Module 5 Assignment: Assessment Critique
You will choose one Curriculum Based Measure and One Diagnostic Assessment to review and critique. The purpose of this critique is to provide additional information to your colleagues in understanding whether, when, and how to use and interpret common assessments. The final product will be a user-friendly handout that addresses the following components. Be sure to include in-text citations and a complete reference list. Once complete, you will upload your handout to the discussion board and the assignments tab.
Purpose:
You will evaluate the quality and application of curriculum-based measures and diagnostic-based assessments.
Assessment Critique Assignment
Choose one Curriculum Based Measure (measures used most frequently in schools to determine how students are functioning in the general education curriculum) and one Diagnostic Assessment (those often used by school personnel in the IEP process) to review and critique. The purpose of these critiques is to provide additional information to your colleagues in understanding whether, when, and how to use and interpret common assessments and what information is most useful for a special education teacher in planning for your students. Feel free to ask school staff which assessments are most commonly used in your school setting.
The final product will be a user-friendly handout that addresses the following components.
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Introduction A. Test Title, Publisher, Publication Date B. Materials C. Cost D. Target Client Populations (e.g., age range, areas of concern) E. Recommended Uses/Purposes |
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Psychometric Properties A. Norms B. Reliability C. Validity D. Special Issues/Other Research |
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Test Administration A. Procedures for Administering Test(s) B. Recording Responses C. Scoring Responses |
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Test Interpretation A. Theoretical Foundation B. Types of Scores C. Score Meaning/Interpretation |
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Test Uses/Abuses/Evaluation A. Recommended Uses B. Uses to Avoid C. Your Evaluation of Strengths & Weaknesses D. Additional Resources (e.g., test reviews, articles, web sites) |
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Critique A one-page narrative critique is included that provides the following: A. Rationale for the recommendations uses and what to avoid B. Rationale for the strengths and weaknesses C. Practical Applications for IEP and Lesson Planning |
Be sure to include in-text citations and a complete reference list. Once complete, you will upload your handout to the discussion board and the assignments tab.
Utilize the National Center for Intensive Intervention website and Guide to Special Education Evaluation Tools can be used as guides.