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Allsopp, David H.; Kyger, Maggie M.; Lovin, LouAnn; Gerretson, Helen; Carson, Katie L.; Ray, Sharon – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Ms. Carlisi teaches middle school mathematics for students who were retained at least 1 year and who were identified as at risk of failure in mathematics. About half of her class of 14 students has identified learning disabilities and/or emotional and behavioral difficulties. Ms. Carlisi worries constantly that she is not going to be able to help…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Informal Assessment, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students
Smith, Corinne Roth – 1985
A multidimensional approach to assessment of children with learning difficulties is examined. The approach explores factors along five dimensions: (1) learner characteristics (motivation, social-emotional maturity, cognitive abilities and styles); (2) task-based contributors (match of tasks to maturational levels and to cognitive style); (3)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Learning Disabilities
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Gregg, Noel; Mather, Nancy – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
This article reviews the varied components of written language, suggest informal means for written language assessment, and summarizes the cognitive and linguistic factors that influence varied aspects of writing performance. Two informal evaluation scales are presented that stress the interconnection between oral and written language processes.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Learning Disabilities
Goodman, Libby; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1987
A cost-effective, efficient strategy for informal assessment of learning-disabled students' writing samples utilizes an "Error Analysis Worksheet" which provides a written, documented record of the evaluation which can then be used to plan goals and objectives for writing instruction for the student. (CB)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods
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Knackendoffel, E. Ann – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2005
Adolescents with learning disabilities are not educated in a vacuum. Successful programming for these students involves many school professionals working together to integrate their programs for the benefit of students with learning disabilities. Collaborative teaming probably can best be described as an attitude rather than a certain way of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Team Teaching, Special Education Teachers, Problem Solving
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Montague, Marjorie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article describes the Mathematical Problem Solving Assessment-Short Form, an evaluation tool to assess various affective factors, cognitive and metacognitive factors, and strategies associated with mathematical problem solving of middle school students. The theoretical basis for the test is discussed and an actual student protocol is used to…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment