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Bruno, James E.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Discusses how information referenced testing using Modified Confidence Weighted-Admissible Probability Measurement (MCW-APM) test scoring procedures in conjunction with diagnostic and placement multiple-choice examinations can be used to enhance the effectiveness of academic support services for special action admissions such as student athletes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Students, Educational Diagnosis

Rickard, Patricia L.; Stiles, Richard L. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1985
Describes the California comprehensive adult student assessment system that measures the identified competencies of local education programs, and provides information about student placement, progress, and competency attainment in a format that is meaningful to the student, the instructor, and the program manager. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Competence, Correctional Education
Cooper, Judy A.; Bjorling, Barbara J. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1981
Since each disabled student must be considered individually, planning and implementing a realistic individualized education program while meeting the mandates of the law will always be difficult. The primary objective of educational diagnosis should be to determine the child's present level of functioning. (JN)
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Noel, Lee, Ed.; Levitz, Randi, Ed. – 1982
Program descriptions, articles, an annotated bibliography, and a survey report on programs and services for students who are underprepared for college work as freshmen are presented. The survey report considers program design and delivery strategies at about 300 colleges, and the program descriptions concern: advising, basic skills instruction and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Wang, Margaret C.; And Others – 1980
A description and discussion of the design, development, implementation, evaluation and effects of the Individualized Early Learning Program (IELP) are presented in this paper. Implemented in Project Follow Through and other school settings, the IELP gives priority to teaching basic skills and concepts needed for school performance to children in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Design, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education

de la Brosse, Beatrice – 1984
Based on the experiences and design of a model demonstration program, the guide describes basic considerations in developing services for mildly and moderately developmentally handicapped young children in a mainstreamed, multicultural/bilingual day care setting. Un Bien Comienzo (UBC), a program developed to respond to the needs of Spanish…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Clinical Diagnosis, Day Care, Developmental Disabilities
Dannenbring, Gary L.; Krueger, Frederick H. – 1986
A computerized referral management system, the Arrowhead Student Information System, has enhanced communication among special education staff members in rural Iowa. The system serves a 45-district intermediate level service unit which identifies and serves children from birth to 21 years who require special education from a student and preschool…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Design Requirements, Educational Diagnosis