38-6053 Assessment of Students with Disabilities

The emphasis of the course is to prepare teachers to understand, use and interpret a wide variety of formal and informal assessment instruments to evaluate and make decisions regarding placement and services, and instructional planning for students with disabilities. Topics include various assessment instruments and processes used in conjunction with identifying students’ learning and behavior deficits, norm-referenced testing, curriculum based assessments, adaptive behavior scales and issues relating to cultural diversity in assessment. The theoretical basis and practical application of standardized and alternative testing will include study of test selection and classification. Special emphasis is placed on interpreting test results and connecting assessment to instruction. The role of the special educator as a collaborative consultant and multidisciplinary team member is considered. Participants will also gain insight into fundamentals of administration, interpretation, and evaluation measurements.

3 Credits