Longwood Education Program SPA Assessment Plan
Liberal Studies/Special Education
Longwood Educational Program: General Curriculum K-12
Program Coordinator e-mail Address: mathewsr@longwood.edu
Program Coordinator: Rachel T Mathews
Program Coordinator Office Phone: 434-395-2532
SPA Name: Council for Exceptional Children
SPA Website:
Date SPA Assessment Plan Submitted:
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Date Plan Approved by AIR:
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Chart 1: Required (RQ) and Recommended (RC) Standards for Each Assessment
SPA STANDARDS
1
Licensure
assessment
or content
based
assessment
2
Assessment
of content
knowledge
in special
education
State Test –
VRA
PRAXIS II
Elem/Sec
Content
PRAXIS II
SPED
Standard 1 – Foundations
3
Ability to
plan for
instruction
Lesson Plan
4
Assessment
of student
teaching
Clinical
Evaluation
and
Dispositions
RQ
Standard 3 - Individual Learning Differences
RQ
RQ
Standard 4 - Instructional Strategies
RQ
Standard 5 - Learning Environments and Social Interactions
RQ
Standard 6 - Language
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
FBA, BIP,
BCP
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
Standard 8 - Assessment
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
Standard 9 - Professional and Ethical Practice
RQ
Standard 10 - Collaboration
RQ
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Tests CASE
Studies
RQ
RQ
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Additional
assessment
–
assessment
of
candidate
effect on
behavior4
RQ
RQ
RQ
6
Additional
assessmentPsycho
educational
assessment
Standardized
CBA
( TWS)
RQ
Standard 2 - Development and Characteristics of Learners
Standard 7 - Instructional Planning
5
Assessment
of
candidate
effect on
student
learning
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
RQ
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Chart 3: List of Assessments and Time of Administration
(Taken from the SPA Report Template: SECTION II— LIST OF ASSESSMENTS)
Name of Assessment
1
Licensure assessment , or other content-based
assessment
2
Assessment of content knowledge in special
education
3
Assessment of candidate ability to plan
instruction
4 Assessment of student teaching
Type or
Form of Assessment1
When the Assessment
Is Administered2
VRA, PRAXIS II (elementary or secondary content
area)
Admission to Professional Semester
Exit Requirement
SPED PRAXIS II
Exit
Lesson Plan
SPED 321,323/SPED 540
Maintenance/Demonstration of Skills
Final Clinical Evaluation and Evaluation of
Dispositions
Professional Semester, Exit Requirement
5
Assessment of candidate effect on student
learning
CBA (TWS)
SPED 321,323,325 OR SPED
540/692/693
Maintenance/Demonstration of Skills
6
Additional assessment that addresses CEC
Standards –Psychoeducational Assessment
Standardized Tests - Case Study
SPED 545
Maintenance/Demonstration of Skills
Additional assessment that addresses CEC
7 Standards – Assessment of candidate effect on
behavior
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior
Intervention Project (BIP), Behavior Change Project
(BCP)
SPED 565
Maintenance/Demonstration of Skills
Additional assessment that addresses CEC
Standards ( Optional) - None
N/A
N/A
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*Note: This chart will look slightly different based on your SPA Report Template: SECTION II— LIST OF ASSESSMENTS.
1
Identify the type of assessment (e.g., essay, case study, project, comprehensive exam, reflection, state licensure test, portfolio).
Indicate the point in the program when the assessment is administered (e.g., admission to the program, admission to student teaching/internship, required courses [specify course
title and numbers], or completion of the program).
2
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