Special education assessment : issues and strategies affecting today's classrooms
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Special education assessment : issues and strategies affecting today's classrooms
Merrill Pearson Education, c2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Making clear connections between assessment and instruction that so many similar texts lack, this first edition special education assessment textbook uses current research and standards-based assessment material grounded in field-based case studies to highlight the contemporary issues affecting students in classrooms today.
With a strong emphasis on diversity, this robust and practical book offers current teachers and pre-service teachers alike an eye-opening and clear exploration of current formal and informal assessment tool analysis with respect to accommodations, modifications, legal and technology matters. Real-life case studies are incorporated into each chapter, helping readers to hone their decision-making skills and to understand how the chapter material relates to practical applications. At the same time, break point practices, illustrations of assessment tools, and website references provide students with multiple opportunities for self-assessment, higher-level analysis and classroom applications.
Table of Contents
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
Chapter 1 Understanding Special Education Assessment and Its Legal Requirements
Key Terms
Assessing Sandy
Chapter Objectives
History of Federal Legislation
Assessment and the Law
Types of Assessment
Multicultural Considerations
Chapter 2 Reliability and Validity
Key Terms
Case Study
Chapter Objectives
Correlation Coefficients
Reliability Types
Validity Types
Chapter 3 Norms and Test Scores
Key Terms
Case Study
Chapter Objectives
Standardized Assessment
Statistics
Chapter 4 Curriculum-Based Assessment and Informal Assessment
Key Terms
Case Study
Chapter Objectives
Defining Curriculum-Based Assessment
Defining Curriculum-Based Measurement
Defining Informal Assessment
Multicultural Considerations
Revisiting Paul
PART 2 ASSESSING PERFORMANCE SKILLS
Chapter 5 Behavioral Assessment
Key Terms
Assessing Dion
Chapter Objectives
Defining Behavior
Measures of Behavior
Multicultural Considerations
Re-Assessing Dion
Chapter 6 Cognitive Assessment
Key Terms
Assessing Jenny
Chapter Objectives
Defining Cognition
Theories of Intelligence
Multicultural Considerations
Revisiting Jenny
Chapter 7 Adaptive Skills
Key Terms
Assessing Sam
Chapter Objectives
Definition of Adaptive Behavior
Measures of Adaptive Behavior
Functional Curriculum
Multicultural Considerations
Revisiting Sam
Chapter 8 Achievement
Key Terms
Case Study
Chapter Objectives
Defining Achievement
Measures of Achievement
Multicultural Considerations
Revisiting Nathaniel
Chapter 9 Receptive and Expressive Language
Key Terms
Assessing Joseph
Introduction
Definitions of Receptive and Expressive Language
Nonlinguistic Communicators
Linguistic Communicators
Informal Measures
Cultural and Linguistic Considerations
Re-Assessing Joseph
PART 3 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 10 Early Childhood
Key Terms
Assessing Missy
Chapter Objectives
Defining Early Childhood
Including Families
Multicultural Considerations
Chapter 11 Assessing Students with Visual, Motor and/or Hearing Disabilities
Key Terms
Assessing Dale
Chapter Objectives
Defining Assessment of Visual, Motor and/or Hearing Disabilities
Assessment of Students with Visual Impairment
Motor Assessment
Hearing Assessment
Assistive Technologies
Multicultural Considerations
Re-Assessing Dale
Chapter 12 Transition
Key Terms
Assessing Tony
Chapter Objectives
Defining Transition
Transition Assessment Tools
Postsecondary Preparation
Multicultural Considerations
Re-Assessing Tony
PART 4 INTERPRETING AND LINKING ASSESSMENT TO INSTRUCTION
Chapter 13 Interpreting Tests and Reports
Key Terms
Assessing Nicholas
Chapter Objectives
Components of the Evaluation Report
Comparisons with Other Students
Communicating Results
Linking Assessment and Instruction
Multicultural Considerations
Revisiting Nicholas
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