Written/Oral Comprehensive Scoring Guide 3 2 1 0 Domain Target Acceptable Unacceptable NA Score Answer demonstrates a Answer provides at Answer shows an 2.1 clear and precise least one component insufficient Data-Based understanding that or details suggesting understanding that Decision Making school psychologists that school school psychologists and must be able to use psychologists must be must be able to use Accountability assessment strategies able to use assessment assessment to gather information strategies to gather strategies to gather and define current information and define information and problem areas. current problem areas, define current Response addresses strengths, and needs problem areas. the need for assessing for individuals, oral Candidate’s strengths, and needs groups, and systems. defense provided no for individuals, groups, evidence to support and systems. knowledge in this domain. Answer shows that This answer entails at Response does not 2.2 school psychologists least one element include sufficient Consultation must have the ability to indicating that school details in area. and listen well, participate psychologists must have oral Candidate’s Collaboration: in discussions, convey the ability to listen well, defense provided no information, and work participate in evidence to support together at an discussions, convey knowledge in this individual, group, and information, and work domain. systems level. together at an individual, group, and systems level. Candidate Candidate’s response Candidate written 2.3 demonstrates an has at least one of the response did not show Effective appreciation for the features regarding the familiarity with or Instruction fact that school need to provide appreciation for and psychologists are able challenging but school psychologists Development to develop challenging achievable cognitive being able to develop of Cognitive/ but achievable and academic goals for challenging but Academic cognitive and all students, provide achievable cognitive Skills academic goals for all information about ways and academic goals students, provide in which students can for all students. Other information about achieve these goals, related elements are ways in which students and monitor student missing from the can achieve these progress toward these written candidate’s goals, and monitor goals. response to this item. student progress toward these goals. Candidate’s response Candidate’s response Candidate’s written 2.4 demonstrates a clear demonstrates at least response in this area Socialization understanding that two of the features was insufficient in the and school psychologists regarding the need to identification and Development of must be able to develop challenging but description of the Life Skills develop challenging achievable , affective, critical features but achievable , or adaptive goals for regarding this
Written/Oral Comprehensive Scoring Guide Domain 3 Target 2 Acceptable 1 Unacceptable 0 NA Score 2.1 Data-Based Decision Making and Accountability Answer demonstrates a clear and precise understanding that school psychologists must be able to use assessment strategies to gather information and define current problem areas. Response addresses the need for assessing strengths, and needs for individuals, groups, and systems. Answer provides at least one component or details suggesting that school psychologists must be able to use assessment strategies to gather information and define current problem areas, strengths, and needs for individuals, groups, and systems. Answer shows an insufficient understanding that school psychologists must be able to use assessment strategies to gather information and define current problem areas. Candidate’s oral defense provided no evidence to support knowledge in this domain. 2.2 Consultation and Collaboration: Answer shows that school psychologists must have the ability to listen well, participate in discussions, convey information, and work together at an individual, group, and systems level. This answer entails at least one element indicating that school psychologists must have the ability to listen well, participate in discussions, convey information, and work together at an individual, group, and systems level. Response does not include sufficient details in area. Candidate’s oral defense provided no evidence to support knowledge in this domain. 2.3 Effective Instruction and Development of Cognitive/ Academic Skills Candidate demonstrates an appreciation for the fact that school psychologists are able to develop challenging but achievable cognitive and academic goals for all students, provide information about ways in which students can achieve these goals, and monitor student progress toward these goals. Candidate’s response has at least one of the features regarding the need to provide challenging but achievable cognitive and academic goals for all students, provide information about ways in which students can achieve these goals, and monitor student progress toward these goals. Candidate written response did not show familiarity with or appreciation for school psychologists being able to develop challenging but achievable cognitive and academic goals for all students. Other related elements are missing from the candidate’s written response to this item. 2.4 Socialization and Development of Life Skills Candidate’s response demonstrates a clear understanding that school psychologists must be able to develop challenging but achievable , Candidate’s response demonstrates at least two of the features regarding the need to develop challenging but achievable , affective, or adaptive goals for Candidate’s written response in this area was insufficient in the identification and description of the critical features regarding this