SPED 5311

Advanced Assessment

Educational Diagnosticians are typically charged with administering the assessments that assist multidisciplinary teams with special education eligibility determinations and the planning of individualized education plans (IEPs). In this course, academic and cognitive assessments are combined for interpretations, students are exposed to a variety of testing instruments, and Full and Individual Evaluations are developed for various categories of disability. Students will learn how to administer, score and interpret the Woodcock Johnson III Cognitive, and apply the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Theory of Cognitive Abilities, to practice the Cross-battery assessment

Units: 3.0