Assignments

**__V. Course Requirements__**
1) Interview, Field Observation and Observation Report- 10 points 2) Curriculum Based Assessment Project – 10 points 3) Norm-Referenced Testing Project – 10 points 4) Class Participation- 10 Points 5) Weekly assignments – 30 points 6) Midterm and Final Examination- 30 points (15 each)

**__V. Course Requirements__**
1) Interview, Field Observation and Observation Report- 10 points 2) Curriculum Based Assessment Project – 10 points 3) Norm-Referenced Testing Project – 10 points 4) Class Participation- 10 Points 5) Weekly assignments – 30 points 6) Midterm and Final Examination- 30 points (15 each)


 * Observation- ** Each student will conduct a 20 hour field observation/experience in a classroom that is designated as a special education classroom or that serves students who are identified as in need of special education services. The observation will include a brief interview with the classroom teacher. From the interview and observation a report and log will be completed. The report will be presented to the class. The log will be turned in at the end of the semester. See attached guidelines.

__ **Curriculum-Based Assessment Project** The curriculum based-assessment project (CBA Project) involves developing and field testing a curriculum-based assessment instrument (CBA instrument). CBA is an approach in which teachers measure educational performance based-on the progress of their students in the curriculum in their classrooms and the students' individual IEP goals and objectives. CBA does not rely on student performance as measured by formal, standardized, norm-referenced tests. Instead, CBA uses class tests, homework assignments, classwork, and teacher impressions (based on direct observation) to make assessment decisions. __ __Common CBA instruments include teacher-made checklists that measure specific skills such as the academic skills of reading, spelling, and math. Examples of checklists and other types of CBA appear in the class text. Other commonly used CBA tools include observations of behavior, rating scales, and error pattern analysis. Examples of these types of CBA appear throughout the textbook. After you have reviewed various types of CBA, you will need to select the CBA procedure that you want to use for your project. __ __Finally, you will create your own CBA which you will field test with three students. For example, you may decide to create and try out a reading skills checklist. The chapter in the class text on assessing reading achievement includes several examples of reading skills checklists. If you decide to use a reading skills checklist, you should use the examples in this chapter as a guide for developing your checklist. Alternatively, you may wish to develop an error pattern analysis procedure for measuring math skills. __ __After you have developed your CBA, you will have the opportunity to conduct an informal field test of the instrument with three students. You will present the results of your CBA Project in a brief two-three page paper.__

__ **Norm-Referenced Testing Project** The norm-referenced testing project (NRT Project) consists of a two-three page report that you will write based-on your research of the assessment. __ __You will select a particular test to use for the subject of the research paper from among a variety of available tests. For example, commonly used achievement tests include the Peabody Individual Achievement Test - Revised, the Keymath Diagnostic Arithmetic Test - Revised, and the Weschler Individual Achievement Test. You may read about these and other norm-referenced achievement tests in the class text.__ __You will write a report that explains the test preparation, procedures for administration and reporting results, as well as providing recommendations for remediation.__


 * In Class Assignments and Class Participation- ** During the semester assignments and projects will be given during class time. These assignments can only be completed during class time. If you are absent from, class the assignments can not be made up.