Assessment of Children with Special Needs

Assessment of Children with Special Needs

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  A s se s s m e n t o f C h i l d r e n w i t h S p e c i a l N e e d s A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 2 1
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  Topics • Assessment inSpecial Education • Testing • Difference between Assessment and Testing • Legal Bases of Assessment for Individuals with Disabilities 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 2
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  Introduction This topic discussesthe importance of assessment in the field of Special Education. Knowing its importance will enable to better understand what the students have learned and then decide what steps they will take to improve the learning environment. Assessment also allows teachers to recognize student’s difficulties in school and their advancement toward goals. In this way, teachers are able to modify their teaching methods to aid the students to become successful. 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 3
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  A S SE S S M E N T A S S E S S M E N T I S T H E P R O C E S S O F C O L L E C T I N G D ATA F O R T H E P U R P O S E O F M A K I N G D E C I S I O N S A B O U T S T U D E N T S O R S C H O O L . I T A I M S TO A I D T E A C H E R S I N U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H E L E V E L O F E V E RY S T U D E N T A N D D E C I D E T H E N E X T S T E P S TO B E U T I L I Z E D I N O R D E R TO E N S U R E P R O P E R L E A R N I N G . ( S A LV I A , Y S S E L D Y K E , A N D B O LT, 2 0 1 0 )
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  Assessment in Special Education Inthe discipline of Special Education, assessment can be defined as “the systematic process of gathering educational relevant information to make legal and instructional decisions about the provision of special services”(McLoughlin and Lewis, 2008). 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 5
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  Assessment in Special Education Assessmentin Special Education should be considered as continuous. To note, assessment should be an ideally ongoing process. Assessment should also be done systematically to answer important questions that are educationally relevant. Therefore, it should serve a definite purpose of catering highly individualized instructional plans for the student with disability. In other words, each program is designed to fulfill a specific purpose of addressing the needs of the student with disability. 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 6
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  Testing Testing is aform of assessment where students are presented with different specific problems for them to answer and as a result, they are expected to gain a specific score. Test is also considered a procedure for evaluation by means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something. A test may consist of series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability. Thus, it is considered as a reliable basis for evaluation or judgement that gives teachers quantitative data. 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 7
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  Difference between Assessment and Testing Knowing thedifference between assessment and testing is important with regard to student’s learning behavior. In testing, assessment normally results to labeling. The result of test determines the service that the students need. Hence, the teacher should not be too quick to assess his student. In Special Education, students who have difficulty in reading are not readily labeled as dyslexic; rather, they are diagnosed to have reading difficulties. 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 8
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  L e ga l B a s e s o f A s s e s s m e n t f o r I n d i v i d u a l s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 9
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  Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) The Individualswith Disabilities Act (IDEA) was previously patterned after the Public Law 94-142 or the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The specific purposes of the law includes the following: (1) to insure publicly funded Special education and related services for all handicapped children no later than 1978; (2) to insure the rights of handicapped children and their parents and guardians; (3) to relieve the Special Education financial burden of state and local governments; and (4) to assess and insure the effectiveness of efforts to educate handicapped children. 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 10
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  No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Thisrequires stronger accountability for results by specifying that schools must have challenging educational standards, test children starting grade 3 every year, and specify progress objectives that ensure proficiency of every child. (Salvia et al., 2012) 4/26/2021 PRESENTATION TITLE 11
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  T H AN K Y O U E S T E B A N B . C A S A U AY p r o f e s s o r 4/26/2021 ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 12