Introduction
Practicum in Diagnosis (Educational Diagnostician)
This course is a practicum designed to provide field experiences for the position of educational diagnostician at the campus level with emphasis on (a) activities related to federal and state disability criteria; (b) identification procedure; (c) ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity; (d) evaluation, planning, and instruction; (e) assessment and evaluation program planning; (f) instructional decision making; (g) selecting and administering appropriate formal and informal assessment and evaluations; (h) applying and interpreting formal and informal assessments and evaluations; (i) understanding curricula and instructional strategies and behavioral and social skills; (j) professional practices, roles, and responsibilities; (k) philosophical, legal, and ethical foundations; (l) and collaborative relationships. Each intern will work under the supervision of a certified educational diagnostician for a total of 160 hours in one semester. In addition, during my coursework, I worked under the supervision of a certified Educational Diagnostician during regular school hours for the length of the FALL term at the university.
This course is a practicum designed to provide field experiences for the position of educational diagnostician at the campus level with emphasis on (a) activities related to federal and state disability criteria; (b) identification procedure; (c) ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity; (d) evaluation, planning, and instruction; (e) assessment and evaluation program planning; (f) instructional decision making; (g) selecting and administering appropriate formal and informal assessment and evaluations; (h) applying and interpreting formal and informal assessments and evaluations; (i) understanding curricula and instructional strategies and behavioral and social skills; (j) professional practices, roles, and responsibilities; (k) philosophical, legal, and ethical foundations; (l) and collaborative relationships. Each intern will work under the supervision of a certified educational diagnostician for a total of 160 hours in one semester. In addition, during my coursework, I worked under the supervision of a certified Educational Diagnostician during regular school hours for the length of the FALL term at the university.