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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785987603321

Titolo

Assessment for intervention [[electronic resource] ] : a problem-solving approach / / edited by Rachel Brown-Chidsey and Kristina Andren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63222-5

9786613944672

1-4625-0688-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Classificazione

PSY006000EDU026000SOC025000EDU009000

Altri autori (Persone)

AndrenKristina J

Brown-ChidseyRachel

Disciplina

370.15

Soggetti

School psychology - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front Matter; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Editors; Contributors; Contents; Part I--IDEAL Problem Solving; Chapter 1--Introduction; Chapter 2--Problem-Solving Assessment; Part II--Identifying Problems; Chapter 3--Ecological Variables in School-Based Assessment and Intervention Planning; Chapter 4--The Role of Teacher Perspectives in Diagnostic and Program Evaluation of Academic Skills; Chapter 5--Population-Based Strategies for Identifying Schoolwide Problems; Chapter 6--Considering Diverse Learner Characteristics in Problem-Solving Assessment

Part III--Defining ProblemsChapter 7--Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Cornerstone of Effective Problem Solving; Chapter 8--Conducting Problem-Solving Interviews; Chapter 9--Conducting Systematic Direct Classroom Observations to Define and Assess School-Related Problems; Chapter 10--Behavioral and Academic Rating Scale Applications within the Problem-Solving Model; Chapter 11--Identifying and Validating Academic Problems in a Multi-Tiered System of Services and Supports Model in a Time of Shifting Paradigms

Chapter 12--The Role of Intelligence Testing in Understanding Students' Academic ProblemsPart IV--Exploring and Applying Selected Interventions; Chapter 13--Solution-Focused Psychoeducational Reports; Chapter 14--The Administrative Role in Transforming Schools



to Support and Guide Educational Interventions; Chapter 15--Treatment Integrity Assessment within a Problem-Solving Model; Part V--Looking at Effects; Chapter 16--Visual Representation of Progress Monitoring and Academic Achievement Data; Chapter 17--Evaluating Intervention Outcomes within Problem-Solving-Based Assessment

Chapter 18--Student Success StoriesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Problem-solving assessment is an essential component of multi-tiered systems of support such as response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS). This authoritative work provides a complete guide to implementing a wide range of problem-solving assessment methods functional behavioral assessment, interviews, classroom observations, curriculum-based measurement, rating scales, and cognitive instruments. Prominent experts demonstrate the key role of assessment throughout the process of supporting at-risk students, from identifying academic and behavioral pr

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817240703321

Autore

Terry Paul (Journalist)

Titolo

In search of Captain Moonlite : the strange life and death of the notorious bushranger / / Paul Terry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013

ISBN

1-74343-516-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

940.3

Soggetti

Bushrangers - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover ; About the author; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; 1 MAN AND MYTH; 2 BEGINNINGS; 3 MAN OF GOD; 4 'THE FRAIL, FAIR ONE'; 5 ISLAND DREAMS; 6 BREAKOUT; 7 'QUEST FOR BLOOD'; 8 THE REFORMER; 9 THE LONG WALK; 10 WANTABADGERY STATION; 11 THE GUNFIGHT; 12 GUNDAGAI; 13 THE TRIAL; 14 THE LADY IN BLACK; 15 MOONLITE'S END; 16 A ROUGH, UNHEWN ROCK; Selected References;



Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

When a masked and cloaked bandit robbed the bank at a small gold town in 1869 he created the legend of Captain Moonlite, the gun-toting man of God who enthralled and appalled the nation for more than a decade. Real name Andrew George Scott, he is remembered as bushranger, conman, warrior and lunatic. In an 11-year life of crime, he escaped from gaol, took to the road as a prison reformer and fought a pitched gun-battle that made him a household name. He was a man who loved, and was loved unreservedly in return - but more than a century passed before his dying wish to be buried with his soul ma