Informal assessment can make a valuable contribution to the assessment process in special education. Informal procedures are characterized by their ability to be tailored to the needs of specific assessment situations and are especially useful in student evaluation for this reason. (Author)

Presents an overview of issues in the educational assessment of children with learning and behavior disorders. The issues discussed relate to the: focus of assessment, types of abilities evaluated, methods used, technical adequacy of available measures, personnel involved in assessment, assessment of culturally different children, and involvement…