NBA 丹麦.pptVIP

The Netherlands Needs based assessment: participation of pupils and parents No?lle Pameijer, Copenhagen, 2008 NBA: teacher and special needs coordinator They systematically follow a needs-based cycle, goal-directed, e.g.: 1. Plan for the entire group 2. Plan for subgroup(s) of students with same needs 3. IEP for several students with specific needs Ongoing assessment to evaluate and adjust the plans, according to the five principles of NBA (a problem solving strategy) Assessment team ‘Special teachers’, coaches, schoolpsychologists, social workers, and others; all work according to the 5 principles of NBA ? All involved in and outside the school: same mission and same language ongoing cyle of planning and evaluating Principles needs-based assessment … is transparant, operating in accordance with systematic procedures is goal-directed; aims at solving problems recommendations on learning and teaching uses a transactional frame of reference promotes partnership with the teacher, parents and child focuses on positive aspects of child, teacher, peers, school and parents 1. Systematic procedures Assessment and planning = complex processes Decisions have a large impact on student Therefore: systematic procedures Clear stages, step by step Checklists as a reminder, per stage Rules to protect against common mistakes, e.g.: consider only one possible diagnosis and only find evidence to confirm consider only one solution or recommendation make decisions that some one else should make (responsibities) Five stages 5 stages Intake: questions, requests and expectations? what do teacher, pupil and parents want to achieve? Strategy: what decisions have to be made? what do we already know? what more do we need to know? Diagnosis: participants collect information to answer selected questions Needs assessment: goal of plan: what do pupil, teacher and parents need to achieve goal? Recommendations: a desirable educational plan: is this achievable for this pupil, this teacher