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Dynamic Assessment and Its Implications for RTI Models
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Wagner, Richard K.; Compton, Donald L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Dynamic assessment refers to assessment that combines elements of instruction for the purpose of learning something about an individual that cannot be learned as easily or at all from conventional assessment. The origins of dynamic assessment can be traced to Thorndike (1924), Rey (1934), and Vygotsky (1962), who shared three basic assumptions.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Evaluation, Educational History, Models
A Cost Analysis Approach to Optimizing Test Selection.
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Wendler, Cathy L. W.; Roid, Gale H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
The problem of choosing educational and psychological tests to identify students with learning disabilities is discussed within a cost-efficiency framework. An efficiency index for estimating the classification accuracy of tests is presented and the use of expert judgment and the cost-effectiveness ratio is demonstrated with a numerical example.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Roles of Definitional and Assessment Models in the Identification of New or Second Language Learners of English for Special Education
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Barrera, Manuel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This article examines the efficacy of current definitional perspectives on learning disabilities (LD) and related assessment models to support appropriate instructional and support services for learners of English with learning-related difficulties. A revised framework for defining LD and an associated assessment model, curriculum-based dynamic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Limited English Speaking, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation
Monitoring Medication Response in Attention Disorders: Methodological Issues.
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Fiorello, Catherine A.; Hyman, Irwin A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This introductory article describes following articles that present a variety of models of medication monitoring that can be carried out to ensure that when medication is used to treat attention disorders in children, it is used effectively and safely. Implications for persons working with children with attention deficits are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Drug Therapy, Evaluation Methods
The Social Construction of Ability and Disability: I. Profile Types of Latino Children Identified as Language Learning Disabled.
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Ruiz, Nadeen T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
An ethnographic study of one elementary bilingual special education classroom found three profile types of students, ranging from severe language learning disabilities to normal abilities. Results show the inadequacy of the medical model and support a contextual performance view that acknowledges the role of instructional context in revealing the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Education, Context Effect, Disability Identification
The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Conceptual Model.
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills