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Standardized Assessment & Report Writing

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
We 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0126 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
We 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0126
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

The purpose of this course is to develop basic skills in the individual assessment of intellectual and cognitive functioning. Both theoretical and practical aspects of the assessment process will be emphasized. Factors affecting test results, including racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity, language difference, and ability difference, will be considered. Successful students will become proficient in test administration and scoring, assessment planning and interpretation using the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory, and communicating assessment findings orally and in writing. Topics include ethical, professional, and legal aspects of cognitive assessment, understanding and minimizing bias in testing, and approaching assessment with a social justice lens. This course is designed for counseling and school psychology students only as the tests covered in this course are secure instruments that can be administered only by appropriately-credentialed psychologists.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in School Psychology

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0126

Enrolled / Capacity

13 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Tracy Paskiewicz

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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