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| testing | a method to determine a student's ability to complete certain tasks or demonstrate mastery of a skill or knowledge of content |
| assessment | process of gathering information to monitor progress and make educational decisions if necessary |
| continuous assessment | continuous monitoring of student progress |
| curriculum based assessment | using the content from the currently used curriculum to assess student progress |
| criterion-related assessment | when items of an assessment instrument are related to meeting objectives or passing skill mastery objectives |
| criterion-referenced tests | tests desinged to accompany and measure a set of criteria or skill-mastery criteria |
| eror analysis | using a student's errors to analyze specific learning problems |
| checklists | lists of skill developmentally sequenced and used to monitor student progress |
| informal assessment | nonstandardized methods of evaluating progress such as interviews, observations, and teacher-made tests |
| multidisciplinary team | a team of professionals from various fields who participate in comprehensive student evaluations and make decisions about special education eligibility and placement |
| prereferral intervention | methods used by teachers and other team members to observe and modify student behaviors, learning environment, and/or teaching methods before a formal referral |
| overidentification | describes the phenomenon of identifying students who seem to be eligible for special education services but who are actually not disabled |
| IEP | a written plan of educational interventions designed for each student who receives special education |
| ecological assessment | method of assessing a student's total environment to determine what factors are contributing to learning or behavioral problems |
| screening | a process of reviewing a referral to determine if a student needs further evaluation by the mutidisciplinary team |
| individual assessment plan | a plan that lists the specific tests and procedures to be used for a student who has been screened and needs further assessment |
| standards for educational and psychological testing | professional and ethical standards that suggest minimum criteria for assessimg students |
| norm-referenced tests | tests designed to compare individual students with national averages, or norms of expectancy |
| standardized tests | tests developed with specific standard administrarion, scoring, and interpretation procedures that must be followed precisely to obtain optimum results |
| eligibility meeting | a conference held after a preplacement evaluation to determine if a student is eligible for services |
| alternative planning | a plan designed for educational intervention when a student has been found not eligible for special eduation services |
| individual family service plan | a plan designed for children ages 3 and younger that addresses the child's strengths and needs as well as the familys needs |
