SPE 553 - Educational Assessment for Special Education

Units: 3
This course will introduce students to specific assessment and educational testing techniques, strategies, and instruments appropriate for use in identifying and placing special education students, measuring learning progress, and reevaluating learning needs. It will include legal and ethical considerations in assessment; basic concepts of measurement; and ethnic and cultural aspects of assessment. Other areas to be covered are: assessment of specific domains such as intelligence, sensory acuity, oral language, perceptual-motor skills, personality, and academic achievement, assessment of young children, teacher-made tests, and application of assessment information in decision-making. 20 hours of fieldwork is required for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Credential program acceptance