Your role is to provide special education or related services as
a member of a school improvement team tasked with determining assessment instruments that
are appropriate for your diverse student population (preK – 12). Select one testing instrument,
preferably the one you will be using for your Assessment Project, from the list below to critique
and discuss. Your role as a writer is to critically discuss the purposes, uses, benefits, and
limitations of the selected instrument. In your critique, address each of the specific components
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described in the scoring rubric. Literature search resources suggested include accessing ODU
Libraries electronic journals, such as Assessment for Effective Intervention, or databases such
as Tests in Print or Mental Measurements Yearbook.
o Key Math Diagnostic Assessment
o Peabody Individual Achievement Test
o Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
o Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement
o Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Directions: Complete a critique of one assessment instrument. Include APA formatted
references for information sources used in the critique.
Your critique will address five areas or components (see rubric attached): a) provide a correctly
formatted APA reference for the test instrument, b) provide a complete and accurate
discussion of the intended assessment audience, including age, grade, race, ethnic and/or
cultural background, socioeconomic background, geographic location, and learning disabilities,
c) explain the purpose(s) of the test, listing and accurately explaining what each subtest
measures, and d) discuss the administration and scoring procedures, including a description of
the testing format, basal and ceiling rules along with types of scores the test results provide,
and the scoring method (e.g., manual or computer scoring), and e) critically discuss the overall
strengths, limitations, validity and reliability of the assessment tool.
