Nov 22, 2024  
2022-2023 University Bulletin 
    
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SPED 526 - Psycho-educational Diagnosis (Ages 3-21)

4 Credit Hours
In this course candidates are introduced to the diagnosis and identification of disabilities and assessment as an educational process. The administration, scoring and interpretation of educational tests used in the diagnosis of all types of learning problems in a variety of multicultural settings will be addressed. The candidates will receive specific training on how to administer achievement, processing, observation/checklist based and other types of evaluation instruments for students aged preschool through high school. Attention will be given to the terminology of assessment, importance of family history data and ethical and legal guidelines. Participants will also study interpretation of test data, analysis of test results, creating educational assessment reports, and preparation and communication of data for use in educational planning. A lab fee is charged.



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