Open AccessEffective Academic Performance Assessment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author(s) -
Darya Pereverzeva,
E.I. Braginets,
Svetlana Tyushkevich,
N. L. Gorbachevskaya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychological science and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.215
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2311-7273
pISSN - 1814-2052
DOI - 10.17759/pse.2020250102
Subject(s) - autism , construct (python library) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , test (biology) , cognition , accommodation , autism spectrum disorder , special education , mathematics education , developmental psychology , medical education , computer science , medicine , paleontology , communication , neuroscience , biology , programming language
The article is dedicated to the problem of academic skills assessment in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) participating in the Adapted Educational Programmes 8.1 and 8.2. Implementation of inclusive education raises a question of academic assessment and test accommodation design for students with special needs. We provide a description of an approach called the ‘Universal Design of Assessment’ and analyse the main features of cognitive and social development in children with ASD which have to be accounted for in the educational process. We then discuss the International Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (iPIPS) and its modification for children with ASD developed according to their special needs. A brief outline of research results shows that the modification of the iPIPS technique does not affect the measured construct. Finally, we provide some recommendations on how to apply the technique depending on the students’ individual features.
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