Tad Is a 15-Year-Old Youth with a Long-Standing History of School

question 16

Multiple Choice

Tad is a 15-year-old youth with a long-standing history of school failure and serious behavioral offenses.He is currently in prison and receives no special education services.A likely reason why Tad is not receiving services is that

• A)IDEA does not apply to prison schools.
• B)Tad is considered "socially maladjusted" and therefore is not eligible for services.
• C)because he has been convicted of a serious offense,Tad has lost the right to a free,appropriate public education.
• D)Tad has refused to participate in special education programming.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together.

Negative Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases.

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in the same direction.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that represents the degree of association or correlation between two variables, ranging from -1 to +1.