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LeLaurin, Kathryn – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
This article (1) defines areas in infant and preschool evaluation where clinical judgment is typically used; (2) argues that judgment-based assessments are only as good as the objectivity, reliability, and validity of its data collection and use; and (3) offers examples of procedures and clinical methods to increase diagnostic accuracy. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification
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Rosenberg, Michael S.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
The variety of methods available for the assessment of hyperactivity in preschool populations is reviewed. Specific procedures for assessment are presented from a multidisciplinary perspective, integrating biophysical, behavioral, cognitive, and ecological models. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification, Hyperactivity
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Haley, Stephen M.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
This paper reviews the role and practice of functional-status assessment in young children with neurological impairments, examines issues in selection of functional assessment measures, and describes functional assessment approaches developed in the fields of special education and pediatric rehabilitation, including adaptive scales,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification, Neurological Impairments, Preschool Education
Webster, Raymond E.; Rogers, Jean G. – 1987
The paper reviews the literature on the use of guidelines to identify handicapped children, especially learning-disabled (LD) children, for special programs. Dangers of misidentification of learning-disabled children through rigid use of discrepancy formulas are reported. The paper reviews studies which support: the use of Bannatyne's four factor…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
Abkarian, G. G. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1989
An assessment procedure is described which employed television in the clinical evaluation of an unintelligible preschool child referred for speech-language evaluation. The preschooler's familiarity with and interest in television enabled the clinician to elicit an extended sample of clinical communication and linguistic skills from an otherwise…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification
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Lonsbury-Martin, Brenda L.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
This tutorial paper examines the potential of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in diagnostic audiology. It discusses classification of OAEs, basic properties of various types of OAEs, and clinical applications. It concludes that both transiently evoked and distortion product OAEs have beneficial clinical application resulting from their objectivity,…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Testing
Rhodes, Sharon Simpson – 1984
The paper describes a "mini-assessment" designed to help teachers understand the nature and extent of students' learning problems. A distinction is made between children with reading problems due to neurological differences and those with problems due to emotional, educational, or cultural factors. The importance of identifying and referring the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification, Informal Assessment
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Bernstein, Deena K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
Appropriate identification/assessment of limited English speaking students requires: (1) the use of both standardized and nonstandardized assessment instruments and techniques, and (2) the use of speech-language pathologists or interpreters who are proficient in the students' native language. (JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Glutting, Joseph J.; Bear, George G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
The study evaluated the utility of Kaufman-Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) subtests in differentiating learning-disabled children from students with other handicapping conditions, and compared K-ABC subtests with Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised subtests. Results showed that subtest scores did not enhance differential…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Meeker, Mary – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The Structure of Intellect approach for assessing and treating learning disabilities is presented, including a behavior checklist and suggested home and school learning activities. The Meeker paradigm identifies three areas of student functioning: cognitive/academic, social/emotional, and physio-neurological. Procedures are outlined for using the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education. – 1984
The manual offers suggestions regarding the assessment process for handicapped children. Seven chapters address the following topics: the assessment process (a decisionmaking model); the referral process; planning for an individual assessment (formal and informal processes); determining eligibility (the presence or absence of a disability, an…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Schirmer, Gene J. – 1984
Developed to provide an alternative system for identifying emotional disturbance in students, the manual begins by briefly reviewing problems in current identification approaches. An emotionally disturbed person is defined in the paper as someone who exhibits either too much or too little of a socially significant behavior. An approach is then…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Glascoe, Frances P.; Borowitz, Kathleen C. – Diagnostique, 1988
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) and an expressive language measure were administered to 114 children (aged 24 to 74 months) suspected of developmental difficulties. The DDST did not identify the majority of children who failed the expressive language screening, even after cutoff scores were made more rigorous. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Expressive Language, Handicap Identification
Tibbetts, Terry J.; And Others – 1986
The manual examines issues in determining eligibility criteria for students with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Educational and clinical definitions of SED are compared, components of the educational definiton are examined, and the issue of differentiating behavioral disorders from serious emotional disturbance is considered. The assessment…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Mainzer, Richard W.; And Others – 1982
The manual describes Maryland's programs and processes for serving learning disabled students. Teacher Assistance Teams, a support service for classroom teachers, is the focus of Chapter 1, which examines the team's composition, function, and responsibilities. Chapter 2 presents the state's admission, review, and dismissal process for special…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification
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