Assessment & Evaluation Methods Flashcards
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A family presents a psychoeducational evaluation from three years ago. A CEP should:
Answer: Consider it as background context while recommending an updated evaluation if needed
Older evaluations provide useful historical context but may not reflect current functioning, especially for younger students who change rapidly.
Which of the following is an example of a dynamic assessment approach?
Answer: Providing guided hints during testing and measuring learning response
Dynamic assessment evaluates a student's learning potential by observing how they respond to guided instruction or mediation during the assessment itself.
A student with ADHD takes the SAT with extended time. How should a CEP interpret scores earned with this accommodation?
Answer: Scores represent the student's academic ability when barriers to access are removed
Accommodations like extended time are designed to remove access barriers, allowing scores to better reflect true academic ability.
A CEP notices that a student performs significantly better on untimed versus timed versions of the same test. This most likely suggests:
Answer: Processing speed may be affecting timed performance
A consistent timed vs. untimed performance gap is a common indicator that processing speed differences are affecting test performance.
Which of the following evaluation tools is specifically designed to assess executive functioning skills?
Answer: The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
The BRIEF is a rating scale specifically designed to assess behaviors associated with executive functions such as planning, working memory, and inhibition.
When a CEP integrates assessment data from multiple sources — test scores, teacher reports, parent input, and student interviews — this is called:
Answer: Triangulation
Triangulation involves using multiple independent data sources to build a more complete and reliable picture of a student's abilities and needs.
A CEP is reviewing an evaluation that shows a student's verbal comprehension is in the 95th percentile but working memory is in the 30th percentile. The BEST next step is to:
Answer: Flag the discrepancy and explore whether it affects academic performance
A significant intra-cognitive discrepancy may indicate a learning profile that requires targeted support alongside appropriate academic challenge.