As you learned in the Iris Center module titled
Universal Design for Learning: Creating a Learning Environment that
Challenges and Engages All Students, assessment is one of the four key
curricular components. Along with using assessments to make informed decisions
about meeting the needs of children, you will also encounter the use of
standardized assessments in your work with learners with exceptionalities.
Currently there is a lot of controversy surrounding assessments and the role
that they should play when working with young learners. Whether you agree or
disagree with this practice, it is important that you know how to make sure you
are using standardized assessments in the most appropriate way possible when
working with diverse learners in inclusive environments.
To prepare for this assignment,
·
Please refer to the Week 3
Guidance for further tips and examples that will support your success on this
assignment.
·
Read Principles
and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Assessment
Landscape. (Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Assessment Landscape (NCEO Report 400) (umn.edu)
For your assignment, imagine that you have been
asked to be a part of a task force for determining which standardized
assessments your school or center will be using. Your supervisor has asked you
to create an 8- to 10-slide presentation, to share with your colleagues,
highlighting the key factors that need to be taken into account when selecting
a standardized assessment that addresses the needs of all learners.
In your presentation,
·
Describe how you will ensure
that all students are included in assessments and how you will make decisions
about how children participate in assessments. (Principles 1 and 3)
·
Summarize how you will make
sure that the assessments are designed for accessibility by all. (Principle 2)
Sample Solution