Chapter 2: Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What does the acronym of PENS refer to?
A. Priority of emotional needs
B. Priority educational needs
C. Performance of educational needs
D. Personal emotional needs
2. Most importantly, when deciding assessment methods and approaches the individualized nature of the child
needs to be considered in regards to
A. The child’s age
B. Developmental level
C. Areas of need
D. Specific Diagnosis
E. A, B and C
F. All of the above
3. This assessment measures an individuals developmental abilities including language, motor skills, and
social emotional skills.
A. PEP-III
B. BRIGANCE (IED–II)
C. WISC-IV
D. Mullen
4. This assessment measures an individuals intellectual/cognitive abilities including full scale IQ, Verbal IQ
and Performance IQ.
A. WPPSI-III
B. BRIGANCE (IED–II)
C. WISC-IV
D. Leiter-R
5. Under IDEA the least restrictive environment is:
A. Educating ASD students with basic resources appropriate to their cognitive age
B. Planning an open spaced teaching environment for assessment and instruction
C. Placing students with disabilities in specialized areas of a school and allowing integration with
their peers during lunch
D. Educating children diagnosed with any disability to the maximum extent appropriate with their
peers without disabilities
True/False
1. TRUE or FALSE. Due to deficits and social impairments, it can be difficult to establish a rapport with
children with ASD.
2. TRUE or FALSE. High-functioning students with ASD do not struggle with receptive language as they
have cognitive and expressive language abilities.
3. TRUE or FALSE. Assessment should be conducted using a single source and in a single context to ensure
accuracy.
4. TRUE or FALSE. The incorporation of psychoeducational assessment into the assessment battery is to
provide a baseline of skills from which to plan intervention.
Short Answer/Essay
Short Answer.
1. Correct the following objective:
Given four numbers, Jason will correctly identify the numbers with 80% accuracy.
2. Using the newly written objective from #1 above, label the components.
3. List the Priority Educational Needs of individuals with ASD, as presented in the textbook.
4. List the components of a Process-Oriented Approach to Assessment of Individuals with ASD.
5. What are the six steps to the development of an individualized education plan (IEP)
Essay.
1. Describe the Guidelines for Best Practice Assessment for Individuals with ASD.
2. Describe the difference between formal and informal assessment and when each might be appropriate for use
with an individual with ASD.
3. Describe how the characteristics of ASD may impact the assessment process and list ways of alleviating each.
Chapter 2
Multiple Choice
True/False
Short Answer/Essay
Short Answer
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