The author reviews systems providing objective guidelines to facilitate ongoing, daily instructional decisions, focusing on those which utilize the sensitive datum and uniform charting procedures of precision teaching. Potential users are warned that the special education teacher must remain a critical and vigilant analyst of the learning process.…

The monograph describes various aspects of data collection, analysis and data-based decision-making for the regular or special education classroom teacher. Direct and repeated measurement of student progress and program effectiveness is advocated. Four fundamental steps are outlined: (1) identify instructional objectives and collect data on…

A product of Project Measurement, this facilitator's manual is designed for an inservice course on the use of measurement in the instructional process for special educators of mentally handicapped students. Project Measurement had three goals: (1) to provide a better measurement system for special education teachers, (2) to encourage a team…