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Master of the appropriate assessment tool. intervention techniques to use with
Authentic assessment strategies,
young children who have moderate
Science specifically designed to support and to severe disabilities. Students
inform instruction are the hallmark
will be provided with lectures and
reading materials to integrate
of best practices in special education.
in Special The expert teacher also analyzes and reflect on current trends and
research in early childhood and
evaluation data to make informed
Education decisions about student progress. intervention programs. Students
SPEDU 503 - Curriculum will focus on instructional content
and practice that are appropriate for
Development and Instructional young children with disabilities. In
Core Courses Strategies in Special Education addition, field experiences, and case
Credit Hours: 3 studies will provide students with
Prerequisite: SPEDU 501 opportunities to apply and synthesize
SPEDU 501 - Special Education knowledge relative to being a teacher
and Exceptionality This course designed to provide in early childhood special education.
Credit Hours: 3 students with a comprehensive SPEDU 506 - Research Methods
Prerequisite: No pre-requisite theoretical background and practical in Special Education
skills in special education curriculum
This course is designed to give and instruction with a focus on Credit Hours: 3
students the basic overview of all curriculum evaluation, curriculum Prerequisite: SPEDU 501
the areas and categories of special integration and educational
education. The course will provide improvement. Students will study and The primary objective of this course
an advanced educational knowledge practice the different methodology is providing students with related
base consisting of philosophical, and instructional strategies in skills and knowledge to design and
historical, psychological, educational, special education. The study of this product good research. Specifically,
social and legal foundations of course will prepare them to take the course aims at introducing
special education and its programs. on increased responsibilities in the them to the basic concepts used in
The purpose is to prepare students planning, implementation, research, research and to scientific methods
to work with students identified with and evaluation of curriculum, and their approach related to
exceptionality and research-informed instruction and assessment through paradigms used in Special Education
teaching practices to support the developing their own project and and exceptionality. The course will
needs of diverse learners within design curriculum outlines model. provide them with full opportunities
the inclusive classrooms and to The course will provide them also to apply specific research methods
further collaborate with families with the most recent approaches and related to their field. This course
of exceptional learners to achieve methods in curriculum development covered the steps and procedure to
optimum learning outcomes for all. in special education area. The study stablish research topic to present
of curriculum can help students to results including all definitions and
SPEDU 502 - Measurement and design materials and instructional method used in evaluation, identify
Evaluation in Special Education procedures for teaching exceptional and writing Problem statement,
Credit Hours: 3 individuals using Individualized questions, hypotheses, research
design, and statistical analyses
Co-requisite: SPEDU 501 Educational Plans (IEP), Curriculum procedures, ethical issues, sampling
selection, program design, and
This course is designed to cover classroom organization will be and select the best ligature. The
methods, approaches, tools and considered with commonalities course will cover practices with
scales used to identify the special across exceptionalities emphasized. knowledge related to prepare and
needs, developing formal and SPEDU 504 - Early Childhood and writing proposals. Data collection and
institutional screening tools for Intervention Programs develop tools will be part of practices,
diagnoses and assessment. Class types of educational reference
sessions will feature discussions, Credit Hours: 3 resources, sources and effects of
cooperative learning activities, and Prerequisite: SPEDU 501 sampling error, characteristics and
lecture presentations and will provide consequences of biased samples,
opportunities to actively engage This course is designed to provide types of probability and non-
in learning the various types of students with subject matter, probability-based sampling plans
assessment along with the ability curriculum, learner characteristics, randomness, types of variables and
to select or design and implement reflection opportunities, and how they are used, research validity,

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