MCCCD Program Description

Assessment of Exceptional Learners

Course: EDU209AF

First Term: 2004 Summer I

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Investigation into the concepts, laws, issues, and procedures that relate to the formal and informal assessment of students with disabilities. Covers educational achievement tests and standardized diagnostic tests for students with disabilities as well as intelligence and adaptive behavior measurements. Approved school-based practicum required

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Explain the purpose of assessing students with disabilities. (I) 2. Identify and explain laws and issues relating to assessment of students with disabilities. (II) 3. Use a basic knowledge of statistical concepts in interpreting information from standardized assessments. (III) 4. Cite and evaluate the most widely accepted educational achievement tests for students with disabilities. (IV) 5. Identify and analyze standardized diagnostic tests for students with disabilities. (V) 6. Integrate standard informal assessment techniques for students with disabilities into professional practice as an educator. (VI) 7. Cite and evaluate accepted behavior assessment techniques for students with disabilities. (VII) 8. Cite and evaluate measures of intelligence and adaptive behavior. (VIII) 9. Identify and analyze techniques for assessing language, visual and auditory perception, and visual-motor integration. (IX) 10. Summarize the practicum experience. (X) 11. Develop and implement a tutoring plan. (X) 12. Summarize the practicum experience. (X)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Purpose of Assessing Students with Disabilities A. Definition of Assessment B. Types of Assessment II. Laws and Issues Relating to Students with Disabilities A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act B. American Psychological Association Standards C. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 III. Statistical Concepts in Standardized Assessment A. Descriptive Statistics B. Reliability and Validity C. Norm-Referenced Tests 1. Design 2. Administration IV. Educational Achievement Tests A. Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery B. Peabody Individual Achievement Test C. Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement D. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test E. Wide Range Achievement Test V. Standardized Diagnostic Tests A. Key Math-Revised B. Test of Mathematical Abilities C. Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests D. Test of Written Language E. Test of Written Spelling F. Formal Reading Inventory G. Gray Oral Reading Tests VI. Informal Assessment Techniques A. Criterion-Related Assessment B. Brigance Inventories C. Curriculum Based Assessment D. Teacher-Made Tests E. Other Assessments 1. Performance 2. Authentic 3. Portfolio VII. Behavior Assessments A. Observation and Recording B. Structured Classroom Observation C. Questionnaires and Interviews D. Applied Behavior Analysis E. Projective Assessment Techniques VIII. Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior Measurements A. Intelligence Testing 1. Issues 2. Tests B. Adaptive Behavior Assessment 1. Issues 2. Scales and Inventories IX. Receptive and Productive Assessment A. Language B. Perception 1. Visual 2. Auditory 3. Visual-Motor Integration X. Practicum Experience A. Classroom Observation B. Tutoring C. Reflection

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 3/23/2004

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