SPED 420 Formal & Informal Assessment, Administration & Supervision
This course studies knowledge related to psycho-educational assessment applied to students with mild disabilities in P-12 classrooms. A variety of formal and informal testing are investigated, and experiences are provided for developing, administering, scoring, and interpreting academic and behavior assessment instruments in special education. The focus is on the use of assessment results for instructional and placement decisions. Writing and developing the Individualized Education Program (IEP) reports using existing and emerging technologies are included. Information surrounding the use of response to intervention (RTI) and universal design for learning (UDL) are applied.