EDUC 293 Special Education Assessment Part I 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. Legal perspectives and technical aspects of assessment tools will be examined. 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.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Explain legal provisions, regulations, and guidelines regarding current practice in assessment of individuals with disabilities.
2. Define basic terminology used in assessment.
3. Identify appropriate use and limitations of each type of assessment instrument.
4. Demonstrate appropriate application and interpretation of scores, including grade score versus standard score, percentile ranks, age/grade equivalents, and stanines.
5. Use multiple types of assessment information for a variety of educational decisions including decisions in the areas of eligibility determination, IEP development, monitoring progress, instruction, and adaptations in the classroom.
6. Explain and evaluate typical procedures used for screening, pre-referral, and determination.
7. Describe the process and importance of collaboration to gather and interpret data from teachers, other professionals, individuals with exceptionalities, and parents to make or suggest appropriate adaptations in learning environments and instruction.
8. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain records.
9. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with families and other professionals involved in the assessment of individuals with exceptional learning needs to assure culturally sensitive, non-biased, meaningful assessments and decision making.

Course Objectives

1. Explain legal provisions, regulations, and guidelines regarding current practice in assessment of individuals with disabilities.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Define basic terminology used in assessment.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

3. Identify appropriate use and limitations of each type of assessment instrument.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

4. Demonstrate appropriate application and interpretation of scores, including grade score versus standard score, percentile ranks, age/grade equivalents, and stanines.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

5. Use multiple types of assessment information for a variety of educational decisions including decisions in the areas of eligibility determination, IEP development, monitoring progress, instruction, and adaptations in the classroom.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Explain and evaluate typical procedures used for screening, pre-referral, and determination.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

7. Describe the process and importance of collaboration to gather and interpret data from teachers, other professionals, individuals with exceptionalities, and parents to make or suggest appropriate adaptations in learning environments and instruction.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

8. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain records.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

9. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with families and other professionals involved in the assessment of individuals with exceptional learning needs to assure culturally sensitive, non-biased, meaningful assessments and decision making.

   This objective is a course Goal Only