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Peer reviewedDoyle, Kathryn Meyer – Language Arts, 1990
Reflects on the discrepancies that exist between the standardized assessment of a fifth grade student and the author's own experiences with the student's language development. Shows how the student's performance in class refuted the results of a clinical evaluation. (MM)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedEaves, Ronald C.; McLaughlin, Phillip – Journal of Special Education, 1977
Discussed are the relative merits of two currently popular models of assessing children--the ability assessment and task analysis models. (CL)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, General Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedYsseldyke, James E.; Algozzine, Bob – Journal of Experimental Education, 1982
The psychoeducational processes school diagnosticians use in decisions about students were studied. Bogus referral problem information for one of 16 "cases" was provided: assessment data indicated average performance. Fifty-two percent of the subjects recommended special education for the average child; these decisions were a function of referral…
Descriptors: Bias, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedEscovar, Peggy L. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1976
Described is a short term (10-12 weeks) diagnostic assessment and teaching class for handicapped children (5-10 years old) intended to provide more valid results of the child's ability by giving him an opportunity to demonstrate his learning strengths and weaknesses. (PT)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Handicapped Children, Informal Assessment
Bell, Victoria H. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1975
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Informal Assessment
Download full textOstertag, Bruce A.; Baker, Ronald E. – 1983
In 1982, a survey of California community colleges was conducted to determine the formal and informal devices used to identify and assess learning disabled average (LDA) students; the characteristics, skills, and behaviors measured; the personnel who administered the assessment instruments; and the intake process and identification and assessment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis, Informal Assessment, Learning Disabilities
Somerton, M. Ellen; Turner, Keith D. – 1975
Described is the Pennsylvania Training Model Individual Assessment Guide, designed to assist teachers in the development of specific programs for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded and multihandicapped. A section is provided for each of the system's four major components: the curriculum assessment guide for gross screening in the areas…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedBrown, Ronald T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
Elementary school children with attention deficit disorder were classified according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) as hyperactive or not. Teachers' ratings indicated hyperactive children were more problematic. Teachers were able to distinguish between the groups, using the Abbreviated Conners' Rating Scale…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Renter, Chuck; And Others – 1979
The APMI (Assessment, Placement, and Monitoring Index) is a non-categorical placement procedure designed to facilitate objective assessment, placement, and monitoring of exceptional children (ages 4 and up). The purpose of the APMI is to offer an "alternative" model for determining "severity" that (1) describes the needs of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Archibald, David – 1978
Based on the experiences of the Neshaminy School District (Pennsylvania) in developing and providing inservice training for regular and special education teachers involved with mainstreaming gifted and handicapped children, the manual presents a general guide for setting up and providing specific materials and activities for mainstreaming…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Gifted, Handicapped Children, Informal Assessment
PDF pending restorationScott, Leigh S. – 1979
Assessment of the adaptive behavior of public school children being considered for placement in the special education programs for the mentally handicapped in the Corpus Christi (Texas) Independent School District (CCISD) is discussed. Formal and informal assessment procedures are used, with a team of two associate school psychologists having the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation
Gable, Robert A., Ed.; Hendrickson, Jo M., Ed. – 1990
This step-by-step guide to informal, classroom-based assessment of students with special needs offers a comprehensive presentation of error analysis procedures. The book deals with the following topics in 10 chapters: (1) an overview of traditional academic assessment; (2) enhancing the learning of handicapped preschoolers; (3) errors and error…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Peer reviewedTidwell, Romeria – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
School psychologists should use informal assessment to alter both their role and image. They can improve classroom teachers' use of informal assessment by promoting acceptable standards of psychometric quality and providing staff development for teachers. (Author)
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Diagnostic Teaching
Toigo, Kathleen – 1989
A day care director of a center sponsored by a metropolitan medical center designed and implemented a practicum study to address the lack of a system for identifying and assessing high-risk children. The practicum was also intended to develop a program which would respond to teachers' concerns for children with special needs and obtain positive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, At Risk Persons, Consultation Programs, Data Collection
Hicks, Doin E., Ed.; And Others – Directions, 1980
The issue of Directions contains 11 articles on assessment of hearing impaired individuals. Entries have the following titles and authors: "Classroom Assessment Techniques for Hearing Impaired Students--A Literature Review" (B. McKee, M. Hausknecht); "Informal Assessment of Hearing Impaired Students In the Classroom" (B. Culhane, R. Hein);…
Descriptors: Audiology, Communication Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis
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