Praxis II: Special Education Exam Prep

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The 1979 California court case, Larry P. v. Riles, California, was about which of the following issues in relation to formal assessments?

  1. The question of whether breaks should be provided during formal assessments
  2. The question of whether parents should be present during formal assessments
  3. The question of whether IQ tests are culturally and racially discriminatory
  4. None of the above
Explanation

Answer: C - The 1979 California court case, Larry P. v. Riles, California, regarded the question of whether IQ tests were culturally and racially discriminatory. In this case, the court ruled that the intellectual functioning of a black child must be assessed by his classroom performance, academic achievement, personal history, and behavior, as opposed to an IQ test.

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