MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Education Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

GED1828

Exceptionality: assessment and intervention

Associate Professor S C Sykes

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have increased their knowledge, skills and competence in the field of exceptionality; acquired a critical approach to knowledge; developed appropriate attitudes towards individuals with special needs; increased professional competence.

Synopsis This subject focuses on the psycho-educational study of exceptional children and adolescents. Attention will be given to both disabled and gifted persons. Areas covered will include definitions and basic concepts, aetiology, characteristics and classification, psychological and educational assessment and diagnosis, instructional and management planning and the delivery of special services in a variety of settings including institutions, hospitals, clinics, centres and schools.

Assessment Essay (3000 words): 30% + Case study: 70%

Recommended texts

• Ashman A and Conway R Using cognitive methods in the classroom Routledge, 1993
• Ashman A and Elkins J Educating children with special needs Prentice-Hall, 1994
• Bachor D G and Crealock C Instructional strategies for students with special needs Prentice-Hall, 1986
• Kaufman A S Assessing adolescent and adult intelligence Allyn and Bacon, 1990
• Salvia J and Ysseldyke J Assessment in special and remedial education Houghton Mifflin, 1988
• Sattler J M WISC-111 and WPPS-R supplement Sattler, 1992
• Westwood P Commonsense methods for children with special needs Routledge, 1993
• Worley M Bailey D and Sugai G Effective teaching: Principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis with exceptional students Allyn and Bacon, 1988