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Evaluating Instructional Interactions: How Do We Begin Teaching?
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Schworm, Ronald W.; Abelseth, Janet L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
The article describes an evaluation procedure that observes the child's ability to use specific learning strategies. By extending on and manipulating initial responses, the procedures help determine the amount of interaction needed to influence a child's performance and identify the kinds of instructional interactions that exercise control over…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Observation
Social Validation: Use of Normative Peer Data to Evaluate LD Interventions.
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Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The article describes the social comparison method of social validation and reports on several studies in which it was used to evaluate interventions with learning disabled (LD) students. Several implications and areas for further study are discussed, relating to the use of the social comparison method in evaluating treatment programs for LD…
Descriptors: Educational Therapy, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Two Approaches to Reading Program Evaluation: A Standardized Test and Direct Assessment.
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Lovitt, Thomas C.; Fantasia, Kathryn – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1980
Pretest and posttest measures of reading were obtained for two groups of learning disabled elementary students for 2 years. The argument was made that based on reliability considerations, practical issues, and ethical concerns, teachers might be better off to opt for the direct approach to evaluating their reading programs. For related information…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities