80518 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

FACULTY OF EDUCATION 1997

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Credit Points 1.00

Pre-requisite: Successful teaching experience and completed these USQ
Pre-requisite: units or close equivalents from other universities -
Pre-requisite: 69301, 80511 or 80512

Synopsis

The following will constitute the major components of the Unit:

1  theory  of  measurement  and  its application  in  educational  and
associated settings

2  the use of formal and informal instruments to assess development in
cognition, speech and language, social and behavioural adjustment, and
major curriculum areas

3  the  development of a consultative model involving all  aspects  of
referral,  interviewing,  assessment, data analysis  and  integration,
collaborative  planning  (e.g., IEP), reporting,  and  monitoring  and
reviewing of intervention programs

4 advocacy and liaison with community agencies

5   knowledge   of  relevant  governmental  policies  and  legislation
regarding persons with disabilities and handicaps.