3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
This course addresses assessment techniques and transition planning in special education, with applications to curriculum. It includes norm-referenced and curriculum-based measurement, error analyses, observational ratings, data-based decision-making, and transition planning from early intervention to post-secondary settings.
Learning Outcomes1Apply their understanding of specialized curricula to inform their programmatic and instructional decisions for individuals with exceptionalities across a variety of contexts and the continuum of placement options (CEC
22)
3Develop, select, administer, analyze, and interpret multiple measures of student learning, behavior, and the classroom environment to evaluate and support classroom and school-based systems of intervention for students with and without exceptionalities (CEC
41).
5Develop, select, and administer multiple, formal and informal, culturally and linguistically appropriate measures and procedures that are valid and reliable, to contribute to eligibility determination for special education services CEC
62).
7Assess, collaboratively analyze, interpret, and communicate students' progress toward measurable outcomes, using technology as appropriate, to inform both short and long-term planning, and make ongoing adjustments to instruction (CEC
83).
9Utilize appropriate progress monitoring skills in order to develop individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.
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