Course Information
Assessing Young Children and their Environments to Enhance Development
University: |
Michigan State University |
Course Number: |
HDFS 303 |
Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $420 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
January 10, 2022 - May 06, 2022 |
Course Description
In this course, university students learn to select, evaluate, and use appropriate assessment tools for children birth to age 8. Students use assessment data to inform decisions about teaching environments and practice and intervention. Topics also include ethical use of assessments, validity of assessments, multicultural sensitivity, and assessments for children with special needs.
Contacts
Instructor
Tamesha Harewood
harewoo1@msu.edu
Campus Coordinator
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Assessing Young Children
Mindes, G. & Jung L. A.
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 9780133519235
Publisher: Pearson
Understanding Assessment in the Special Education Process
Pierangelo, R. & Giuliani, G.
Edition: Corwin Press
ISBN: 139781412917919
Publisher: 2008. The 2015 reprint from Skyhorse Publishing is okay too
Course Access
Approximately three weeks before the semester begins, the Registrar's Office enrolls the student in the class and assigns them a student number (PID) and 4 digit passcode (PAN). These are sent to the student in two separate emails using the email address listed in ExpanSIS. The student must use the PID and PAN to activate their MSU email address. After 24-48 hours, the student can access the class through the course management system. The course information pages are sent multiple times to any and all e-mail addresses listed for the student in ExpanSIS.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.