The Current Version of IDEA Allows States to Replace Severe

question 10

Multiple Choice

The current version of IDEA allows states to replace severe discrepancy as defining criterion with evidence that the student

• A) is performing at the 5th or less percentile on an achievement test.
• B) has failed to be responsive to intervention.
• C) is not passing her classes.
• D) has continued to not make academic progress for at least a year.

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Definitions:

Census

An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals, such as age, sex, occupation, and nationality.

Representative Sample

A representative sample is a subset of a population that accurately reflects the members of the entire population, used in statistical analysis to make inferences about the population.

Experimental Method

A research methodology that involves manipulating variables to test hypotheses and observe effects.

Spurious Relationship

A statistical association between two variables that appears to be causally linked but is actually due to a third variable or a coincidence.