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This module examines the role of standard error of measurement in standardized language and psycho-educational tests. Standard error of measurement is present in a variety of measures in every day life.  The confidence interval, which must accompany any and all standardized scores reported while evaluating a child for a disability, is an indicator of  the error inherent in tests . Cate demonstrates how the confidence interval makes the information gained from administration of standardized tests of little use.

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Understanding the Standard Error of Measure

The Importance of Understanding the Confidence Interval

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Preschool Disability Evaluations Playlist

Find each of the modules from this playlist here:

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 01: Introduction to Preschool Evaluations

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 02: Problems with Traditional Assessment Procedures

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 03: New York City Policy Regarding Preschool Disability Evaluations

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 04: Issues with Test Scores

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 05: Introduction to Psychometric Data

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 06: Validity Part 1

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 07: Validity Part 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 08: Validity Part 3

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 09: Reliability

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 10: Standard Error of Measurement and Confidence Intervals

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 11: Introduction to Appropriate Assessment Procedures

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 12: Bias in Standardized Testing

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 13: Appropriate Assessment Procedures- Part 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 14: Appropriate Assessment Procedures- Part 3

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 15: The Goal of Appropriate Preschool Disability Evaluation

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 16: Normal Second Language Acquisition

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 17: Factors Influencing Bilingual Development

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 18: Why is the Parent Interview so Important?

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 19: Critical Questions 1-4

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 20: Critical Questions 5 & 6

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 21: Critical Questions 7-9

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 22: Holograms Part 1

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 23: Holograms Part 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 24: Andrea Language Analysis

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 25: Andrea Critical Questions

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 26: Shift in Clinical Practice

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 27: How do we Know a Disability Exists?

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 28: Dynamic Assessment: Cognitive Assessment

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 29: Dynamic Assessment: Non-Word Repetition Task Part 1

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 30: Dynamic Assessment: Non-word Repetition Task Part 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 31: Dynamic Assessment: Fast Mapping Introduction and Example 1

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 32: Dynamic Assessment: Fast Mapping Example 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 33: Dynamic Assessment: Fast Mapping Example 3

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 34: Language Sample: Subway Photo

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 35: Clinical Judgement/ Informed Clinical Opinion Part 1

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 36: Clinical Judgment/ Informed Clinical Opinion Part 2

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 37: Quantification without Standardized Tests

Preschool Disability Evaluations Module 38: Conclusion

Please find links to research mentioned in this module here:

New York City Department of Education, (2001). Standard Operating Procedures Manual for the Committees on Preschool Special Education. Retrieved from http://schoolsstg.nycenet.edu/NR/rdonlyres/E8BD811F-1607-465A-850E-F82C04B5A6A8/59495/CPSESOPM2001FINAL4.pdf