Assessing Students with Special Needs: United States Edition - Hardcover

McLoughlin, James A.; Lewis, Rena B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131961918 ISBN 13: 9780131961913

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This comprehensive text for future teachers of learners with disabilities is grounded in the idea that assessment is at the center of all good teaching. Its hallmarks are its accessibility, balanced coverage of both this formal and informal assessment, plus thorough exploration of the link between gathering information and actually using it to make informed decisions. Offering a step-by-step Assessment Question Model on the inside front cover, it equips readers to understand the complete assessment process, from choosing the best tool, to adapting instruction to improving outcomes. Popular, as well as lesser-known, tools are examined in order to acquaint readers with promising procedures for assessing students with special needs.

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Assessing Students with Special Needs This comprehensive text for future teachers of learners with disabilities is grounded in the idea that assessment is at the center of all good teaching. Its hallmarks are its accessibility, balanced coverage of both this formal and informal assessment, plus thorough exploration of the link between gathering information and actually using it to make informed decisions. Offering a step-by-step Asses... Full description

From the Back Cover:

This text not only combines current coverage of formal and informal assessment to meet federal initiatives, but Assessing Students with Special Needs, Sixth Edition, takes extra steps showing how to really use assessments and their results to improve education for students with special needs.

The sixth edition prepares teachers and assessment professionals for all aspects of the assessment process―from identifying students with special needs to monitoring, accommodating, and evaluating assessment tools, based on the Assessment Question Model listed on the inside front cover of this text.

Features of the sixth edition of this accessible, comprehensive text include:

• Up-to-date coverage of the latest laws and regulations impacting how, when, and why students are assessed
• A thorough discussion of CEC skills and knowledge competencies related to assessment
• Over 200 formal and informal tools, including the most commonly used assessments, emphasizing how they fit into the overall assessment process
• Assessment in Action cases to encourage critical thinking about assessing students with special needs
• More coverage on alternate assessments including observation, criterion-referenced testing, curriculum-based and portfolio assessment
• How to develop collaborative partnerships when assessing students with special needs
• A robust, text-specific website at www.prenhall.com/mcloughlin

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0131961918
• ISBN 13: 9780131961913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 648