SPED 323 Assmnt & Evaluation in Special Education

Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education. This course provides an introduction to assessment of academic and social-emotional behavior among students in school settings, with a focus on using assessment information to promote academic and social-emotional competence among students with special needs. Students will learn about the use of assessment information within a response-to-intervention/multi-tiered system of support (RTI/MTSS) model. They will learn how to select, administer, interpret, communicate, and use assessment materials in order to promote competence among students with special needs. Class activities will include lecture, discussion of key concepts and practicum experiences, and direct instruction and practice administration of select assessment tools. Students will be assigned to a local classroom where they will practice their developing assessment skills.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Take SPED 304 and SPED 305. Acceptance or provisional acceptance into the Teacher Education Program. (requiste waiver for prereq courses. faculty consent for acceptance or provisional acceptance)

Offered

Annual Fall Semester