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Diebold, Martin H.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1980
Results indicated that untrained observers perceived the group of children as functioning at a somewhat higher level than did trained evaluators. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Examiners, Exceptional Child Research, Informal Assessment
Day, David E. – Diagnostique, 1986
The article presents a rationale for naturalistic assessment of young handicapped and nonhandicapped children in the classroom. Observation of such areas as cognitive activity, materials use, sustained activity, activity variation, adaptive environment, and classroom structure are encouraged. Four alternative assessment procedures are presented,…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
Carpenter, Dale – Diagnostique, 1983
Current spelling assessment practices are reviewed. Six individually administered standardized tests presently available to special educators and diagnosticians are examined. Informal procedures (inventories, criterion-referenced tests, and error analysis) are analyzed in terms of advantages and disadvantages. Finally, two particularly promising…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods
Elrod, G. Franklin; And Others – Diagnostique, 1989
This article examines informal transition-related assessment procedures for use with students with mild disabilities. The article includes a rationale for assessing transition-related variables; assessment procedures for kindergarten through grade 6 and for grade 7 through grade 12 and a discussion of common features of practical,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
