Educational Assessment and Intervention – EDUC 622

Course Description

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

It is imperative for every school to have educators who are prepared to assess special needs and plan intervention for students who have learning difficulties and other related problems. Ministering to those in need is the professional responsibility of every educator and the spiritual mandate for every Christian.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the candidate is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be 450–500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the candidate is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each forum must follow current APA formatting. The candidate must incorporate a biblical worldview, and use Bible passages to support his/her opinion. Each reply must be 150–200 words. (CLO: F, G)

Assessment Evaluation Assignments (2)

The candidate will complete 2 separate assessment evaluations based on current assessment instruments used for diagnostic, intervention, and behavioral evaluations in school settings. The first assessment evaluation will focus on reading/writing. The second evaluation will focus on behavioral, reading, or intervention. The second assessment evaluation’s focus will depend on the candidate’s major. Each evaluation will include 3 components: a review of 4 testing instruments, support and/or review from Buros Mental Measurement database for each instrument, and a reflection and application to current school settings. Each evaluation must be formatted in current APA, contain a minimum of 8 pages of content (2 pages per instrument review), and include cover and reference pages. (CLO: B, C, D)

Case Study Assignments (3)

Case Study: Data Interpretations Assignment

For this part, the candidate will read a case study describing a student and input 3 different sets of data into an Excel file to examine various plots of data on a graph. Using the information gathered from the Excel file, the candidate will determine which graph shows the student below expectations, meeting expectations, and exceeding expectations and write a brief explanation about each graph.

Case Study: Interventions Assignment

For this part, the candidate will use the case study which describes the student in Part 1 who is below expectations in reading based on the graph. The candidate will create at least 2 research-based interventions and identify an assessment to use to monitor the student’s progress. The paper must be a minimum of 3–4 pages (not including the title and reference pages), cite support from at least 2 scholarly articles, and use current APA format.

Case Study: Teacher Recommendations Assignment

The candidate will create a brief, objective report which provides information to include in the student’s file, identifying why the student is below expectations, interventions to use, and future recommendations for the student, parent, or other classroom teachers. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

Client Report Assignment

Quizzes (3)

Each quiz will cover the Learn materials for the assigned module(s): week(s). Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice questions, as well as 1 essay question. Each test will have a 2-hour and 30-minute time limit. (CLO: B, E, F)