[nobe-l] An assessment question

[Jordana Engebretsen]

Yes, 
Intelligence testing for a student that is a visually impaired is extremely difficult.  What about testing emotional, psycological, is another issue.  Does someone has resources that I could give to our testing group.  Any help would be appreciate it.
Jordana 

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On Oct 27, 2012, at 4:59 PM, "Arthur" <ajacobs633 at aol.com> wrote:

> I think the original poster was referring specifically to IQ tests, which are notoriously inaccessible. They use graphical reasoning questions designed to bypass language, so as to try and ensure a true measure of pure IQ. the debate over the use if these tests has been ongoing for decades. 
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> On Oct 27, 2012, at 6:08 PM, "Elizabeth Anderson" <e.f.cooks at aggiemail.usu.edu> wrote:
> 
>> If the student can't see, tell them to put in in Braille or get a reader for
>> the child.  It's as simple as that.  I think that something that isn't
>> taught to regular classroom teachers is that they may have a blind student
>> and they must learn to adapt the materials accordingly.  For example, the
>> assessment could be adapted to accommodate other senses, but sightlings
>> don't think about that at all.  Sometimes, when it comes to a blind student,
>> they can't seem to think outside the box, and that is what is required here.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobe-l [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordana
>> Engebretsen
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:55 PM
>> To: 'nobe-l at nfbnet.org'
>> Subject: [nobe-l] An assessment question
>> 
>> Dear Teachers,
>> My name is Jordana Engebretsen, I am a TVI in Alaska.  I have been working
>> here just one year.  I do like my job a lot.  I do need to stay connected
>> with other teachers with visual impairments.  I am totally blind and
>> mobility challenge.  I have a question that comes back again and again from
>> teachers and parents.  Do we know of a test that could measure the cognitive
>> abilities of a visually impaired student?  Most tests are very visual and a
>> lot of the questions are looking for visual information.
>> I have been asked frequently about accurate testing for Visually Impaired
>> students.  I am copying a question from a regular education teacher.   Here
>> is the question: "I have a meeting for Lisa W next week and I wanted to test
>> her to get an age / grade level. Do you know of any tests that would be
>> appropriate for a visually impaired child that would have print large enough
>> for her to see to get an accurate measure?
>> 
>> Teachers, any help would be appreciate it, Jordana
>> 
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