Syllabus

Master of Science in Education

EDU 722: Special Education Assessment in Inclusion Settings – Spring A 2016

Credits - 3

Description

Assessment approaches for identifying students with disabilities and assessing progress toward learning goals and standards are addressed. Students examine a variety of formal and informal procedures for use in the assessment of the instructional and behavioral needs including curriculum-based assessment, observations, and continuous and periodic assessments of instruction and behavior. Participants will be expected to have access to and administer selected standardized formal and informal instruments to K-12 students with disabilities.

Materials

Salvia, J, Ysseldyke, J. E., & Bolt, S. (2013). Assessment in special and inclusive education (12th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

 

Course Objectives This course will provide information regarding…

Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this course, teachers will be able to…

UNE

Guiding Principles

INTASC

Evaluation

Formal and information assessment procedures

Identify and describe a variety of assessment procedures

CD

RS

RM

2, 6

Formal Assessment Procedures Quiz

Behavior Case Study

Research-based issues

Describe a research based issue in assessment of students with disabilities

RM

2, 6

Research Review

Response to Intervention

Describe Response to Intervention Procedures

CD

RS

2, 6

RtI Process Essay

Intervention Analysis

Assessment and data collection of behavior

Describe various methods of collecting behavior assessment data

CD

CH

2, 6

Behavior Case Study

Guiding Principles of the Conceptual Framework of the Department of Education

  • Rigorous mind (RM)
  • Compassionate heart (CH)
  • Competent demonstration (CD)
  • Reflective stance (RS)

Assignments

Discussion Questions

This course has several discussions you are required to participate in. The discussions may ask you to discuss an issue related to the week’s content or post your assignment and comment on others. 

Research Review Assignment

This assignment requires you to identify a topic in special education assessment and write a brief synthesis.

Formal Assessment Procedures Quiz

This is an open-book assessment on the content regarding formalized standardized assessment procedures.

RtI Process Essay

You will have the opportunity to choose whether to review the RtI process utilized by your school, or more carefully examine the origins of Response to Intervention.

Intervention Analysis

You have an opportunity to learn more about specific diagnostic measures utilized to assess either reading or mathematics. This assignment will also enable you to check out a terrific website called “What Works Clearinghouse.”

Behavior Case Study

This assignment requires you to analyze a case study and provide recommendations and answers to questions.

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

AssignmentPoints - 100 total
Discussion Board Threads (whole class and small group)3 points each - 21 points
Research Review20 points
Formal Assessment Procedures Quiz14 points
RtI Process Essay15 points
Intervention Analysis15 points
Behavior Case Study15 points

Grade Scale

Grade Points Grade Point Average (GPA)
A 94 – 100% 4.00
A- 90 – 93% 3.75
B+ 87 – 89% 3.50
B 84 – 86% 3.00
B- 80 – 83% 2.75
C+ 77 – 79% 2.50
C 74 – 76% 2.00
C- 70 – 73% 1.75
D 64 – 69% 1.00
F 00 – 63% 0.00

Schedule

This schedule is meant to give you a bird’s eye view. The activities and assignments may change at the discretion of the instructor.

Topics

Readings

Discussion

Initial posts due by Wed. each week. Responses due by Sun.

Assignments due

Week 1: Jan. 6 – Jan. 10

Introduction

Course materials (Getting Started, Syllabus, etc.)

Chapter 2

Introduction

None

Week 2: Jan. 11 – Jan. 17

Disproportionality in Special Education

Chapter 22

Article:  Fairness in Assessment of English Learners (Abedi & Levine, 2013)

Disproportionality

None

Week 3: Jan. 18 – Jan. 24

Formal, standardized assessment procedures

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 11

Chapter 15

None

Formal Assessment Procedures Quiz

Jan. 24

Week 4: Jan. 25 – Jan. 31

Classroom-Based Assessments

Curriculum-Based Measurements

  • Chapter 8
  • Progress Monitoring to Support Science Learning for All (Vannest, Soares, Smith, & Williams, 2012 )

CBM question

Research Review

Jan. 31

Week 5: Feb. 1 – Feb. 7    

Response to Intervention I

Chapter 24

RtI

RtI Process Essay

Feb. 7

Week 6: Feb. 8 – Feb. 14

Response to Intervention II

Option 1: Diagnostic Reading Measures

  • Read Chapter 12

Option 1: Elementary teachers

Option 2: Secondary

teachers

Reading Intervention Analysis

Feb. 14

Option 2: Diagnostic Math Measures

  • Read Chapter 13

Intervention Analysis (Math or Reading)

Feb. 14

Week 7: Feb. 15 – Feb. 21

Behavior

Chapter 6

Behavior Assessment

Behavior Case Study Feb. 21

Week 8: Feb. 22 – Feb. 28

Course Wrap-Up

 none

Wrap up

Closes Friday

Feb. 28

None

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