ASSESSMENT

in
SPECIAL EDUCATION

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 ASSESSMENT
 Is the ongoing process of gathering analysis and
reflecting on evidence to make informed and consistent
judgments to improve future student learning.
 It is a process by which information is obtained relative
to some known objective or goal. Assessment is a broad
term that includes testing. A test is a special form of
assessment.
 Is a measure of what students are learning. Its purpose is
to improve student learning. It can be thought of as a
review of student’s works.
 Purpose of Assessment

The purpose of assessment is to gather relevant

information about the student performance or
progress, or to determine students interests to make
judgments about their learning process.
To provide students with feedback on how they are
going. The aim is to help students improve their
performance and make their next piece of assessed
work better.
 Methods of assessment in Special Education
 Assessment can range from
the formal to informal type.
 FORMAL- or standardized
(e.g. WLSC (Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for children)
and the Stanford Binet,
KeyMath 3 Diagnostic
Assessment, etc.)
 INFORMAL- or teacher made
tests (Observations,
summative, rating scales,
Checklist, Anecdotal Records.)
 OBSERVATION an
assessment technique
whereby one observes the
students in is or her natural
environments.
 Observing the student and
his or her environment is
an important part of any
assessment process.
 What are the skills to be evaluated?
 Skill evaluations: specialist such as the school speech
pathologist and the child’s general practitioner use
certain diagnostic measures for determining a child’s
gross motor skills, fine manipulation or manipulative
skills and hearing, sight speech and language
abilities.
 Teacher typically refer parents to a pediatrician or
specialist so that the students can receive a full
physical and evaluation as part of the process of
gathering the evidence necessary to develop an
individual education program.
 Who are involved in assessment process
 The main important that should be involved in
assessment process is the learners. Because they
are the one who will be assessed and to be the
center of this situation. Learners should always be
involved in the assessment process from
commencement to completion. Initial assessment
involves the learner by ascertaining their prior
learning, current skills and knowledge. The results
can be used as a foundation on which to agree a
suitable assessment plan.
 What are the roles of learners in the assessment
process

 It is critical that students understand their role in

assessment process whether it is in the classroom
or in environment. Students behavior include:
engaging with learning goals, developing success
criteria, providing feedback to peers, receiving
feedback from teachers and peers, and more.
Flow chart on the process of assessment in special
education
 Observation Checklist

 An observation checklist is a list of questions

an observer will need to answer when they
are observing and assessing an individual’s
employees’ skills. With Cornerstone
performance Observation checklist, users can
easily monitor and assessment skills in real-
time.
No. Learning Activities Yes Partially No

1 Introducing the topic and scope of writing

2 The students individually identify and analyze
the topic
3 Team discussion by comparing and contrasting
the results of topic identification and analysis.
4 Overall class discussion about topic
identification and analysis (guided by the
teacher)
5 Team synthesis & application to the information
related to the topic in essay writing
6 Individual synthesis & application to the
information related to the topic in essay writing
7 Presenting & reflecting the essay writing
(Assessment & Evaluation)
8 Closure (Giving feedback and scoring)
9 Activities to promote VC: Vocabulary boosting,
Questions and Answers, Remembering English
grammar & structure, Creating a fictional story,
Promoting creative writing, sharing a speech etc.
 Anecdotal report
 Anecdotal report is an incomplete description of
the medical and treatment history of one or more
patients. Anecdotal reports may be published in
places other than peer-review, scientific journals.
 Anecdotal report are concise, objective narratives
about an incident or person. In classrooms,
teachers can write anecdotal notes recording
their observations of students-behaviors, skills,
attitudes, performance, and classroom incidents.
 BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION

Willingness to
follow directions

motivation

Cooperation

with others

Use of time

Ability to work
independently
 Portfolio Assessment
Portfolio assessment is a term with many meanings, and it is a
process that can serve a variety of purposes. A portfolio is a
collection of student work that can exhibit a student’s efforts,
Progress, and achievements in various areas of the curriculum. A
portfolio assessment are used as part of the national board for
professional Teaching standards assessment of teacher experts and
can be an examination of student-selected samples of work
experiences and documents related to outcomes being assessed,
and it can address and support progress toward achieving
academic goals, including student efficacy. Portfolio assessments
have been used for large-scale assessment and accountability
purposes of school to work transitions, and for purposes of
certification.
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