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McGreevy, Ann M. – Pointer, 1986
Three types of informal assessment procedures (interest analysis, interviewing, and observation) are described as approaches to identifying areas of need in individualized programing for the gifted. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Informal Assessment
Schlagal, Robert Clark – Pointer, 1986
The paper stresses the importance of informal assessment of spelling, describing both quantitative and qualitative implications. Stages of word knowledge are reviewed and examples of student errors are cited to illustrate needed instruction. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
Barnes, William G. W. – Pointer, 1986
Stressing that reading assessment should occur while students read books and write stories, the author discusses informal assessment of readiness, fluency, phonics, and comprehension. Implications for instruction are noted. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Reading Diagnosis
