SPED 3820 - Psychoeducational Assessment of Students with Disabilities

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Aurora University

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Description:

4 semester hours The procedures for formal assessment of the issues underlying learning, academic performance, psychosocial behavior, and vocational skills for the P-12 grades will be examined. Issues related to cognitive development, in regards to intelligence or processing (e.g., memory, speed of processing), and testing will be discussed. Nonbiased assessment practices and modification or adaptations for mode of response will be addressed. Candidates will practice administration, scoring, and interpretation of the results of standardized tests in common use in the schools. Case studies will be used to understand the process of differential diagnosis, including interviews, functional assessment of behavior, and assessment of the learning environment; and oral and written dissemination of results that include planning for instruction based on interpreted results. Moreover, curriculumbased assessment and portfolio assessment will be investigated. Readings will focus on research of the possible limitations of formal and informal testing-that is, the relative efficacy of the differing diagnostic approaches, including response to intervention, and how they might facilitate service provision. A lab fee will be charged. Includes a minimum of 15 hours of assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Education and Special EducationMajor.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aurora.edu

Phone Number:

(630) 892-6431

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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