Overton, Terry

Assessment in special education : an applied approach / Terry Overton - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, ©2000 - xv, 541 pages :

I. INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENT. 1. An Introduction. 2. Law and Issues. II. TECHNICAL PREREQUISITES OF UNDERSTANDING ASSESSMENT. 3. Descriptive Statistics. 4. Reliability and Validity. 5. An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment. III. ASSESSING STUDENTS. 6. Tests of Educational Achievement. 7. Standardized Diagnostic Testing. 8. Informal Assessment Techniques. 9. Assessment of Behavior. 10. Measure of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior. 11. Other Diagnostic Instruments. 12. Early Childhood Assessment. IV. INTERPRETING ASSESSMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION. 13. Interpreting Assessment for Educational Intervention. 14. Case Studies. Appendix: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education. Name Index. Subject Index.

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