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Peer reviewedAllen, Keith D.; Fuqua, R. Wayne – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1985
Evaluates the efficacy of two training procedures for eliminating selective stimulus control observed with three trainable mentally retarded children. In another experiment, improvements in stimulus control were not a function of varying degrees of difficulty between stimulus sets or of a prior history of discrimination training with the less…
Descriptors: Children, Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning, Educational Diagnosis
Gable, Robert A., Ed.; Hendrickson, Jo M., Ed. – 1990
This step-by-step guide to informal, classroom-based assessment of students with special needs offers a comprehensive presentation of error analysis procedures. The book deals with the following topics in 10 chapters: (1) an overview of traditional academic assessment; (2) enhancing the learning of handicapped preschoolers; (3) errors and error…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
Direct linkKea, Cathy D.; Campbell-Whatley, Gloria D.; Bratton, Kenya – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
Inappropriate assessment procedures result in the misdiagnosis, misidentification, and misplacement of many African American students in special education. This article discusses poor teacher judgment, lack of cultural awareness among teachers, cultural discontinuity between home and school, and bias inherent in current tests used in special…
Descriptors: African American Students, Special Education, Social Bias, Educational Assessment
