01070nam a22001217a 4500020001500000082001400015100001900029245007700048260005100125300002000176505073000196650002200926  a0130826545  a371.9 OVE  aOverton, Terry  aAssessment in special education : ban applied approach /cTerry Overton  aUpper Saddle River, N.J. : bMerrill, c©2000  axv, 541 pages :  aI. 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.  aSpecial education