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Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED): The Professional Credential for Assessment Specialists

¹ Bob Jones University
² Lubbock (TX) Independent School District
³ Rutgers University

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jpsutton{at}bju.edu.

	Abstract

A new professional credential, the Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED), was established in 2006 for assessment specialists known as educational diagnosticians. The first cohort of 511 diagnosticians from 11 states received NCED certificates in January 2008. Discussed in this article are several issues of concern related to national certification of diagnosticians, including viability and distinctiveness of the profession, and quality and uniformity of practice. This article also discusses the chronology of events leading to establishment of the NCED program, qualifications for the credential, and future challenges to the program.

First published on November 18, 2008, doi:10.1177/1534508408325579

Assessment for Effective Intervention 2009;35:17.

A more recent version of this article appeared on December 1, 2009


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