SPED 526 - Assessment of Academic & Communication Skills

Credits: 3

Foundations of assessment will be reviewed, including basic principles and professional standards underlying assessment in special education, historical, and current approaches to assessment, legal, and procedural aspects of assessment, and basic measurement concepts. Types of assessments, instruments, and procedures for assessing mild, moderate, and severe disabilities in the areas of cognition, sensory, and perceptual skills, preacademics, academics, and communication skills are presented in this course. Emphasis is placed on the selection of appropriate instruments and approaches, on the administration and scoring of assessment instruments, and on the interpretation of assessment data.

Prerequisites: Basic Statistics or equivalent Admission to Special Educator Endorsement Program. Students must have graduate standing to register for this course.