A special education teacher is asked to administer a new assessment instrument that has been ordered by the district. This teacher has never administered this instrument before despite having a good, solid background in educational assessment. S/he should
A. refuse to do the assessment on ethical grounds.
B. practice on special education students.
C. read the test manual thoroughly and carefully review the test items prior to its administration.
D. administer the test only after attending a workshop on the new instrument.
Question 2
It is important for a teacher (or future teacher) of school-aged children and youth with challenging behavior
to know something about early intervention and prevention because:
a. some students might be functioning at a preschool level
b. early experiences and social/emotional development are relevant to later behavior in school and
lack of intervention may cause more chronic and severe challenging behavior in later years
c. a teacher might end up taking a position as a preschool teacher
d. early diagnoses of disabilities, such as autism, will eliminate the need for later intervention and
service provision