Doctoral Candidacy Exam

Area: Assessment

Table of Specifications

   

 

TOPIC AREA

 

 

Number of Questions

General Assessment Practices

 

 

Problem-Solving Models, Purposes & Assumptions of Assessment, Intelligence Theory, Test Selection /Administration, Observations, Report Writing, Parent/Teacher Feedback

5

Multi-Cultural Issues and Special Populations

 

 

Non-Discriminatory Assessment, Cross-Cultural Assessment, Low Incidence Disability Assessment

8

Legal Issues

 

 

IDEA, Assessment Litigation, Record Keeping/Maintenance and Confidentiality, Federal/State Regulations

5

Test Score Interpretation   

 

 

Standard Scores, Percentile Ranks, Age Equivalents, 

Grade Equivalents

4

Cognitive Assessment

 

 

WJ-III-Cog, WISC-IV, SB-V

5

Academic Assessment

 

 

WJ-III-Ach, PIAT-R, CBM/CBA, DIBELS, WIAT, WRMT-R, CTOP, IRIs

4

Adaptive Behavior

 

 

Vineland

1

Behavioral/Personality Assessment

 

 

FBA, BOSS, Objective Rating Scales (BASC, CBC, Connors), Projectives

5

Perceptual-Motor Assessment

 

      

Bender, Beery

1

Vocational Assessment

 

      

Interest Assessment, Aptitude Assessment

2

Preschool Assessment

 

 

DAS, WPPSI-III, Bayley, BBCS, Batelle, Language Screening

5