Tests, Measurement, and Diagnostic Procedures for Educational and Instructional Decision-Makingc

Catalog description

This course introduces candidates to the principles and practices of tests and measurement as applied to comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations in general and special education. Candidates study the types and purposes of assessment, including universal screeners, progress-monitoring tools, standardized tests, curriculum-based measures, and diagnostic assessments of cognitive, academic, and behavioral functioning. Emphasis is placed on the foundations of test construction, administration, scoring, and interpretation, with attention to reliability, validity, standardization, scaling, and fairness. Through applied practice, candidates learn to administer, score, and interpret a wide range of assessments to support diagnostic decision-making, eligibility determinations, and instructional planning within multi-tiered systems of support (RTI/MTSS) and special education.  Cross-listed with SPED 6561 .