Test Design and
Test Framework

Field 033: Educational Diagnostician

The test design below describes general assessment information. The framework that follows is a detailed outline that explains the knowledge and skills that this test measures.

Test Design

Format Computer-based test (CBT)
Number of Questions 100 selected-response questions
Time* 3 hours
Passing Score 240

*Does not include 15-minute CBT tutorial

Test Framework

 



Subareas Range of Competencies Approximate Test Weight
Selected-Response
I Human Development and Learning 0001–0003 30%
II Assessing and Addressing Individual Needs 0004–0007 40%
III Professional Roles and Responsibilities 0008–0010 30%
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Subarea I–Human Development and Learning

Competency 0001–Understand typical and atypical human growth and development.

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Competency 0002–Understand processes of learning and factors that affect learning.

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Competency 0003–Understand curricula, instructional methods, and learning environments that are responsive to the strengths and needs of all students.

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Subarea II–Assessing and Addressing Individual Needs

Competency 0004–Understand how to select, adapt, evaluate, and conduct assessments for the purpose of determining appropriate recommendations and interventions for students with exceptional learning needs.

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Competency 0005–Understand procedures for conducting assessments of students with exceptional learning needs.

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Competency 0006–Understand how to score, record, and interpret assessment results.

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Competency 0007–Understand how to use assessment results within the multidisciplinary team process for developing individualized educational plans (IEPs) and for planning interventions that address the strengths and needs of students with exceptionalities.

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Subarea III–Professional Roles and Responsibilities

Competency 0008–Understand the roles and responsibilities of the educational diagnostician.

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Competency 0009–Understand how to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with students with exceptional learning needs, their parents/guardians, school personnel, and community members to provide students with appropriate educational services.

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Competency 0010–Understand the historical, legal, and ethical foundations of the field of educational diagnosis.

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