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Daniel Murphy; Sarah Quesen; Matthew Brunetti; Quintin Love – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2024
Categorical growth models describe examinee growth in terms of performance-level category transitions, which implies that some percentage of examinees will be misclassified. This paper introduces a new procedure for estimating the classification accuracy of categorical growth models, based on Rudner's classification accuracy index for item…
Descriptors: Classification, Growth Models, Accuracy, Performance Based Assessment
Susan Thomas Davison – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The rate of autism continues to increase globally across cultures and languages. Inequities exist in early access to an autism diagnosis and necessary evidence-based education and related services for dual-language children in the U.S. This qualitative dissertation study investigated the perspectives and practices of 10 educators and therapists…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Children, English Language Learners
Sheppard, Mary Erin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This is a descriptive study that examines the form and function of preschool special education teams in New York City. The results are based upon the perceptions of teams as reported by parents and guardians of preschoolers with disabilities in NYC. These perceptions were collected through surveys and interviews. In addition, documents about…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teamwork, Urban Schools, Preschool Education
Jimerson, Shane R., Ed.; Burns, Matthew K., Ed.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M., Ed. – Springer, 2016
The second edition of this essential handbook provides a comprehensive, updated overview of the science that informs best practices for the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) processes within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to facilitate the academic success of all students. The volume includes insights from leading scholars…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Student Evaluation, Reading Skills, Writing Skills