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Casey Hereth
Artifact Rational: Educational Achievement Report
Through the process of developing the a Educational
Achievement Report (EAR), I was able to develop competency in the
ability to administer, score, and interpret a standardized, formal,
educational achievement test in order to make appropriate educational
recommendations to promote student achievement. The EAR related to
the Council for Exceptional Childrens (CEC) standards 1,4, and 6.
CEC standard 1: Learner Development and Individual Differences
requires special education professionals to understand how
exceptionalities may interact with development and learning and
use this knowledge to provide meaningful and challenging learning
experiences for individuals with exceptionalities. The potential
impact of differences in values, languages, and customs that can exist
between the home and school has also been accounted for. The
importance of acting ethically in advocating for appropriate services is
made paramount throughout the psycho-educational assessment
process.
CEC standard 4: Assessment requires multiple methods of
assessment and data-sources in making educational decisions.
Assessment was addressed throughout EAR using pre, formative and
summative assessments to diagnose, monitor and document student
progress. I found the highlighted standard to be relevant and in-step

with the psycho-educational assessment process. It offered me a

greater knowledge of some of the models, theories and philosophies
that form the basis for special education practice. I really wasnt
looking forward to the student/parent interviews at first but after all
was said and done I now have a deeper appreciation for family systems
and the role of families in the educational process.
CEC standard 6: Professional Learning and Ethical Practices.
This standard was related through my use of foundational
knowledge of the field of Visual Arts and the my professional Ethical
Principles and Practice Standards to employ special education
practice, engage in lifelong learning, and to advance the
profession. Throughout this process, I learned a lot about my teaching
methods and myself. In the future I plan to take what Ive learned
about the psycho-educational assessment process and build on it by
continuing to take professional development courses, which focus on
assessment.
In developing the Educational Achievement Report, I was able to
expand my understanding of Special Education, specifically,
assessment. Throughout this process, I learned a lot about my teaching
methods and myself. In the future I plan to take what Ive learned
about the psycho-educational assessment process and build on it by
continuing to take professional development courses, which focus on
assessment. As a fine arts teacher my assessments generally consist

of problems, which students solve visually. Since administering the

WJIII I have noticed a need to implement more written element into my
assessments. I have come to the realization that even though my
classes are visual in nature, students may benefit as much if not more
from being prompted to explain their work in a written expression.