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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153112103321

Autore

Overton Terry

Titolo

Assessing learners with special needs : an applied approach / / Terry Overton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03771-7

Edizione

[Seventh edition, Pearson New international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Pearson Custom Library

Disciplina

371.90973

Soggetti

Special education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-455) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. An Introduction -- 2. Descriptive Statistics -- 3. Reliability and Validity -- 4. An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessments -- 5. Curriculum-Based Assessment and Other Informal Measures -- 6. Response to Intervention and Progress Monitoring -- 7. Academic Assessment -- 8. Assessment of Behavior -- 9. Measures of Intelligence and Behavior -- 10. Special Considerations of Assessment in Early Childhood -- 11. Special Considerations of Transition -- 12. Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention -- 13. Laws, Ethics, and Issues -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Special Education Assessment      A practical, applied approach to assessing learners with special needs from early childhood through transition     Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach, Seventh Edition provides readers with a practical, step-by-step approach to learning about the complex procedures of the assessment process. Integrated cases help facilitate reader comprehension of difficult concepts. Practice exercises provide an opportunity for readers to monitor their progress.