Assessment of Children and Youth with Special Needs (Classroom, Synchronous & Asynchronous e-learning)
Training Provider: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Course Reference: TGS-2024043805
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About This Course
This course offers an introduction to assessment and testing of children with special needs. It combines the introduction of the theories and concepts in assessment, with evidence-based practices when assessing children.
Participants in this course will have direct experiences with screening, standardized, criterion-referenced, and behavioral assessment. Through these experiences, they will link the theories and concepts in measurement and child development with the practical guidelines, procedures, and applications. Participants taking this course will understand the different purposes and functions of assessment and important considerations when selecting instruments for assessment of specific purposes.
What You'll Learn
Participants taking this course will understand the different purposes and functions of assessment and important considerations when selecting instruments for assessment of specific purposes.
They will be able to:
a) Plan an assessment of children with special needs
b) Be aware of issues in the choice of method for assessing children with special needs
c) Conduct an assessment with a child
d) Interpret the findings of the assessment
e) Communicate it with parents or other professionals
Part I: Theories and Technical Concepts in Assessment
- Purposes of assessment
- Types of assessment
- Classical test and item response theory
Part II: Review of Common Assessment Procedures and Tools
- Screening instruments
- Interviews, surveys and questionnaires
- Standardized tests
- Criterion-referenced assessments
- Behavioral assessments
Part Ill: Topics in Assessment
- Assessing of young children
- Cultural and linguistic diversity in assessment
- Communicating assessment results with families
- Data-driven decision making in education
They will be able to:
a) Plan an assessment of children with special needs
b) Be aware of issues in the choice of method for assessing children with special needs
c) Conduct an assessment with a child
d) Interpret the findings of the assessment
e) Communicate it with parents or other professionals
Part I: Theories and Technical Concepts in Assessment
- Purposes of assessment
- Types of assessment
- Classical test and item response theory
Part II: Review of Common Assessment Procedures and Tools
- Screening instruments
- Interviews, surveys and questionnaires
- Standardized tests
- Criterion-referenced assessments
- Behavioral assessments
Part Ill: Topics in Assessment
- Assessing of young children
- Cultural and linguistic diversity in assessment
- Communicating assessment results with families
- Data-driven decision making in education
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