2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

EDSP 5306 Language and Concept Development in Young Children
(Offered also as EDEC 4306/5306, and EDSP 4306.)
EDSP 5311 Diagnostic and Prescriptive Teaching for Exceptional Children
Prerequisites: EDSP 5302 or permission of Dean
Students must be computer literate. (Offered also as EDSP 4311.)
EDSP 5319 Teaching Strategies in Special Education
Prerequisites: EDSP 5302, 5311 or permission of Dean
Students are required to be computer literate. (Offered also as EDSP 4319.)
EDSP 5335 Growth, Abnormalities, Identification, and Evaluation of Early Childhood
Prerequisite: EDSP 5302, 5311 or permission of Dean
Students are required to be computer literate. (Offered also as EDSP 4335.)
EDSP 5336 Instructional Techniques and Assistive Technology for Physically Impaired Learners
Prerequisite: EDSP 5302, 5311 or permission of Dean
Students must be computer literate. (Offered also as EDSP 4336.)
EDSP 5351 Emergent Literacy
Prerequisite: EDUC 5313 or 6302 (or teacher certification)
(Offered also as EDEC 4351/5351, EDRE 4351/ 5351 , and EDSP 4351.)
EDSP 6305 Individual Psychological Evaluation
Prerequisite: EDUC 6304 or permission of the instructor
Review of theory underlying individual ability tests. supervised practice in test administration, scoring, and
interpretation. Skills in report preparation are addressed. The Wechsler scales are emphasized. (Offered also as EPSY
6305 and PSYC 6305.)
EDSP 6315 Practicum in Diagnosis
Prerequisites: permission of the instructor
Each student works under the supervision of a certified Educational Diagnostician for a total of 160 hours.
EDSP 6344 Educational Appraisal of Handicapped Students
Prerequisites: EDSP 5302, 5311, 5335, and 5319 or permission of the Dean
This course is an introduction to appraisal techniques and instruments used to identify the presence or absence of
handicapping conditions. Administration, scoring, interpretation, preparation of written reports and the development of
IEPs will be taught in this course. Students must be computer literate. (Offered also as EPSY 6344.)
EDSP 6345 Advanced Assessment in Special Education
Prerequisites: EDSP 5302, 5311, 5319, 5335, 6305, 6344 or permission of Program Director
This course addresses the explosion of information related to assessment in special education and to the diverse
populations served by special education. It examines advanced assessment techniques currently used by educational
diagnosticians. The course will focus on developing proficiency in the administration and interpretation of instruments
such as the following: The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, the KABC, the Wechsler Achievement Test, the Bender
Gestalt, the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, the Woodcock Johnson Cognitive Battery, the UNIT, the KABC, Adaptive
Behavior Scales, and the Vineland Social Maturity Scales. Students must be computer literate.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
EDUC 2311 Schools and Learning
A study of philosophical, cultural, and psychological constructs as well as ethical principles which influence education,
schooling, and learning. Observation and experience in schools is combined with intensive analyses and applications of
principles from philosophy, sociology, psychology, and ethics (as they apply to education and schooling).
EDUC 3324 Race, Class, and Gender
Prerequisites: WRIT 3303 or 3304
(Offered also as SOCI 3324.)
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