Pre/Post Test Making the Commitment A Resource for Addressing the Special Needs of Adults with Disabilities

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1 According to the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) what percentage of adult students in your ESOL, ABE and GED classrooms may have undiagnosed learning disabilities? 5-10% 20-25% 30-50% 70-85% 2 What does the acronym ADHD stand for? Americans with Disablities Hearings Determination Adults with Disablities Hearing Disabilites Adult Disabled with Heart Dysfunctoin Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 3 In 1999, what percentage of examinees received special accommodations to take the GED Tests? Less than one-half of one percent Less than two percent More then five percent None of the above 4 Which law provides rights for students with a disability including those students who need assistance but are not otherwise eligible for special education services? Public Law 94-142 IDEA Americans with Disabilities Act Secton 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 5 For what reasons does the GED Testing Service use the concepts as defined by IDEA? IDEA refers to an educational criteria equivalent to that one would obatin upon completion of high school - and GED is an educational credential. IDEA mandates accommodations by looking at a pattern of relative strengths and weakness of a person. IDEA meets the standards of ADA but it expands upon them significantly in the area of education. All of the above 6 The GEDTS Form L-15 documents which of the following: Candidate has been in a special education class Candidate has the potential to pass the GED Tests. Candidate does not have the cognitive ability to take the GED Tests. None of the above 7 What category of disability is described as having mild cognitive deficits? Educable mentally handicapped Learning disabled Specific learning disabled None of the above 8 According to the definition provided by the GED Testing Service, a Learning disability is: Short-term cognitive dysfunction Permanent information-processing deficit An auditory discrepancy Characterized by orientation and mobility problems