Book by McLoughlin, James A
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A new edition of this leading text...one that offers combined coverage of formal and informal assessment, and takes the "extra step" to show future teachers how to really use assessment results to improve education for students with disabilities. The new edition provides thorough discussion of several major new tests, including the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition, the AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scale-School, Second Edition, and the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude, Third Edition. The latest trends in assessment-portfolios, authentic assessment, identification of Attention Deficit Disorders, assessment for transition planning, and others-are analyzed. The most current information is provided for all topics in the field--including excellent new coverage of the school reform movement and legislative mandates such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Based on a practical, systematic model of assessment questions, Assessing Special Students, Fourth Edition offers a thorough introduction to educational assessment...defines appropriate assessment procedures...and teaches future educators how to apply assessment results in the classroom. It prepares students for all phases of the assessment process...encouraging them to take advantage of every tool available.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Good copy of a ".comprehensive guide to the assessment of mildly handicapped students." Slight lean to volume. Slight musty smell to volume. Shelf wear to decorated covers with smudging and faint scratching. Foxing to front and rear flyleaves. Previous seller's price imprint remains on front flyleaf. "Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Part One, Nature of Educational Assessment; 1 Assessment Today; 2 P.L. 94-142 and Assessment; 3 Team Decision Making; 4 Designing the Individualized Assessment Plan; Part Two, Technical aspects of Assessment; 5 Selection and Administration of Norm-Referenced Standardized Tests; 6 Scoring, Interpretation, and Modification of Norm-Referenced Standardized Tests; 7 Selection, Design, and Interpretation of Informal Procedures; Part Three, Areas for Assessment: 8 School Performance; 9 Learning Aptitude; 10 Specific Learning Abilities; 11 Classroom Behavior; 12 Reading; 13 Mathematics; 14 Oral and Written Language; Part Four, Application of assessment results; 15 Interpreting and Reporting Results; 16 Differential Assessment: Age, Sex, and Culture; 17 Parental Involvement; 18 Assessment Tomorrow; Glossary; Appendix A, Answers to Study Questions; Appendix B, Addresses of Test Publishers; Indices: Test, Author, and Subject""Summary: McLoughlin and Lewis provide extensive information on the use of testing, computers and other assessment tools. Guidelines in the monitoring of test results are presented, as well as methods of increasing parent participation in the assessment process""Description: 627, [11]p. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.". Seller Inventory # 002562
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