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Reading Assessments for Students with ASD: A Survey of Summative Reading Assessments Used in Special Educational Schools in the UK
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Arnold, Sharon; Reed, Phil – British Journal of Special Education, 2016
Schools have an obligation to assess the literacy skills of their students, and the provision of reading instruction to students includes the ability to measure progress in this area. However, the design of reading tests includes the ability not only to read words, but also the ability to verbalise them. This presents a particular challenge for…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Summative Evaluation, Special Education, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
An Investigation into the Use of Cognitive Ability Tests in the Identification of Gifted Students in Design and Technology
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Twissell, Adrian – Design and Technology Education, 2011
This study examines whether MidYIS and YELLIS cognitive ability tests (CATs) are appropriate methods for the identification of giftedness in Design and Technology. A key rationale for the study was whether CATs and able to identify those students with the aptitudes considered of importance to identifying giftedness in Design and Technology and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Identification, Cognitive Ability