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Direct linkSalinger, Rachel L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
Universal screening measures can be used to identify students at risk academically due to learning disabilities or other difficulties. Research and legislation support the use of screening measures early in students' education to ensure they receive any supports necessary to bolster their academic achievement. When selecting a screening measure,…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Identification, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities
Wise, Lauress L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
The articles in this special issue make two important contributions to our understanding of the impact of accommodations on test score validity. First, they illustrate a variety of methods for collection and rigorous analyses of empirical data that can supplant expert judgment of the impact of accommodations. These methods range from internal…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Assessment, Test Reliability, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedLeach, David J. – Educational Studies, 1980
Presents a critical overview of educational screening devices and the means by which they should be judged. Topics discussed include estimates regarding the extent to which school readiness tests are used, objectives of screening, effectiveness of educational screening, defining the at-risk population, measurement problems, and measures for…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedShaywitz, Sally E.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1986
The construction and refinement of the Yale Children's Inventory (YCI) is described, resulting in 11 scales (eight behavioral and three cognitive). The relationship and content of the three relevant YCI scales (attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity) are compared to the DSM-III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) diagnostic categories for attention…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavioral Science Research, Disability Identification
Zeitlin, Shirley – Exceptional Child, 1982
The article describes the Coping Inventory, an observation instrument used to assess 48 coping behaviors and to develop a profile which generates goals and objectives in a preschool learning handicapped child's individualized education plan aimed at increasing coping competence. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Observation Techniques, Coping, Learning Disabilities
Download full textBennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to document existing research on the test performance of handicapped people with respect to admissions and other similar tests. In addition, the psychometric characteristics of these tests when used with handicapped people are reported. Though much more data needs to be collected, several observations are made.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education
Cohen, Libby G. – Diagnostique, 1993
The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test assesses achievement in students in grades K-12, with subtests in reading, mathematics reasoning, spelling, reading comprehension, numerical operations, listening comprehension, oral expression, and written expression. The test was developed to assist in identification of students with learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Peer reviewedTymchuk, Alexander J.; Lang, Cathy M.; Doylniuk, Chrystina A.; Berney-Ficklin, Karen; Spitz, Rebecca – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1999
Describes a study involving 29 low-income parents with learning difficulties that validated a prescriptive home-danger and safety-precaution instrument containing 14 epidemiological categories to be used in the design and evaluation of family-tailored injury prevention and safety interventions. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Family Environment, Injuries
Norlander, Kay A.; And Others – 1987
This study describes the University of Connecticut's Program for Learning Disabled College Students psychoeducational evaluation process with its components for analysis of aptitude, information processing, and academic skill levels. The resulting report is used to assist students in planning a course of study and delineating support services…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Students, Counseling Services, Educational Diagnosis
Bruno, Rachelle M.; Walker, Stephen C. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, an assessment instrument designed to assess the phonological processing skills of individuals between the ages of 5 and 24.11 years and to identify those with phonological processing difficulties. Its administration, standardization, reliability, and validity are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Disability Identification, Language Impairments
