PSYC372L - Psychoeducational Assessment of Educational Disabilities

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course provides an introduction to psychoeducational assessment in special education, with a focus on learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and intellectual disabilities. Emphasis is on assessment as a multifaceted process, which must proceed from an understanding of basic concepts of measurement and evaluation. Students examine various instruments currently used for standardized and informal assessment of intelligence, achievement, adaptive behavior, affect, and language. This course is designed primarily for students who will become special education teachers at the elementary or secondary level. This course is also relevant for those who will become part of the support system for students with disabilities, especially school psychologists and social workers. Every semester. Priority to Education students.

Offered When: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101L, PSYC 207L