| Assessment and Evaluation Each module in the Professional Development Alternatives for Exceptional
Student Educators Program has been developed to provide the user
with the most current information available. The activities and
assignments have been designed with the adult learner in mind and
are based on the following Florida's Exceptional Student Education
Competencies, established July, 2002
Knowledge of assessment and evaluation
skills
- Identify the purposes of assessment (e.g., screening, eligibility,
diagnosis, identification of relevant instructional content, and
effectiveness of instruction) across disciplines.
- Identify the legal requirements and ethical principles regarding
the assessment of students with disabilities (e.g., confidentiality,
adherence to test protocols, and appropriateness of assessment
for student needs).
- Identify appropriate formal and informal assessments for students
across disabilities.
- Interpret, analyze, and apply the results of formal and informal
assessments for students across disabilities.
- Identify alternate assessment strategies and procedures (e.g.,
observations, performance-based assessments, interviews, and portfolios)
and their appropriate use.
- Identify the factors that influence disproportionate representation
of students from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic
backgrounds in programs for students with disabilities and recognize
the implications for assessment.
 
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