Abstract
This study examined the extent to which educational diagnosticians in Texas perceived their certification program prepared them with the professional knowledge recommended by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Advanced Preparation Standards Specialty Set: Special Education Diagnostician Specialist (CEC, 2015). A total of 113 currently practicing educational diagnosticians in Texas responded to a 28-item survey based on the CEC standards for educational diagnosticians. Participants reported being less prepared to meet standards related to collaboration, vocational and assessment measures, behavior assessment measures, and language assessment measures. Diagnosticians working in urban school districts reported lower levels of preparation as compared to those working in suburban and rural school districts on standards related to assessment. Recommendations for educator preparation programs for educational diagnosticians are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Gomez, Mertie; Blackwell, William H.; Cole, Corinna Villar; and Young, Chase
(2020)
"Examining the Preparedness of Educational Diagnosticians in Texas,"
Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/jhstrp/vol6/iss1/6
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