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Semester: | Spring 2021 |
Number: | 0878-634-100 |
Instructor: | TBA |
Days: | Monday 2:00 pm - 3:50 pm |
Note: | Online, Both synchronous and asynchronous |
Location: | Online |
Credits: | 3 |
Status: | This Course is Filled to Capacity |
Notes: |
For majors only |
Course Materials: | View Text Books |
Description: |
Survey of assessment and evaluation approaches of communication disorders, with emphasis on rationale of different assessment approaches, as well as understanding the diagnostic process--including report writing; interviewing; administration, scoring of standardized tests; and interpretation of assessment results. Impact of culture, ethnicity, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity will be discussed. |
Learning Goals: |
COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, students will learn about:• the principles of valid and reliable assessment of communication disorders (ASHA – III-D)• the diagnostic interview and counseling process (ASHA – III-D; IV-B; IV-G • the form and content of a diagnostic report (ASHA – IV-B • the basics of psychometrics (ASHA – III-D) • the need of both standardized, formal testing as well as informal/dynamic assessment (ASHA – III-D) • representative standardized tests used in terms of their rationale, norms, and techniques of administering/scoring/interpreting these tests (ASHA – III-D) • the need to be sensitive to cultural/linguistic diversity during the assessment process (ASHA – III-C and III-D; IV-G)• speech/language screening assessment (ASHA – IV-G) *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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