Cross-Battery Assessment
What is construct representation?
•When we are measuring a broad area within CHC theory, we want to make sure our measurements appropriately represent the CHC area we intend them to.
•We want to measure Fluid Reasoning (Gf), so we need to make sure the subtests chosen within our batteries adequately cover the full breadth of what Gf is.
•When we are not fully measuring a CHC area, it is called Construct Underrepresentation.
What does SLD stand for
Specific Learning Disability
What does Short Term Working Memory do?
The ability to encode, maintain, and manipulate into ones awareness.
Is the discrepancy model a valid approach in assessment?
No, research suggests it is not a valid approach. However, IDEA indicates you can still use this approach to determine placement.
What is an example of a disability that would qualify under OHI
Most common ADHD; however, there are others.
What is Construct Underrepresentation?
Can occur in two ways
1. Construct/Ability Underrepresentation occurs when too few features (i.e. narrow abilities) are evaluated in the measurement of a construct.
OR
2. A composite includes two or more measures of the same narrow ability.
Until what age can someone qualify for a developmental delay
3-9
Give me the name of a subtest on any assessment that measures Short-term working memory?
DAS 2: Recall of Digit Backwords, Sequential Order
WISCV: Letter number sequencing, arithmetic, digit span, digit span backwards, digit span sequencing
WJ COG Numbers reversed, object number sequencing, verbal attention
WJ OL: Understanding directions
Is there a lot of research support for the strengths and weaknesses model?
No, there is not a lot of research out there that supports this model. However, IDEA indicated it is one of the approaches you can use with making your SPED determination.
True or False, to meet criteria for intellectual disability, a person needs to qualify with only subaverage intellectual functioning
(6) Intellectual disability means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
What is Construct Relevant Variance
•A composite will provide a valid estimate of a broad CHC area when it contains at least two reliable measures of different narrow abilities subsumed by that broad ability only.
⚫A single scale ought to measure a single construct (Briggs & Cheek, 1986).
⚫This can occur at the composite or subtest level.
Name 6 disability categories
autism; • deaf-blindness; • deafness; • emotional disturbance; • hearing impairment; • intellectual disability; • multiple disabilities; • orthopedic impairment; • other health impairment; • specific learning disability; • speech or language impairment; • traumatic brain injury; or • visual impairment...
What is the deliberate of flexible control of attention to solve on the spot problems that cannot be performed by relying exclusively on previously learned habits.
Fluid Reasoning
What is the third approach IDEA suggests you can use with comprehensive evaluations and making your SPED determination?
RtI or Response to Intervention
What does SLI stand for
Speech or Language Impairment
If you are using cross battery assessment, what do you do if one of your subtests are statistically different? For instance, if one subtest is significantly different from the other subtest that makes up a composite.
Choose a subtest from the same or other measure that can assess this area to determine if it this is consistent across measures.
What is the largest of all SPED categories
SLD
What involves sustained, focused, and selective attention to quickly complete a task
Processing Speed
How do you make a determination using the discrepancy model?
There needs to be a significant difference from the standard scores in cog versus achievement
What are the tenets of emotional disturbance. Name what it is and at least 2 of them.
(i) Emotional disturbance means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance:
(A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
(B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
(C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
(D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
(E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
(ii) Emotional disturbance includes schizophrenia. The term does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have an emotional disturbance under paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this section.
In the video, Dr. Woodward input scores and it suggested that for the tests that were not cohesive, the student should re-administer the lowest or highest subtest using the narrow ability?
Lowest
Which disability category is given in Arizona, but not included in IDEA?
Preschool Delay
Name a subtest on the WJ Cog or WISC that measures crystallized intelligence
WISC Comprehension, Information,
WJ Cog: General Information
How do you know which model to use with your assessments?
Your school and district.
How many disability categories are available per IDEA
13