Integrative Assessment

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to develop advanced skills in the individual assessment of children and adolescents. One major component of the course will be learning additional tests of cognitive skills. The second major component will be learning standardized, norm-referenced tests of academic achievement. The third major component will be coverage of assessment of children from a variety of cultural, language, and other backgrounds. The focus will be on administering, scoring, interpreting, and integrating test results to provide a full and accurate picture of the student. Successful students will become familiar with test administration, scoring, and interpretation of a variety of instruments and techniques, as well as gain practice in demands analysis and integrating assessment findings across cognitive, academic, and social/emotional domains. This course is designed for matriculated school psychology students only. The tests taught in this course are secure instruments, which can be administered only by psychologists; therefore, only in the rarest of circumstances will a student from another program be permitted to enroll. A course in introductory cognitive assessment (SPSY 5667 or equivalent) is a prerequisite of this course.

Code

SPSY 5671

Credits

3

Subject

SPSY

Programs That Include This Course

• Doctoral Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology
• Education Specialist Education Specialist in School Psychology
• Master's Master of Education in School Psychology