Standard # 4: Assessment.
| Performances
School Services Professionals demonstrate the ability to: 1. develop an assessment plan designed to assess students within their area of competence; 2. administer assessment instruments in an appropriate manner; 3. interpret results of assessment in a manner understandable to diverse populations; 4. apply results of assessment to curriculum, placement, and intervention decisions and plans. |
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| Knowledge School Services Professionals have knowledge and understanding of: 1. a variety of approaches to assessment and are firmly grounded in a theoretical orientation within which student problems may be conceptualized and assessed; 2. standards for assessment as required for their specific area of competence; 3. technical properties of assessment instruments including validity, reliability, test development, scoring scales, norms, and comparability of instruments within their area of competence; 4. appropriate uses of assessment instruments, results, and interpretations based on knowledge from test materials, research, and standards for assessment; 5. issues related to assessment of students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and individuals with disabilities; 6. rights of individuals in assessment situations. |
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| Dispositions School Services Professionals believe and are committed to: 1. recognizing the limits of their area of competence and referring or seeking consultation when necessary; 2. appreciating the limits of assessment instruments and the appropriate uses and interpretations of results obtained through assessment; 3. valuing the need for multiple forms of assessment in evaluating students. |
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| Related Indiana Standards for School Counseling
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