EVALUATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Course Description

Basic concepts; legal and philosophical foundations of evaluation; purposes of evaluation; Medical, developmental, psychological and educational evaluation; evaluation process: screening, identification, placement, programming and evaluation of the program; Pre-dispatch process in evaluation; dispatch and detailed evaluation process; Formal evaluation methods; Informal evaluation methods; Curriculum based evaluation; observation; Skill analysis; Criterion-referenced tests; Curriculum based evaluation ; analysis of sampled study; Performance evaluation; Developing measurement tools: preparing, implementing, and interpreting tools of measurement in order to determine performance and evolution of students within various domains of teaching, and using measurement data hence obtained. Medical, psychological and educational diagnosis and related concepts, process of diagnosis in our country, medical and educational evaluation approaches, fundamentals of educational evaluation, components and futures of standardized relative tests and educational evaluation tools.

EVALUATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Cavkaytar, A. (2010). Özel eğitimde aile eğitimi ve rehberliği. Maya Akademi.
2. 02 Cavkaytar, A. (2008). “Ailelerle İşbirliği” (Coorperation with Parents) Özel Eğitim (Ed. Süleyman Eripek) Açıköğretim Okulöncesi Öğretmenliği Lisans Programı, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir.
3. 03 Arslan, A., Ulaş, A. H., & Coşkun, M. K. (2020). Özel eğitimde aile eğitimine yönelik bir derleme çalışması. Ekev Akademi Dergisi, (84), 21-38.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 To explain the concepts and elements of measurement and evaluation. SOLO 4
2. L02 To explain the participants in the evaluation process. SOLO 4
3. L03 To explain what should be in the evaluation process. SOLO 4
4. L04 To describe the differences between medical and educational evaluation. SOLO 4
5. L05 Explains evaluation methods (Formal and informal evaluation). SOLO 4
6. L06 To explain the structure, assessment and process stages of environmental assessment. SOLO 4
7. L07 To explain game-based evaluation models and their benefits. SOLO 4
8. L08 Explains alternative evaluation. SOLO 4
9. L09 To describe the interpretation and reporting of information collected for children with special needs. SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 To define current knowledge about special education, teaching as a job, general culture and basic sciences
2. P02 To share results of the evaluation with parents and administration after evaluating levels of students prior to teaching; to prepare and to use individualized education plan based on the results.
3. P03 To use skills and knowledge in job and daily life with considering formal and ethical rules.
4. P04 To use information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field. (European Computer Driving License”, Advanced Level)
5. P05 To suggest solutions in unexpected situations about special education and teaching as a job.
6. P06 To use skills about self-regulation, learning to learn, critical thinking and creative thinking.
7. P07 To examine and produce new scientific products about special education and teaching as a job.
8. P08 To participate in seminars, conferences, workshops etc. about special education by developing positive attitudes towards life-long learning.
9. P09 To follow new knowledge about special education and teaching as a job and to study in collaboration with colleagues.
10. P10 To be able to follow information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language (European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1).
11. P11 To prepare, apply and administer plans and projects about special education by considering students? socio-economic situations and cultural environment. To share results with society.
12. P12 To use effective communication skills when studying with individuals in special education needs, their families and other experts.
13. P13 To use skills and knowledge to increase social acceptance of individuals in special education needs and to teach communication and social skills.
14. P14 To use values about universal nature of social rights, social justice, quality culture, preserving cultural values, health in work and environmental protection in job and daily life.
15. P15 To make changes in line with all features of students and their needs.

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