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Educational Technology,Research & Assessment

BASIS: Building Assessment Systems and Intervention Strategies for School Innovation

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BASIS is a new series of professional development courses designed to provide training in assessment and evaluation of student performance, curriculum evaluation, and tiered intervention methods for use within the Response to Intervention (RtI) service provision model. This series of courses can also be applied to the Master of Science in Educational Research and Evaluation.

Specific learning includes:

  • Advanced knowledge in Response to Intervention (RtI) by discussing intervention strategies, quantifying interventions, and determining the optimal time for interventions.
  • Practice with the analysis of data to evaluate student, curricular, and intervention effectiveness.
  • Knowledge needed to implement appropriate assessments, interpret and use assessment data, and design effective interventions for general education classrooms.

Course list

ETR 519 Applied Educational Research (3 semester hours)
ETR 521 Educational Statistics I (3 semester hours)
ETR 534 Dynamic Assessment for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 semester hours) or
ETR 528 Educational Assessment (3 semester hours)
ETR 592 Special Topics in Research and Assessment (3 semester hours)
TLRN 546 Interventions to Meet Student Needs in the General Classroom (3 semester hours)
or another approved course
ETR 587 Practicum in Educational Research and Evaluation (3 semester hours)

Additional information

Karen Woodworth-Roman, Adviser
815-753-9321
kwoodworth@niu.edu