Assessing special students

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• PART ONE Nature of Educational Assessment = 1
• 1 The Definition of Assessment = 3
• Definition = 4
• Historical Perspective = 4
• Purposes = 6
• Kinds of Assessment Procedures = 7
• Special Students = 10
• Team Approach = 10
• Critical Issues = 14
• Educational Assessment Questions = 16
• Study Guide = 23
• 2 Steps in Educational Assessment = 26
• Decisions to Be Made = 27
• Steps in Assessment = 28
• Study Guide = 43
• PART TWO Technical Aspects = 45
• 3 Selection of Assessment Tools = 47
• Criteria for the Selection of Assessment Tools = 48
• Evaluating Technical Quality = 52
• Test Scores and Other Assessment Results = 57
• Promoting Nonbiased Assessment = 62
• Study Guide = 66
• 4 Standardized Tests = 69
• Preparation for Testing = 70
• Test Administration = 74
• Observation of Test Behavior = 79
• Scoring the Test = 81
• Interpreting Test Results = 83
• Modification of Testing Procedures = 87
• Avoiding Bias in Testing = 88
• Study Guide = 90
• 5 Informal Assessment = 93
• Trends in informal Assessment = 95
• Observation, Work Sample Analysis, and Task Analysis = 96
• Curriculum-Based Assessment Techniques = 107
• Procedures Using Informants = 115
• Portfolio Assessment = 120
• Interpreting Informal Assessment Results = 121
• Avoiding Bias in Informal Assessment = 123
• Study Guide = 124
• 6 The Computer as a Tool for Assessment = 126
• Test Selection = 127
• Test Administration = 128
• Test Scoring and Interpretation = 129
• Report Writing and Data Management = 135
• Informal Assessment = 137
• Study Guide = 139
• PART THREE General Considerations = 142
• 7 School Performance = 144
• Considerations in Assessment of School Performance = 146
• Sources of Information about School Performance = 149
• Group Tests of Academic Achievement = 150
• Individual Tests of Academic Achievement = 151
• Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised = 153
• Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised = 158
• Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised, Tests of Achievement = 161
• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test = 166
• Other Individual Measures of Academic Achievement = 170
• Curriculum-Based Measurement Strategies = 171
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 173
• Study Guide = 176
• 8 Learning Aptitude = 179
• Considerations in Assessment of Learning Aptitude = 180
• Sources of Information about Learning Aptitude = 183
• Group Tests of Intellectual Performance = 185
• Individual Tests of Intellectual Performance = 185
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition = 186
• Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised, Tests of Cognitive Ability = 190
• Other Individual Measures of Intellectual Performance = 196
• Approaches to the Nonbiased Assessment of Learning Aptitude = 198
• Adaptive Behavior Measures = 201
• AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scale-School (2nd ed.) = 201
• Other Measures of Adaptive Behavior = 204
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 207
• Study Guide = 209
• 9 Specific Learning Abilities and Strategies = 211
• Considerations in Assessment of Specific Learning Abilities = 212
• Sources of Information about Specific Learning Abilities = 216
• Screening for Sensory impairments = 217
• Measures of Perceptual-Motor Skills and Other Specific Learning Abilities = 221
• Test Batteries for Specific Ability Assessment = 228
• Assessment of Learning Strategies = 233
• Discrepancy Analysis = 236
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 240
• Study Guide = 242
• 10 Classroom Behavior = 245
• Considerations in Assessment of Classroom Behavior = 247
• Sources of Information about Classroom Behavior = 250
• Behavior Rating Scales and Checklists = 253
• Direct Observation = 258
• Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity = 260
• Self-Concept and Peer Acceptance = 263
• School Attitudes and Interests = 267
• The Learning Environment = 269
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 275
• Study Guide = 278
• PART FOUR Academic Areas = 280
• 11 Reading = 282
• Considerations in Assessment of Reading = 283
• Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised = 289
• Gray Oral Reading Tests (Third Edition) = 293
• Test of Reading Comprehension (Revised Edition) = 295
• Informal Reading Inventories = 299
• Other Informal Strategies = 303
• Within the Context of the Classroom = 314
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 317
• Study Guide = 321
• 12 Mathematics = 323
• Considerations in Assessment of Mathematics = 324
• KeyMath Revised: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics = 328
• Other Formal Measures = 333
• Informal Assessment Procedures = 340
• Within the Context of the Classroom = 348
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 350
• Study Guide = 353
• 13 Written Language = 356
• Considerations in Assessment of Written Language = 358
• Strategies for Assessing Spelling = 362
• Strategies for Assessing Handwriting = 368
• Strategies for Assessing Composition = 371
• Within the Context of the Classroom = 384
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 387
• Study Guide = 392
• 14 Oral Language and Bilingual Assessment = 395
• Considerations in Assessment of Oral Language = 396
• Comprehensive Measures of Oral Language = 400
• Strategies for Assessing Articulation = 407
• Strategies for Assessing Morphology and Syntax = 409
• Strategies for Assessing Semantics and Pragmatics = 410
• Assessing Students Who Speak Nonstandard English = 416
• Assessing Students Who Speak Languages Other Than English = 421
• Within the Context of the Classroom = 428
• Answering the Assessment Questions = 429
• Study Guide = 432
• PART FIVE Application of Assessment Results = 435
• 15 Interpreting, Reporting, and Using Assessment Data = 437
• General Guidelines for Reporting Assessment Results = 438
• Reporting Background Information = 439
• Reporting Current Assessment Results = 445
• Preparing the IEP = 454
• The Team Conference = 460
• Study Guide = 462
• 16 Monitoring and Evaluating the Instructional Program = 464
• Rationale = 465
• Areas for Evaluation = 467
• Collecting Data = 472
• Analyzing and Reporting Data = 476
• Evaluation Models = 480
• Study Guide = 482
• 17 Parental Involvement = 483
• Roles for Parents = 484
• Forms of Involvement = 485
• Conferencing with Parents = 489
• Involvement of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents and Professional Cultural Competence = 492
• Home Assessment = 492
• Due Process Hearings = 492
• Monitoring the Program = 493
• Parental Cooperation = 493
• Parent Education = 494
• Study Guide = 495
• PART SIX Special Considerations = 497
• 18 Early Childhood and Family Assessment = 499
• Considerations = 500
• Developmental Assessment = 503
• School Readiness Assessment = 518
• Family Assessment = 529
• Study Guide = 535
• 19 Career, Vocational, and College Assessment = 537
• Considerations = 538
• Assessment Procedures = 545
• Providing Services = 561
• College Assessment = 563
• Study Guide = 564
• 20 Current Issues and Future Trends = 565
• Purpose of Assessment = 566
• Informal Versus Formal Assessment = 567
• Technical Adequacy = 567
• Litigation = 568
• Nondiscriminatory Assessment = 569
• Team Process = 572
• Decision-Making Models = 573
• Categorical Assessment = 574
• Minimum Competency Testing = 576
• Assessment Ethics = 576
• Educational Reform Movements = 579
• Future Goals = 580
• APPENDIX A, Case History Form = 582
• APPENDIX B, Sample Case Report = 590
• APPENDIX C, Answers to Review Questions = 595
• APPENDIX D, Addresses of Test Publishers = 599
• GLOSSARY = 601
• REFERENCES = 605
• TEST INDEX = 629
• AUTHOR INDEX = 633
• SUBJECT INDEX = 641