Descriptive Statistics
descriptive statistics
used to organize and describe data
the response sheet or record form used by the examiner to record student's answers
protocol
provisions of IDEA designed to protect students and parents in the special education process
procedural safeguards (i.e. prior written notice for all meetings)
a plan designed for children 3 and younger that addresses the child's strengths and weaknesses as well as the family's needs
IFSP
the quality of a test; the degree to which an instrument measures what it was designed to measure
validity
What percentage of the population falls within one standard deviation above or below the mean?
68%
a derived score that indicates the percent of people who scored at or below the given raw score
percentile rank
informed in native language or mode of communication and agree in writing to procedures for the child; consent may be revoked at any time
informed consent
intelligence quotient, expressed as a standard score, usually with a mean of 100
IQ
Over or under-representation of minority students identified with a learning disability or other type of disability under IDEA
disproportionality
symmetrical bell shaper curve, with the majority of the scores falling in the middle of the possible range and a few scores appearing toward the extremes of the range; same number represents the mean, median, and mode
normal distribution
scores obtained using a raw score and expectancy tables
derived scores
a civil rights law that includes protection from discrimination and that provide for reasonable accommodations when a major life function such as learning is limited by a disability
Section 504
assessing a student's ability to function in various environments (required for diagnosis of ID)
adaptive meaures
alternative assessments
mean, median, mode
measures of central tendancy
a derived score that divides the data into 9 groups with scored reported as 1-9 with a mean of 5 (3rd to 7th is considered the average range)
stanines
fair and objective practices for all students; name 3
nondiscriminatory assessment
age-appropriate assessment of academics, functional skills, and independent living
transition assessments
the dependency of consistency of an instrument across time or items
reliability
a unit of measurement that represents the typical amount that a score can be expected to vary from the mean in a given data set
Standard Deviation
the process of interpreting data from the norm group to create expectancy tables
interpolations
comprehensive evaluation
a complete assessment in all areas of suspected disability)academic, functional, and development as applicable)
assessment of the skills, academic and otherwise, applied to everyday living
functional assessments
tests designed to compare individual students with national averages
NRTs