# data[].attributes.body
"Ethical standards require examiners to consider various explanations of why a student might have performed as she or he did and use a variety of assessment methods rather than relying only on a single instrument or single explanation" (Overton, 2016, p.53).

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"Although there may be increased risk involved in environments that lack resources and support for single parents, the educational assessment of students from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds, must be created cautiously, fairly, and from the perspective of the child as a whole".
(Overton, 2016, p. 21).

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"The new version of the IDEA includes specific mandates to states to make certain that policies and procedures are in place to prevent the disproportionate representation of ethnic groups in special education".
(Overton, 2016, p. 21).

# data[].attributes.body
"The process of assessment plays an important role in the determination of student outcomes" (Overton, 2016, p. 3).

# data[].attributes.body
"The team must determine which instruments will be administered, which additional methods of data collection will be used, and which special education professionals are needed to complete the assessment." (Overton, 2016, p. 18)

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"The goal of the contemporary model of assessment is to resolve the academic or behavioral challenges experienced by the student so that she or he can experience success in the general education setting" (Overton, 2016, p. 11)

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"The goal of increasing the use of early intervention services is, as often as possible, to address each student's needs within the general education classroom and to prevent additional assessment" (Overton, 2016, p. 9)

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"Teachers and other educational personnel have a professional responsibility to be accountable for each decision about assessment." (Overton, 2016, p.3)

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"The decision that the student is eligible for special education services...should be based on data presented during the eligibility meeting." (Overton, 2016, p.39)

# data[].attributes.body
"The way a student adapts to his or her environment, including culture and school, has a profound impact on that student's ability to have a successful school experience." (Overton, 2016, p. 24)

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"Several methods of assessment and intervention are employed before referral and comprehensive evaluation are considered." (Overton, 2016, p. 11).

# data[].attributes.body
"Educational accountability efforts include improving education and achievement for all students, and especially improving the educational outcomes for culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse students, who continue to be represented in disproportionate numbers in several categories of special education." (Overton, 2016, p. 4)

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"Procedural safeguards occur throughout the portions of the law concerned with assessment. For example, parental informed consent is considered a procedural safeguards designed to prevent  assessment and placement of students without parents' knowledge."
(Overton, 2016, p.42)

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"Connecting assessment with instruction is one of the most important aspects of the assessment process." (Cohen, 2007, p.28)

# data[].attributes.body
"In the routine assessment of students, behavior is observed, progress is monitored and evaluated, and interventions are planned when students do not make needed progress." (Overton, 2016, p. 3).

# data[].attributes.body
"The law requires that any services provided are designed to assist the students in meeting the measurable goals for the IEP."
(Overton, 2016, p.35)

# data[].attributes.body
"Assessment happens every day in every classroom for the purpose of informing the teacher about needed instructional intervention."
(Overton, 2016, p. 3)

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"The PURPOSE of evaluation is to provide meaningful information that will assist in the design of a program of intervention rather than the simple evaluation of a child to determine if that child is eligible for special services."

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"The PURPOSE of evaluation is to provide meaningful information that will assist in the design of a program of intervention rather than the simple evaluation of a child to determine if that child is eligible for special services."

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(Overton, 2016, p. 33)

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"The educational and psychological assessment of exceptional students, specifically, involves the collection of information that is relevant in making decisions regarding appropriate goals and objectives, teaching strategies, and program placement,” (Taylor. 2006, p. 3).

# data[].attributes.body
"School personnel can, seek due process or mediation procedures in order to seek a ruling requiring an assessment." if parents refuse to give consent.

(Overton, 2016, p. 31)

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"Proper assessment of referred children means that schools must ensure that tests are administered by trained personnel in the manner specified by the test producer" (Overton, 2016, p. 33).

# data[].attributes.body
"In compliance with the nondiscriminatory section of the law, team members employ several types of assessment and collect different types of data." (Overton, 2016, p. 37)

# data[].attributes.body
"The initial preplacement comprehensive evaluation cannot take place without parental notice about the assessment procedures and informed consent" (Overton, 2016, p. 31).

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"Assessment of students with disabilities is based on the same principles as assessment of students in general education" (Overton, 2016, p. 4).

# data[].attributes.body
"The types of assessment that may be used in a comprehensive evaluation are varied and depend on the student's needs"
(Overton, 2016, p.18).

# data[].attributes.body
"The assessment of a student must include the use of multiple measures designed for evaluating specific educational needs" (Overton, 2016, p. 34).