SPED 405 - Diagnosis in Sped

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. This course provides a broad survey of testing (formal and informal) and alternative assessment in which materials and techniques are examined in terms of their relevance to planning curriculum and instructional interventions for exceptional children from culturally diverse backgrounds. Formative, summative, criterion-referenced, performance-based, and normative testing is examined. Students develop competencies in instructional planning for exceptional children based on individualized assessment.