SPED 434 - Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities

Institution:

Heritage University

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Description:

In-depth study of standardized and non-standardized tools and methods of assessment. Will include formative and summative evaluation, criterion and normative measurements, and curriculum-based assessment for use by the classroom teacher. Emphasizes the selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessment results to make decisions related to eligibility, including cultural and linguistic factors; pre-referral strategies, including response to intervention (RTI); placement; IEP/IFSP development and implementation; curriculum modification, accommodation, and adaptation; instructional strategies; alternative assessment portfolio; and assessment accommodations related to the WASL. Provides for practical application of knowledge and skills related to standardized assessment and informal assessment utilized for instruction. Will require field experience. Prerequisite: SPED 430.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.heritage.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 865-8500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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