Available resources and indicators of high quality inclusive practices are presented in this compilation. Assembling many different resources in one place allows for easy comparison of potential indicators of quality. Excerpts and adaptations of the resources are intended to provide some familiarity with the content of each resource and encourage…

Among 13 suggestions to help regular classroom teachers more effectively evaluate mainstreamed exceptional students are minimizing distractions, avoiding oral instructions, simplifying written instructions, providing an understandable and organized format, providing constructive feedback, rewarding and insisting upon effort, providing supervision…

The article presents a checklist for determining the extent of integration of severely handicapped students into regular school environments. The 14 item list is explained to be useful in identifying environments (such as the cafeteria, assembly programs, recess, and school hallways) in which integration of severely handicapped students should be…

Drawing on H.R. Davis' A VICTORY model of factors associated with organizational change, the article argues that accepted models of educational evaluation will be most useful with programs for mainstreaming handicapped children when they are expanded to include critical factors associated with organizational acceptance and successful…

Examines the use of functional assessment techniques in general education classrooms with students with mild disabilities. Presents the theoretical foundations of functional assessment, describes the procedures involved in conducting a functional assessment, discusses obstacles to applying functional assessment in general education classrooms, and…

Both practical and theoretical issues pertaining to the evaluation of mainstreaming programs for minority group children are addressed in this paper. Problems and issues in the evaluation of educational treatments are presented, with attention to the variables of stating goals and objectives and monitoring children's progress. A critique of large…

Advantages and disadvantages of methods to evaluate sociometric outcomes of mainstreaming (sociometric assessment, nomination methods, rating scale method, paired comparison method, and variations on nomination and rating scale methods) are considered. (CL)

Literature-based guidelines for teaching science to students with disabilities include choosing appropriate curriculum materials; using effective instructional strategies (i.e., tutoring, cooperative learning, mnemonic strategies, self-monitoring); adapting specific science activities; and using effective assessment procedures. (DB)

Designed to generate evaluative information to support instructional decision-making and to support administrative operations, this handbook consists of two major sections: (1) an overview of a comprehensive system for learner identification and assessment, and (2) a selection of sample resource procedures and forms that will facilitate…

Trends in student assessment in classrooms including students with and without disabilities are identified, and an approach called cooperative assessment, in which teachers consult to share knowledge and cooperate to solve problems, is detailed. A six-step cooperative assessment process is outlined. (DB)

The Minnesota Research and Development Center for Vocational Education (MRDC) has a major program of research focused on the education of special needs learners. The research study described in this report was a response to the lack of understanding and knowledge about special needs programs and evaluation activities related to these programs. The…

The paper describes problems endemic to the evaluation of programs for gifted and talented students. The goals of gifted and talented programs are often substantially different from those covered on outcome measures available to schools. When decisions are being made about the type of programs to be provided, parallel consideration should be given…

Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is described as an assessment system that can facilitate individualized instruction and accommodate student diversity. Topics addressed include: features of CBM, its use in special education, research that extends CBM to mainstream settings, and the combination of CBM and peer-mediated instruction. (SW)

Tools and approaches to promote the development of social skills among students who are deaf are presented. Social skills assessment inventories are described, and six commercially available curricula are identified. Examples of goals and objectives are provided, as well as suggestions to facilitate social integration of deaf and hearing students.…

Oral paraphrase is presented as an informal and versatile strategy for assessing and enhancing listening comprehension in mainstreamed students with language/learning disabilities. Approaches to assessing the listening comprehension demands of individual classrooms and using various dimensions of paraphrasing to enhance language comprehension and…