Instruction
Using this week’s textbook readings as a guide, your assignment will be to design an assessment program.
Planning a School or Agency Assessment Program
Using this week’s textbook readings as a guide, your assignment will be to design a school or agency assessment program. This program should be created in the APA template provided .
Drummond , Sheperis, and Jones recommend following six steps in designing an assessment program. The six steps include:
Identify the goals and purposes of the assessment program/plan
Identify the types of information needed to make decisions (for example for Schools - state and district assessment calendars, state standardized testing protocols for test integrity, state reporting requirements. For Mental Health - social history, family history, suicidal behavior)
Identify the types of instruments to be given and establish procedures for selecting them (Use assessment instrument review)
Identify the responsibilities of the staff in the assessment program/plan
Develop procedures for disseminating assessment results to appropriate individuals
Develop an evaluation strategy to continuously monitor the assessment program/plan