Chapter 4: Nondiscriminatory Evaluation

What is bias?

• inclination of temperament or outlook in a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement

• Judgement of a person/group for a specific reason

• Outlook on a person because of past encounters

• Having an equal outlook and including all people/groups

What is a nondiscriminatory evaluation?

• Evaluating students based solely on their ability level

• Principle of ADA that requires schools to evaluate students fairly

• Principle of IDEA that requires schools to evaluate all students fairly

• Principle of IDEA that allows school to evaluate students with disabilities

What does MCT stand for?

• Minimum Calculation

  Testing

• Minimum Competency Testing

• Minimum

  Comprehension

  Testing

• Maximum Competency Testing

What case challenged MCT for students with disabilities?

• Brookhart vs. Turlington

• Debra P. vs. Turlington

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Brookhart vs. Illinois State Board of Education

The IEP team must also include a member on the team that is knowledgeable about the area being assessed/evaluated

• TRUE

• FALSE

Prior to IDEA amendments in 1997, students with disabilities scores were included in statewide assessments

• TRUE

• FALSE

 Students who have severe cognitive disabilities, they can be allowed to stake a(n) _____________ test that is developed by the state

• performance

• achievement

• comprehensive

• alternative

How often does IDEA require a reevaluation for students receiving special education services?

• Once every 5 years

• Once every 3 years

• every year

• every other year

In W.B. vs. Matula the school system was required to reimburse parents for an IEE & pay for the placement of a student in a private school, a private therapist, and a supplemental occupational evaluation.

• false

• true

In Hobson v. Hansen (1967), it was ruled that the IQ tests used to track students were culturally biased because they were standardized on a white, middle-class sample.

• true

• false