Transition Assessment Process

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Transition assessment is the process of special education students developing the skills required to achieve goals in college, work, and life. These assessments have been created by the U.S. Department of Education in which called for all students to receive a complete education regardless of any disability. The transition assessment consists of five processes that together help the student achieve their transitional goals. Transition assessment uses information collected from interests, skills, or aptitude. The five processes are, determining what to access, selecting the assessments, conducting assessments, analyzing the results, and implementing the data.
Determining what to access is the first step in the transition assessment process. This step has changed within the 21st century. These processes have been categorized as the traditional and 21st century assessment. These assessments are much different in how they are approached. For the traditional process, the assessment involves norm referenced material, an annual process, a focus on current capabilities and weaknesses, and a passive role of student. These processes have been totally changed when it comes …show more content…

Assessments in the 21st century have been categorized into formal and informal assessments. When selecting which assessment to choose it is important to choose the best assessment that will give the most useful data. When researching you will find that there are many different assessments some which are free and others that cost money. Formal assessments are research based assessments that in many cases will require a purchase to complete the assessment. An example of a formal assessment is the Woodcock Johnson Test, which is a set of tests that measure a student’s cognitive abilities. An example of an informative assessment is an interview with the student to find his or her goals and

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