EDUC-294 Special Education Assessment Part II Birth-12th Grade
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills in assessment, administration, interpretation, programming and alignment of test data with teaching standards and high stakes testing programs. Trends in informal assessment, observation techniques, family assessment, vocational assessment, work sample analysis, task analysis, portfolios and teacher made tests will be explored and practiced in case studies, simulations and role plays. Students will develop skills in the use of common assessment instruments and the interpretation of assessment reports that include data related to measures of general intelligence, adaptive behavior, emotional status, general achievement, reading, writing and mathematics, as well as early childhood and vocational/transitioning assessments. Students will demonstrate assessment administration skills and competencies in role plays, simulations and case study activities. Students will develop teacher-made checklists, rubrics and Likert scales, and practice interpreting assessment data as it relates to diagnostic and prescriptive educational programming and evaluation. This course meets the Maryland State Department of Education Assessment, Diagnosis, and Prescriptive Techniques requirement for an initial certificate in Generic Special Education Infant/Primary, Elementary/Middle School, and Secondary/Adult.