SPED5014

1. Define and understand the purpose of assessment.
2. Identify the steps involved in the assessment process in special education.
3. Recognize the importance of norm-referenced tests, standardization, and concerns surrounding standardized testing.
4. Describe the various informal measures of assessment.
5. Identify issues surrounding testing considerations and describe the limitations of various kinds of testing.
6. Define and understand terminology to describe various assessment practices.
7. Identify the purposes of different types of assessments.
8. Understand the state core academic standards.
9.  Understand how different types of assessment are best used to inform instruction toward these standards.