Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2013
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SPED 6503. Instructional Design in Special Education. (3) Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A.T. (phase II) or M.Ed. in Special Education program Teacher Education, M.A.T. (SPED) or M.Ed. (SPED); SPED 6475 or SPED 6476 or RSCH 7113. Advanced instructional design for learners who have significant difficulty in performing academic tasks with typical instruction. The course provides students with a unified set of viable instructional design principles for evaluating or modifying curriculum. Application of these principles will ensure that the curriculum is accessible to a diverse group of learners. strategies for classroom-based assessment of individual needs using curriculum analysis, task analysis, and error analysis. It provides a framework for designing instructional sequences and error correction procedures that optimize progress. A field-based clinical assignment of approximately 15 hours is required. (Fall) (Spring)