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Shanahan, Timothy – Reading Teacher, 1989
Reviews two tests which highlight important trends in the assessment of learning disabilities, and presents potentially valuable, practical developments in assessment. Identifies the recurring problem of the lack of a theory, construct, or clear definition to guide the assessment of learning disabilities. (MG)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
The one-page abstract summarizes "Brain Research: Implications for the Education of Exceptional Children," an ERIC Computer Search Reprint containing bibliographic information and abstracts of 115 documents. Citations are described in five sections: learning disabilities, autism, other learning handicaps, assessment techniques, and instructional…
Descriptors: Autism, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Evaluation Methods