COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides general background knowledge in assessment, evaluation issues, strategies, and techniques. A review of measurement statistics and practice with the administration, scoring, and interpretation of commonly used norm-referenced instruments and procedures for the determination of eligibility for Special Education is also provided. Integral to the course is an extensive field component, with hands-on activities. In so doing, assessments as well as criteria for selecting assessments, inventories, for TESOL (listening, speaking, reading and writing), Special Education (diagnostic and individual evaluations), Elementary Education and Secondary Education. Development of assessments and evaluation tools along with rubrics is included. In so doing comparisons with informal assessment results and ways to communicate results are discussed. Additionally, the IEP process, from referral to eligibility determination, and placement is examined.
- Teacher: Chelsia Latney