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

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

    The following categories are included on this page:
    • Syllabus
    • Assignment Cover Pages
    • Class Outlines
    • Writing Assistance
    • Relevant Web Sites

    • 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
    *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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    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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