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Educational Assessment in the United States.
Eaves, Ronald C. – Diagnostique, 1985
The article describes the history, current status, and the future of educational assessment for students with exceptionalities in the U.S. Current issues, including adequacy of measurement theory and assessment instruments are examined. The future role of microcomputers, item response theory, and competency testing is considered. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
Interrater Agreement of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents.
Watkins, Marley W.; Canivez, Gary L. – Diagnostique, 1997
A study of 71 students (ages 7-17) with disabilities investigated the interrater agreement of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA), a behavior rating scale used in school settings. Participants were rated by 29 educational professionals in 24 classrooms. Results found ASCA produced acceptable levels of interrater agreement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Performance, Authentic, and Portfolio Assessment: Emerging Alternative Assessment Options in Search of an Empirical Basis.
Rivera, Diane – Diagnostique, 1993
Terms such as "authentic,""performance-based," and "portfolio" are being used to label assessment approaches that purport to examine student performance as it relates to curricular goals and instructional techniques. This research digest reviews six articles on these assessment approaches, highlighting purposes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Curriculum Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods
An Exploratory Study of Dynamic Assessment Involving Two Instructional Strategies on Experts and Novices' Performance in Solving Part-Whole Mathematical Word Problems.
Jitendra, Asha K.; Kameenui, Edward J. – Diagnostique, 1993
This study, involving 34 third graders, assessed the differential effects of a specific and general strategy on experts and novices' transfer and maintenance performance of part-whole addition and subtraction word problems using dynamic assessment. Dynamic assessment indicated important differences between experts and novices. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Addition, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Knowledge Level