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Students as Diverse Learners
· Understands that a number of variables affect how individual students learn and perform
- Identifies a number of variable that affect how students learn and perform
§ Learning style
§ Gender
§ Culture
§ Socioeconomic status
§ Prior knowledge and experience
§ Motivation
§ Self-confidence, self –esteem
§ Cognitive development
§ Maturity
§ Language
- Provides examples of how variables might affect how students learn and perform
Recognize areas of exceptionality and their potential impact on student learning
Identifies areas of exceptionality
Cognitive
Auditory
Visual
Motor/physical
Speech/language
Behavioral
Explains a variety of ways exceptionalities may impact student learning
Understands the implications and application of legislation relating to students with exceptionalities on classroom practice
Identifies the provisions of legislation relevant to students exceptionalities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act (504)
Explains how the provisions of legislation relating to students with exceptionalities affect classroom practice
· Recognize the traits, behaviors, and needs of intellectually gifted students
· Recognize that the process of English language acquisition affects the educational experience of English Language learners (ELLs)
· Knows a variety of approaches for accommodating students with exceptionalities in each phase of the education process
- Recognize students with exceptionalities require particular accommodation
- Knows how to modify instruction, assessment, and communication methods to meet a recognized need
Assessment Tools
· Understands the types and purposes of standardized tests
- Explains the uses of the different types of standardized test
§ Achievement
§ Aptitude
§ Ability
- Recognizes the data provided by the different types of standardized tests
· Understands the distinguish between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced scoring
- Explains the uses of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests
- Explain data provided by a norm-referenced and a criterion-referenced test
· Understands terminology related to testing and scoring
- Defines and explains terms related to testing and scoring
§ Validity
§ Reliability
§ Raw Score
§ Scaled score
§ Percentile
§ Standard deviation
§ Mean, mode, and Median
§ Grade-equivalent scores
§ Age-equivalent scores
· Understands the distinction between holistic and analytical scoring
- Describes holistic scoring and analytical scoring
- Identifies an educational context for each
· Knows how to interpret assessment results and communicate the meaning of those results to students, parents/caregivers, and school personnel
- Understands what scores and testing data indicate about a student’s ability, aptitude, performance
- Is able to explain results of assessments using language appropriate for the audience
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