Semester Fifth III: B.S. in Special Education University of Karachi

Major – III: ASSESSING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Course Code: 531

Credit Hours: 03

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

This course aims to introduce concepts, principles, and strategies underlying the assessment and monitoring of children with special needs. Its basic aims to develop professional skills in diagnostic assessment, consultation and reporting results.

 

ADVANCE ORGANIZERS

1. How is assessment used in the different phases of special education process
   
2. What are the decisions that school personnel make using assessment information?
   
3. What methods are used to collect assessment information?
   
4. What are the major assumptions underlying contemporary assessment practices
   
5. What guidelines should be followed in the assessment process?
   

 

UNIT – 1:    Introduction

1. Concept and Definition:
   
   1. Diagnosis
      
   2. Measurement
      
   3. Evaluation
      
   4. Assessment
      
2. Types of Assessment
   
   1. Informal (Curriculum based Assessment)
      
   2. Formal (tests/portfolio)
      
3. Steps in the Assessment Process
   
   1. Screening Students
      
   2. Classifying and Placing Students
      
   3. Instructional Intervention with Students
      
   4. Measuring Student progress
      
4. Measurement Concepts
   
   1. Basic Statistical Concepts
      
   2. Reliability
      
   3. Validity
      
   4. Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Testing
      

 

UNIT – 2:    Essential Skills

1. Test Scores and What they Mean
   
   1. Raw Scores
      
   2. Norm-Referenced Scores
      
   3. Criterion-Referenced Scores
      
2. Selecting and Evaluating Assessment Instrument
   
3. Test Administration, Scoring, Interpretation and Reporting
   

 

UNIT – 3:    Case History

1. Definition and Concept
   
2. Areas of Case History
   
3. How to gather Information through Case History
   
4. Working on Different Case History Proformas
   

 

UNIT – 4:    Assessment of Different Areas

1. Developmental Assessment
   
2. Assessment of Perception and Motor Proficiency
   
3. Assessment of Language
   
4. Assessment of Behavior
   
5. Assessing the Intelligence of Children with Special Needs
   
6. Assessment of Adaptive Behavior
   
7. Assessment of Functional Skills
   
8. Pre-Academic Skills
   

 

UNIT – 5    Assessment of Academic Areas

1. Assessment of Reading
   
2. Assessment of Mathematics
   
3. Assessment of Written Language
   
4. Assessment of Career and Vocational Skills
   

 

Recommended Books:

1. Mclouglin, J.A. and Lewis, R.B. Assessing Special Students. 2^nd ed. Columbus. Charles & Merrill, 1986.
   
2. Swausow, H.L. and Watson, B.L. Educational and Psychological Assessment of Exceptional Children. St. Loui. The C.V. Mosby, 1982.