Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, Ph.D.

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Fall, 2008
SPC ED 527: Assessment for Diverse Exceptional Learners


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This course is co-taught by Nitasha Clark (click to send e-mail) and Julia Scherba de Valenzuela (click to send e-mail).

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Sample Data Collection Forms
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SYLLABUS MS Word version Groups for test critique assignment - TBA: click here ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGES (pdf files*): Class/caseload description Class/caseload learning objectives Classroom-based assessment development (print 3 copies) Terminology treasure hunt Standardized test description Data integration and analysis (final assignment) LINK TO E-RESERVES: click here for Zimmerman e-reserves

CLASS OUTLINES: August 26, 2008 (week 1) September 2, 2008 (week 2) Sept. 9, 2008 (week 3) Sept. 16, 2008 (week 4) Sept. 23, 2008 (week 5) Sept. 30, 2008 (week 6) Oct. 7, 2008 (week 7) Oct. 14, 2008 (week 8) Oct. 21, 2008 (week 9) Oct. 28, 2008 (week 10) Nov. 4, 2008 (week 11) Nov. 11, 2008 (week 12) Nov. 18, 2008 (week 13) Nov. 25, 2008 (week 14) Dec. 2, 2008 (week 15) Dec. 9, 2008 (week 16) - no outline

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WRITING ASSISTANCE: Sample standardized test description assignment Julia's Quick and Dirty APA Guide Kathie Snow's Commentary on People First Language Julia and Susan's Explanation of Academic Honesty in Writing Citing electronic sources, from APA Purdue's On-line Writing Lab (OWL) -- links to information on researching and writing papers Dartmouth University's Guide to appropriately citing sources APA web site COE Writing Studio on-line reservation web site RELEVANT WEB SITES: Check out this fabulous Whining rubric! (formatted as MS Word document) The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation TestLink test collection database: http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html Educational Testing Services The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) Disability Rights Advocates: Publications (see ""Do No Harm") Normal Distribution http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MSPAP/Imported.html The "Cool Lessons" web site has a list of internet resources on rubrics Chicago Public Schools has information on creating performance-based assessments, including rubrics Wrightslaw has a glossary of assessment terms: http://www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.assessment.htm The RubiStar web site will help walk you through developing a rubric for a performance-based activity: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php The following three links are documents from the New Mexico Public Education Department Special Education Unit related to assessment: assessing CLD preschoolers assessing school-age CLD students procedures manual for standards-based assessment

SAMPLE DATA COLLECTION FORMS (from Kay Osborn at APS): Calendar Calandar - example Task chaining Task chaining - example Time sampling - coded data sheet Time sampling - example Eating program Eating program  - example Data collection on five goals for three weeks Data collection on five goals for three weeks - example Data collection on ten trials across five session Data collection on ten trials across five session - example Money Money - example Single event Single event - example Six tasks with six students Six tasks with six students - example Planning and data card Planning and data card - example Ten items or less Ten items or less - example Time sampling, one hour Time sampling, one hour - example Time sampling, three hours Toileting Toileting - example


 
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