IA Assessment & Progress Monitoring 2

Question 1

A student consistently scores well on weekly quizzes but fails unit tests. What type of assessment discrepancy is this?

Accepted Answer

Formative not predicting summative performance

Answer

When formative assessments (quizzes) do not predict summative outcomes (unit tests), it may indicate test anxiety, study habit issues, or misalignment between practice and testing conditions.

Question 2

An instructional aide uses a checklist to observe whether a student can independently tie their shoes. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Performance-based assessment

Answer

Performance-based assessment evaluates a student's ability to demonstrate a skill through direct observation of the actual task.

Question 3

Which data collection method is MOST appropriate for tracking how often a student calls out in class without raising their hand?

Accepted Answer

Frequency recording

Answer

Frequency recording counts how many times a behavior occurs, making it ideal for discrete, countable behaviors like calling out.

Question 4

A teacher asks an aide to administer a curriculum-based measurement (CBM) in reading. What should the aide primarily record?

Accepted Answer

Number of words read correctly per minute

Answer

CBM reading probes measure oral reading fluency by recording words read correctly per minute within a timed passage.

Question 5

When an IEP goal states a student will 'complete tasks with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions,' the aide's data must:

Accepted Answer

Show accuracy across at least three separate sessions

Answer

The criterion of '3 consecutive sessions' requires the aide to collect and document data across multiple separate sessions to confirm consistency.

(IA) Instructional Aide Practice Test

(IA) Instructional Aide Practice Test

IA Assessment & Progress Monitoring 2