EDMA 5453 - Assessment and Exceptionality

3 credits

Engages research around exceptionality (special education, advanced students), specifically as it touches on areas of assessment. Candidates will reflect on assessment tools and strategies across the learning spectrum, considering the merits and challenges of assessing special needs students through standardized testing, as well as assessing advanced students in critical thinking and subject synthesis. This course is focused on effective assessment processes for a diverse P-12 student population.