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    Fall, 2007
    SPC ED 527: Assessment for Diverse Exceptional Learners

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    • Assignment Cover Pages
    • Class Outlines
    • Writing Assistance
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    SYLLABUS
    MS Word version

    Groups for test critique assignment: click here


    ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGES (pdf files*):
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    Assignment 1: Assessment-instruction integration project:
    • Part 1: Class/caseload learning objectives description
    • Part 2: Classroom-based assessment development
    • Part 3: Data integration and analysis
    Assignment 2: Terminology treasure hunt
    Assignment 3: Standardized test description


    LINK TO E-RESERVES:
    • click here for Zimmerman e-reservesl
    CLASS OUTLINES:
    August 20, 2007
    August 27, 2007
    Sept. 3, 2007 - no class
    Sept. 10, 2007
    Sept. 17, 2007
    Sept. 24, 2007
    Oct. 1, 2007
    Oct. 8, 2007
    Oct. 15, 2007 - group presentations
    Oct. 22, 2007
    Oct. 29, 2007
    Nov. 5, 2007
    Nov. 12, 2007 - no class
    Nov. 19, 2007
    Nov. 26, 2007
    Dec. 3, 2007
    *NOTE:  To view PDF documents you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader
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    Link NMPED web site for EGBE's: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/acc.assess/assess/Expanded_Grade_Band_Expectations/egbe.html
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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
    • Purdue OWL's guide to APA
    • 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)
    • Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Functional Behavior Assessment
    • 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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