Assessment in Special Education: An Applied Approach - Softcover

Terry Overton

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9780675211567: Assessment in Special Education: An Applied Approach

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0675211565 ISBN 13: 9780675211567

Publisher: Merrill Pub Co, 1991

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For use in Assessment in Special Education courses. This text examines assessment of individuals with mild to moderate disabling conditions in a clear and understandable manner. It uses application exercises and case studies to help students make the transition of technical material from the classroom to real world experiences. Written especially for future educators who will work in public schools, this text takes students through all the phases of assessment procedures-from the calculations of chronological age scores and raw scores-to writing effective educational objectives required for Individual Educational Programs.

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Written especially for future special education teachers who will work in public schools, this text examines educational assessment of individuals with mild to moderate disabling conditions. The author's applied approach to the material presented through a step-by-step series of hands-on activities provides students with thorough, guided practice in actually using the tools and tests they will encounter when working. Coverage focuses specifically on assessment of individuals with the highest incidence of disability conditions--learning and behavioral problems. It encompasses special education, fundamental principles on which assessment is based, and specific assessment tools and techniques available to the special education teacher. The Second Edition underscores the social responsibility of professionals in assessment to exercise fairness and accuracy in the decision-making process. This is possible when accurate standardized assessment procedures are used as one part of the total assessment process.

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<>Primarily focused on providing its readers with a practical, step-by-step approach to learning about the complex procedures of the assessment process, Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach, Sixth Edition, will help prepare and qualify educators to accurately assess students within the general education environment who have academic and behavioral challenges. Included are the textbook’s trademark integrated cases featured throughout the material to help facilitate reader comprehension of difficult concepts, followed by practice exercises and portions of assessment instruments and scoring tables. Written to reflect the recent changes in federal regulations such as Response-to-Intervention, Early Intervening Services, and the discovery of new evidence-based practices, the revision of this widely-used text reflects the most current changes in the assessment process.

The sixth edition is replete with updates including:

Increased number of case studies throughout the text and inclusion of exercises in the text.
At regular intervals throughout each chapter are applied exercises for the student to complete to aid in their understanding of chapter content.
The latest revisions of IDEA 2004, and the regulations that govern our public school systems
Chapter-by-chapter CEC Knowledge and Skills Standards
A new emphasis on progress monitoring
Increased coverage on curriculum-based assessment, functional behavior assessment, and data from norm-referenced assessment
Special considerations including the assessment of students with Pervasive Development Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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