ESS402 ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (8)
Enrolment restriction(s): Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Graduate Certificate in Education (Special Education). Graduate Diploma of Special Education and Master of Education (Special Education) students only.
This subject develops and extends theoretical principles in psychoeducational assessment and the application of these principles in practice.  It develops skills in the selection and use of assessment instruments, and the interpretation of results for teaching purposes.  Assessment is defined in process terms where factors impacting on the whole child operating within the whole environment are considered systematically.  Within this frame, norm referenced, criterion referenced and curriculum based testing procedures are considered in detail.