Assessement in Special Education : An Applied Approach

by Terry Overton

• ISBN13: 9780023900075
• ISBN10: 0023900075
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated

Summary

This text combines content and practical activities, called 'Check Your Understanding, ' that provide a hands-on, applied approach to preparing for the actual assessment of students. You will benefit from completing all of the activities as you proceed through each chapter. The exercises at the end of each chapter will help you review chapter content and will provide a foundation for understanding the concepts presented in subsequent chapters. The answers for ""Check Your Understanding' activities and the exercises are provided in the Instructors Manual. Key terms are listed at the beginning of each chapter; each is defined in a marginal note at the appropriate point in the text. Many of the key terms are reintroduced throughout the text as they are used in the context of individual chapters.

Table of Contents

An Introduction	p. 2
Law and Issues	p. 26
Descriptive Statistics	p. 66
Reliability and Validity	p. 92
An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment	p. 122
Tests of Education Achievement	p. 146
Standardized Diagnostic Testing	p. 190
Informal Assessment Techniques	p. 222
Assessment of Behavior	p. 258
Measures of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior	p. 292
Other Diagnostic Instruments	p. 344
Early Childhood Assessment	p. 372
Interpreting Test Results	p. 394
Case Studies	p. 412
Appendix: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education	p. 436
Name Index	p. 441
Subject Index	p. 445
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