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Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy), 2021
Part C IDEA regulations define "evaluation" as "the procedures used by qualified personnel to determine a child's initial and continuing eligibility..." and "assessment" as "ongoing procedures used by qualified personnel to identify the child's unique strengths and needs and the early intervention services…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
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Thiem, Alrik – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
The search for necessary and sufficient causes of some outcome of interest, referred to as "configurational comparative research," has long been one of the main preoccupations of evaluation scholars and practitioners. However, only the last three decades have witnessed the evolution of a set of formal methods that are sufficiently…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Tutorial Programs
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Cummings, Kelli D.; Smolkowski, Keith – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
This paper aims to translate for practitioners the principles and methods for evaluating screening measures in education, including benchmark goals and cut points, from our technical manuscript "Evaluation of Diagnostic Systems: The Selection of Students at Risk of Academic Difficulties" (this issue). We offer a brief description of…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics
Moodie, Shannon; Daneri, Paula; Goldhagen, Samantha; Halle, Tamara; Green, Katie; LaMonte, Lauren – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2014
For children age birth to five, physical, cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional growth and development occur at a rapid pace. While all children in this age range may not reach developmental milestones (e.g., smiling, saying first words, taking first steps) at the same time, development that does not happen within an expected timeframe can…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Screening Tests, Measurement Techniques
Leone, Peter; Fink, Carolyn; Wilson, Michael; Mulcahy, Candace – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2018
This guide is a revised and updated edition of "Making It Count." This version contains much of the information from the earlier publication but also includes strategies for using project-based learning and Web-based instructional programs to support the development of mathematics proficiency for youth in short-term juvenile correctional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Youth, Juvenile Justice
Rankin, Victoria E.; Gonsoulin, Simon – National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, 2014
In May 2010, the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown University released the monograph "Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems" (Leone & Weinberg, 2010). The monograph examined a number of topics relevant to the education and experiences of…
Descriptors: Young Children, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Child Welfare
Prewett, Sara; Mellard, Daryl; Lieske-Lupo, Jessica – National Center on Response to Intervention, 2011
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as Response to Intervention (RTI), is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give practitioners guidance based on the implementation activities of middle school practitioners across the country. The authors recognize that secondary schools must consider many…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Response to Intervention, Credits, Organizational Change
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Buysse, Virginia; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen – Young Exceptional Children, 2010
Some young children show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even during the prekindergarten (PreK) years. These children may exhibit learning challenges in areas such as developing language, counting objects, hearing differences in letter sounds, paying attention during story time, or learning how to write. Teachers,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs
Birman, Dina; Chan, Wing Yi – Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, 2008
This paper provides an overview of screening, identification, and assessment tools and processes that can be used by practitioners and researchers who care for immigrant and refugee youth. The authors focus particularly on those tools useful in school-based settings. First, the authors review mental health needs of immigrant and refugee youth and…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Screening Tests, Identification, Mental Health Programs
Leone, Peter; Wilson, Michael; Mulcahy, Candace – National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, 2010
This guide is designed to support the development of mathematics proficiency for youth in short-term juvenile correctional facilities. Mathematics proficiency includes mastery and fluency in foundational numeracy; an understanding of complex, grade-appropriate concepts and procedures; and application of those competencies to solve relevant,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Youth, Juvenile Justice
Lembke, Erica S.; Stecker, Pamela M. – Center on Instruction, 2007
One of the best methods of formative assessment in academic areas and a method that exemplifies the characteristics of good measures is Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM; Deno, 1985). Developed at the University of Minnesota in the early 1970's, CBM has been researched in academic areas including mathematics computation, concepts, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Education, Educational Research
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Meisels, Samuel J. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Supports articles in this "Educational Leadership" issue by Robert Salzer and by Lorrie A. Shepard and Mary Lee Smith concerning overtesting for developmental maturity and school readiness. Underlines differences between screening and readiness tests and sets out criteria for selection and usage--to determine appropriate services for young…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Diagnostic Tests, Primary Education, School Readiness
Londeree, Ben R. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Postural deviations resulting from strength and flexibility imbalances include swayback, scoliosis, and rounded shoulders. Screening tests are one method for identifying strength problems. Tests for the evaluation of postural problems are described, and exercises are presented for the strengthening of muscles. (JN)
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Human Body, Kinetics, Motor Reactions
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Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1986
Describes Minnesota's Preschool Screening program, the first to offer free, voluntary health and developmental screening for state preschoolers, and a related Early Childhood Assessment project to deal with inconsistencies in diagnostic referral rates among school districts. Questions test validity, reliability, and standardization samples and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Diagnostic Tests, Early Childhood Education, Recordkeeping
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Whiting, Sally Anita; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1980
Describes procedures used by the Covina-Valley Unified School District, California, for identifying deaf and severely hard of hearing children (3 to 18 years old) who are mentally gifted. Before initiating such a program, it is suggested that there be an awareness of state requirements for classification as mentally gifted and of state funding for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Hearing Impairments, Program Descriptions
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