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Bechtel, Laten Gray – 1980
The paper addresses identification of the young gifted child and explores research on the importance of early recognition and programs designed to meet the needs of gifted students. The history of gifted education and early childhood education is traced. Reasons for intervention, such as maximizing the potential of the gifted child, are pointed…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Gifted, Informal Assessment, Special Programs
Lehr, Donna H. – 1979
The literature review identifies information regarding the emergence of mobility skills in infants and young handicapped children, including rolling, crawling, creeping, and walking. Sections discuss the following topics: assessment instruments relevant to mobility, the identification of developmental milestones in mobility, and a hierarchy of the…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
PDF pending restorationMorrow, Robert D.; McBride, Hugh J. – 1977
Assessment techniques for young severely retarded children are analyzed through identification of skills underlying such common tasks as building with blocks, completing puzzles, and putting pegs in pegboards. Examples are given of four mathematics assessment tasks from a standardized instrument for reasoning and problem solving. Described are the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education
Download full textSERVE: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education. – 1991
The primary purpose of testing in early childhood is to identify children who may be at risk for learning problems so they may be placed in appropriate educational environments. Testing is popular because educators take at face value the claim by test developers that using standardized test instruments to classify, retain, or promote children is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1994
This book is intended to help early childhood practitioners develop the essential understanding they require for appropriate use of assessment and evaluation information and to illuminate many of the issues involved in formal and informal assessment and evaluation. The chapters are: (1) "Assessment and Evaluation in the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development
Taylor, Ronald L. – 2000
This book provides information on the assessment of students with disabilities. It is divided into six major parts. Part 1, "Introduction to Assessment: Issues and Concerns," discusses the historical, philosophical, and legal foundations of assessment, introduces psychological assessments, and proposes an assessment model. Part 2, "Informal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Alternative Assessment, Attention Deficit Disorders
