Deck 6: Assessing Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

Question 1

How difficult is it to measure the intelligence of very young children compared with older children?

A)less difficult
B)about the same level of difficulty
C)more difficult

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What type of behavior is measured by a question on an intelligence test which asks children to identify progressive relationships in a series of geometric figures?

A)motor proficiency
B)performance
C)verbal language
D)visual reasoning

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What type of success are intelligence tests best at predicting?

A)academic
B)adaptive behavior
C)career and vocational
D)emotional

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following describes the primary use of intelligence tests with students who have disabilities?

A)to develop intervention programs
B)to identify students who qualify for special education services
C)to measure student progress

Question 5

What is the average range of intelligence test (IQ)scores?

A)80 - 120
B)85 - 115
C)90 - 110
D)95 - 105

Question 6

Which of the following represents the greatest area of concern in intelligence testing?

A)accuracy
B)bias
C)test validity

Question 7

_____13.Which intelligence test measures four indexes?

A)Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children,Second Edition
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale,Fifth Edition
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition
D)Woodcock-Johnson III Complete Battery

Question 8

Which test is a current revision of the original intelligence test for children?

A)Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children,Second Edition
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales,Fifth Edition
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition
D)Woodcock-Johnson III Complete Battery

Question 9

Which intelligence test contains subscales for measuring verbal comprehension,perceptual reasoning,working memory,processing speed?

A)Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children,Second Edition
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale,Fifth Edition
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition
D)Woodcock-Johnson III Normative Update

Question 10

Which of the following represents the best description of adaptive behavior?

A)a collection of personal and social skills
B)independence in employment and in the community
C)ability to function and adapt to changes in everyday life
D)practical skills people have learned

Question 11

In which stage of the assessment process does most intelligence testing of students with special needs occur?

A)screening
B)determining eligibility
C)intervention
D)measuring progress

Question 12

Which type of intelligence tests usually consist of items measuring visual reasoning ability?

A)Individually administered tests of general ability
B)Screening tests
C)Tests for infants,toddlers,and preschoolers
D)Tests for students with unique disabilities

Question 13

What is the age range measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition?

A)birth to retirement
B)birth to 16
C)6 to 16
D)6 to retirement

Question 14

How effective are intelligence tests at predicting vocational success?

A)highly effective
B)somewhat effective
C)not effective

Question 15

Which intelligence test includes two parts: tests of cognitive ability and tests of achievement?

A)Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children,Second Edition
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale,Fifth Edition
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition
D)Woodcock-Johnson III Normative Update

Question 16

Who was the author of the "original" intelligence test?

A)Binet
B)Kauffman
C)Wechsler

Question 17

What type of behavior is measured by a question on an intelligence test such as "Who invented the telephone?"

A)motor proficiency
B)performance
C)verbal language
D)visual reasoning

Question 18

What subtests/domains do most of the individually-administered,general tests of intelligence include?

A)language and performance skills
B)language and visual reasoning skills
C)performance and visual reasoning skills

Question 19

Intelligence tests tend to be most accurate at

A)extremely high levels of performance.
B)extremely low levels of performance.
C)the midrange of performance.

Question 20

Which type of question format do most screening tests of intelligence use?

A)a variety of different questions
B)multiple-choice questions
C)receptive language questions
D)verbal language questions

Question 21

What is intelligence and what are the reasons for the difficulties associated with defining and measuring intelligence?

Question 22

Have students work in groups to develop items that could be used to assess an aspect of multiple intelligence such as linguistic intelligence,logical-mathematical intelligence,
spatial intelligence,bodily-kinesthetic intelligence,musical intelligence,or interpersonal
intelligence.

Question 23

Demonstrate use of an adaptive behavior scale by interviewing a teacher or a parent of a student with a disability.

Question 24

How wide is the range of behavior encompassed by adaptive behavior?

A)not wide at all
B)moderately wide
C)very wide

Question 25

Arrange for a psychologist to demonstrate administration of an intelligence test with a student.Interview the psychologist after the demonstration.

Question 26

Most adaptive behavior scales rely on an informant to provide information about a student's adaptive behavior.What is an informant? Why do adaptive behavior scales measure behavior indirectly through an informant rather than through direct observation of the student? What should evaluators do if they have serious doubts about the validity of an informant's responses?

Question 27

Discuss ways to insure the accuracy of information provided by the informant.

Question 28

What is the definition of adaptive behavior? Why does adaptive behavior include so many different behaviors across such a wide age span? Why does adaptive behavior change as one ages?

Question 29

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition (WISC-IV)is the premier test of intelligence.What are the key features of the WISC-IV,and how is it used with students who have special needs?

Question 30

Compare and contrast the WISC-IV and the SB5.In which areas do the tests overlap?
How are they different?

Question 31

As a teacher,interview a mother about her child's adaptive behavior.

Question 32

What are specialized intelligence tests? Name and briefly describe two specialized intelligence tests.Why do we use specialized intelligence tests with students who have disabilities?

Question 33

For which disability category is assessing adaptive behavior especially important?

A)intellectual disabilities
B)learning disabilities
C)physical impairments

Question 34

Invite a school psychologist to class to share information about assessing intelligence.

Question 35

When evaluators assessing adaptive behavior doubt the validity of an informant's responses what should they do?

A)adjust for the inaccuracies in scoring particular items
B)invalidate the interview and start over
C)rate the behaviors more evenly
D)use multiple informants

Question 36

What type of measurement system do most adaptive behavior scales use?

A)both direct and indirect
B)direct
C)indirect

Question 37

Which of the following social skills are associated with assessing adaptive behavior?

A)appropriate daily living activities
B)performing domestic tasks
C)trustworthiness,commitment,and self-direction
D)playing at school,at home,and in the yard with minimal supervision

Question 38

Which of the following practical skills are associated with measuring adaptive behavior?

A)appropriate daily living activities
B)performing domestic tasks
C)trustworthiness,commitment,and self-direction
D)playing at school,at home,and in the yard with minimal supervision

Question 39

The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales are one of most widely used instruments for evaluating adaptive behavior.What are the purposes and uses of this instrument with students who have special needs?

Question 40

What are two major issues in testing the intelligence of students with special needs? What ideas do you have for solving each of these issues?