Two papers from a Houston seminar on the concept of adaptive behavior provide a review of adaptive behavior measures and a discussion of Jane Mercer's assessment model. Tables present information on administration and content of eight measures: the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Clinical, and AAMD School, Caine-Levine, California…

Two models for program evaluation as related to decision making of routinely operated special education programs are discussed. One model deals with judgmental data collected from staff members once a year and ways to insert that data into the budget planning and program change processes. The other model deals with inclusion of student performance…

Described is a generalized model for the evaluation of instructional materials and media designed to be usable by the Instructional Materials Centers/Regional Media Centers/Regional Resource Centers Network. The model is described as a guide to the inclusion of the critical elements in an evaluation problem situation. Discussed are a system for…

Presented is a model for special education instructional materials development, research, and evaluation. (CB)

Drawing on H.R. Davis' A VICTORY model of factors associated with organizational change, the article argues that accepted models of educational evaluation will be most useful with programs for mainstreaming handicapped children when they are expanded to include critical factors associated with organizational acceptance and successful…

Three term analysis (a format for viewing a student in relation to other people and to the physical environment) is proposed as a way of providing teachers (including those of the handicapped) with a vehicle for viewing all behavior and recording all aspects of the planning process. S. Sapon's behavioral formulations are presented followed by a…

Described are two new models for educational evaluation with emphasis on special education: the Consumer Model for Program Evaluation and the Synthesis of Abilities Model for Pupil Information. It is explained that the Consumer Model for Program Evaluation covers the governance structure of education and emphasizes the pupil as the focal point…

Discussed are the relative merits of two currently popular models of assessing children--the ability assessment and task analysis models. (CL)

The paper examines ways to choose appropriate objectives for program evaluation in the education of the handicapped. Section I discusses how too much pressure can distort priorities (alignment of short-term objectives with long-term objectives), and lists six steps in determining priorities. Section II applies the principles to learning disabled…

A four phase ecological working model for the clinical evaluation and coordination of services for the child with a handicap is presented. (Author/SBH)

Described is the diagnostic assessment system for professional supervisory competencies developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training Project at the University of Texas at Austin. An introductory section reviews such aspects as the competency-guided training model and the rationale for self-assessment. Five instruments are reviewed, and…

Available from: Executive and Editorial Office, 6635 East Villanova Place, Denver, Colorado 80222. Considered are the basic stages of an informal assessment model by which instructional goals for exceptional students can be planned and accountability demands satisfied. (SBH)

The author offers responses to five papers criticizing her article (EC 100 217) on limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and the role of the teacher consultant in dealing with mildly handicapped students with learning problems. (SBH)

Described is a model for the evaluation of the Texas Comprehensive Special Education Program (Plan A) based on providing each child with an individualized educational plan and the least restrictive educational placement alternative. The plan is reported to have been implemented on a pilot basis over a 3-year period in the Dallas school district.…