Chapter 8 assessment of academic achievement
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Course Title
Course No. EdSp 265
Course Title Psychoeducational Assessment of Children with Special
Needs
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide graduate level instruction in the theoretical and practical foundations of evaluation and assessment of students with special needs. Emphasis will be placed on the background needed for evaluators to determine special education eligibility. It will outline procedures for designing or selecting, administering and interpreting a variety of informal assessment measures typically used in schools. Skills taught will include assessment practices necessary in IEP planning/development, and linking assessment data to instructional methodologies.
Course Objectives:
Provided with varied learning activities, the students are expected to:
1. Understand the need for authentic educational assessment in the light of current expectations of schools.
2. Describe any past or current governmental initiatives that either impact educational assessment and its rationale for the initiatives.
3. Discuss the major steps in the assessment process and its procedure for processing referrals for assessment
4. Select and discuss appropriate informal assessment measures.
5. Learn how to make educational or behavioral recommendations based on assessment data.
Content of the Course:
I. Introduction to Assessment
Definition of Assessment
Purpose & decision making in assessment
Classifications under IDEA
How students are identified for assessment
Individuals involved in the assessment process
Components of a Comprehensive Assessment
II. Legal Issues in Assessment
III. Methods of Assessment
Observations
Ecological assessment
Interviews
Structured
Non Structured
Portfolio assessment
Tests
Validity
Reliability
Norm referenced Tests
Standardization
Criterion Referenced Tests
IV. Assessment Areas
Assessing Reading
Assessing Math
Assessing Oral and Written Language
Assessment of Behavior
Assessing Motor Skills
V. Interpretation of Assessment Results
Presentation of Student Profile
Report Writing
Developing and IEP/ITP Goals
Outcome-based accountability
Confidentiality Issue
Course Title Psychoeducational Assessment of Children with Special
Needs
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide graduate level instruction in the theoretical and practical foundations of evaluation and assessment of students with special needs. Emphasis will be placed on the background needed for evaluators to determine special education eligibility. It will outline procedures for designing or selecting, administering and interpreting a variety of informal assessment measures typically used in schools. Skills taught will include assessment practices necessary in IEP planning/development, and linking assessment data to instructional methodologies.
Course Objectives:
Provided with varied learning activities, the students are expected to:
1. Understand the need for authentic educational assessment in the light of current expectations of schools.
2. Describe any past or current governmental initiatives that either impact educational assessment and its rationale for the initiatives.
3. Discuss the major steps in the assessment process and its procedure for processing referrals for assessment
4. Select and discuss appropriate informal assessment measures.
5. Learn how to make educational or behavioral recommendations based on assessment data.
Content of the Course:
I. Introduction to Assessment
Definition of Assessment
Purpose & decision making in assessment
Classifications under IDEA
How students are identified for assessment
Individuals involved in the assessment process
Components of a Comprehensive Assessment
II. Legal Issues in Assessment
III. Methods of Assessment
Observations
Ecological assessment
Interviews
Structured
Non Structured
Portfolio assessment
Tests
Validity
Reliability
Norm referenced Tests
Standardization
Criterion Referenced Tests
IV. Assessment Areas
Assessing Reading
Assessing Math
Assessing Oral and Written Language
Assessment of Behavior
Assessing Motor Skills
V. Interpretation of Assessment Results
Presentation of Student Profile
Report Writing
Developing and IEP/ITP Goals
Outcome-based accountability
Confidentiality Issue
Methods of evaluation:
1. Classroom participation.
2. Accurate, ethical, and valid administration of tests of achievement, language,
Reading , Math and social emotional development.
3. Presentation of a student’s assessment data in an IEP. The data must be interpreted correctly and linked with appropriate instructional strategies.
4. Development of an assessment portfolio. The portfolio will contain at least the following artifacts: (a) well sequenced information of all formal and informal assessments completed during the course, (b) written classroom observations of targeted students, (c) summaries of interviews conducted with students, their families, and their general education teachers, (d) a self assessment/reflection of the learning that occurred during the course.
5. Online discussion @ psychoeducationalassessment.blogspot.com
6. Major Exams.
Welcome!
Welcome to our EDSP 265 web discussion board. This will be our venue for online interactions aside from our classroom learning engagement. Feel free to ask, suggest and input any information you find important to our course. So let's start bloggin'.
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