Course Description
Designed to prepare teachers to administer, score, and interpret standardized educational instruments; to use informal procedures in educational assessment; and to interpret the results of psychological, sociological, and educational assessments as they apply to the development of instructional strategies for students with unique learning needs.
Athena Title
Clinical Assessment in Spec Ed
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDSE 7010E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Course readings and content are carefully aligned with CEC's Initial and Advanced Professional Content Standards and Knowledge and Skill Sets as listed below. a. the appropriate roles of assessment in teaching exceptional students (Standards 1, 5, 8) b. the significance of behavioral, academic, cultural, and economic differences in students (Standards 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 10) c. contemporary techniques for assessing student progress and planning appropriate interventions for students in special education (Standards 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) d. the role of psycho-educational assessment in determining eligibility for special education services (Standards 1, 8) e. the interpretation of test data on academic and behavioral functioning of students in the eligibility process for special education (Standards 1, 8, 10) f. the use of summative and formative assessment data in the development and implementation of Individual Educational Programs (IEPs) (Standards 1, 4, 5, 7, 10) g. legal and policy issues that influence the assessment of exceptional learners (Standards 1, 9)
Topical Outline
1. Introduction and course overview 2. Prereferral/Referral 3. History of intelligence/Theories of intelligence 4. Laws/Ethics/Issues 5. Psychometrics 6. Achievement (Broad) WJ III & WIAT-III 7. Achievement (Narrow) TOWL-3, TOC, WJ III DRB, KeyMath-3 8. In-class lab (Achievement) 9. Phonological processing CTOPP 10. Adaptive behavior and behavior ratings BASC-II, Conners, Vineland II 11. Interpreting assessment data 12. Learning disabilities and English language learners 13. Diversity 14. Linking assessment data to recommendations/ accommodations/instructional decision making
Syllabus
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