EG 6863 - School-Based Assessment (3)

This course will discuss the need for accountability as it relates to a school counseling program. Through the use of data analysis, students will focus on the goals and methods of evaluating achievement, program effectiveness, and student outcomes. Students will study various types of assessment used in schools, including criterion-referenced, aptitude, achievement, intelligence, career, personality, and behavioral assessments. Individual and group approaches to measurement and interpretation in school counseling will also be studied. Additional requirements at the Ed.S. level.