SED 654 - Assessment in Special Education

This course provides an overview of the academic assessments often used by special educators, including published norm referenced tests, criterion-referenced tests, curriculum-based assessment and measurement, and performance-based assessments. Students will develop an understanding of how to use measures of academic achievement as part of a comprehensive problem-solving process that fits with multi-tiered interventions in schools for students with diverse abilities and backgrounds.

Prerequisite(s): Matriculated student in special education Online Maine program or program permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Special Education