WGU D003 Transcendent Understanding.

An educational model in which students with disabilities receive their education in a general educational setting with collaboration between general and special education teachers. Implementation may be through the total reorganization and redefinition of general and special education roles, or as one option in a continuum of available services. Differentiated Instruction A variety of techniques used to adapt instruction to the individual ability levels and learning styles of each student in the classroom Assessment An evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative consequences. Techniques used to analyze accomplishments against specific goals and criteria. Examples of assessments include tests, surveys, observations, and self-assessment. Reliability Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings 4 primary methods to collect data R.I.O.T Record and review, Interview, Observation and Testing inference making Refers to going beyond observations and what we know. Inferences have only a low probability of coming true. 4 kinds of assessment Practices 1. Assessments that matter but are technically inadequate 2. Technically adequate but does not matter 3. Neither Technically adequate nor matters 4 Both technically adequate and matters Non systematic observation