Promoting Fair and Equitable Cognitive Assessment of Diverse Children and Adolescent Populations

In this webinar, Equitable Assessment Practices for Racially, Culturally, and Linguistically Diverse Students are addressed via presenting Planning, Attention-Arousal, Simultaneous and Successive (PASS) theory as measured by the Cognitive Assessment System-Second Edition (CAS2). The focus is on accurate, equitable assessment, and identification of several disabilities (e.g., SLD, ADHD etc.) and students who are learning English. Case studies of PASS profiles, comparisons to achievement using the Discrepancy Consistency Method, and interventions are provided.

• Describe PASS theory.
• Discuss the difference between no test bias and equity.
• Explain how a brain-based approach to cognitive assessment is a fairer approach for diverse students.

Tulio M. Otero, PhD