentation d. Underrepresentation
Which item is incorrect?
A. Beginning at about fourth grade, students are required to spend more time reading informational materials than reading narratives. B. The cause-and-effect text structure pattern occurs more often in mathematics than in any other subject area. C. Study guides can be used collaboratively, with partners or groups working together through the guide. D. Science material is noted for its density—that is, more facts line for line than in other texts.
Typically, when items are added to a scale, it decreases the reliability.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)