FTCE ESE - FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Assessment and Evaluation 1

Question 1

Which type of assessment measures a student's performance against a predetermined standard of mastery rather than comparing the student to a normative peer group?

Accepted Answer

Criterion-referenced assessment

Answer

Criterion-referenced assessments determine whether a student has mastered specific skills or content standards, independent of how other students score. Norm-referenced tests, by contrast, rank students relative to a standardized comparison sample.

Question 2

Under IDEA 2004, what event triggers the requirement for an IEP team to conduct a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) if one has not previously been completed?

Accepted Answer

The student with a disability faces a disciplinary change of placement

Answer

IDEA mandates an FBA when a disciplinary removal constitutes a change of placement (more than 10 consecutive school days or a pattern of shorter removals). The FBA findings then guide development of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).

Question 3

A parent believes the school district's psychoeducational evaluation was flawed. Which right does IDEA explicitly guarantee to that parent?

Accepted Answer

The right to request an Independent Educational Evaluation at public expense

Answer

Under IDEA, parents who disagree with a district's evaluation may request an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense. The district must either fund the IEE or initiate a due process hearing to defend the adequacy of its own evaluation.

Question 4

Unless parents and the school district mutually agree it is unnecessary, how frequently must a student in special education be reevaluated under IDEA 2004?

Accepted Answer

At least every three years

Answer

IDEA requires a reevaluation—often called the 'triennial review'—at least once every three years to confirm continued eligibility and current educational needs. With written agreement from both parties, this cycle may be waived.

Question 5

Within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), which data-collection method is most appropriate for determining whether a student is responding to Tier 2 interventions?

Accepted Answer

Frequent progress monitoring using curriculum-based measures

Answer

Tier 2 decision-making depends on frequent, brief progress-monitoring probes (such as CBMs) that produce ongoing data about student growth. This frequent data collection allows teams to adjust or intensify interventions quickly rather than waiting for annual test results.

FTCE ESE - FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Practice Test

FTCE ESE - FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Practice Test

FTCE ESE - FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Assessment and Evaluation 1