Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach - Softcover

Overton, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013117990X ISBN 13: 9780131179905

Publisher: Pearson, 2005

Synopsis

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Assessment of Special Education.

The primary focus and goal of Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach, 5th edition by Terry Overton is to provide undergraduate students with a practical, applied approach for learning about the complex procedures of the assessment process.  To achieve this goal, the author integrates cases throughout the text to facilitate reader comprehension of difficult concepts.  In addition, the author presents these concepts in a step-by-step manner and then creates opportunities for students to check their understanding of these concepts through practice exercises. Furthermore, readers will have portions of assessment instruments, and scoring tables as part of their exercise practice.  The fifth edition maintains its excellency with added discussion of the  latest information on the reauthorization of IDEA, NCLB, and the most recent regulations and how these affect assessment, throroughly updated discussion of all pertinent tests now available, increased diversity coverage, more applications and activities, and an enhanced support package developed exclusively for the text by the author.

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The primary focus and goal of Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach, 5th Edition by Terry Overton is to provide undergraduate students with a practical, applied approach for learning about the complex procedures of the assessment process. To achieve this goal, the author integrates cases throughout the text to facilitate reader comprehension of difficult concepts. In addition, the author presents these concepts in a step-by-step manner and then creates opportunities for students to check their understanding of these concepts through practice exercises.

 

New to Assessing Learner with Special Needs, Fifth Edition:

• The most up-to-date information available regarding laws and policies and current trends in the reauthorization movement.
• The integration of case studies in each chapter throughout the text to facilitate better reader comprehension and application of difficult concepts.
• More emphasis on Curriculum-Based Assessment and other methods of informal academic assessment.
• Thoroughly updated discussion of all pertinent revised tests now available.
• New and in-depth Companion Website material is integrated and connected to each chapter. (http://www.prenhall.com/overton)

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013117990X
• ISBN 13: 9780131179905
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 480