Writing Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports and Full Individual Evaluations 

DESCRIPTION
The eLearning course “Writing Legally Defensible Psychoeducational Reports and Full Individualized Evaluations” will discuss the historical background of psychological testing, define the parts of psychoeducational reports, the purpose of the report, the format of the psychoeducational report, the importance of using appropriate jargon, the different types of tests such as cognitive and achievement tests, statistical concepts, the validity and reliability of the psychoeducational test, the measure and interpretation of psychoeducational tests, item analysis, different types of tests used in the psychoeducational test, implementation of psychoeducational test in different educational settings, and the benefits of psychoeducational testing.


LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the online course, eLearners should be able to….
*Discuss the historical background for evaluating students In education
*Define the legal requirements for evaluating students
*Different Types of Evaluations
*Articulate the components of an evaluation
*Explain the types of assessment kits used in evaluations
*Review statistical terms used to analyze and interpret evaluations
*Outline the criteria for an evaluation to be legally defensible