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Kranzler, John H.; Benson, Nicholas; Floyd, Randy G. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2016
This article briefly reviews the history of intellectual assessment of children and youth in the United States of America, as well as current practices and future directions. Although administration of intelligence tests in the schools has been a longstanding practice in the United States, their use has also elicited sharp controversy over time.…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Children, Youth, Test Construction
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Genshaft, Judy L.; Flanagan, Dawn P. – School Psychology Review, 1997
Purpose of mini-series is to present current conceptualizations of the structure of intelligence, new research on human cognitive abilities and their interpretations, and pertinent, practical considerations regarding the use of intelligence tests in schools. Discusses educational-policy issues as well as diagnostic and treatment-utility issues.…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Policy, Group Testing, Intelligence Tests
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Page, Ellis B. – Journal of Special Education, 1980
The monograph examines the provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) regarding nondiscriminatory evaluation of handicapped students. (CL)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Special Education. – 1987
The Test Resource Guide (TRG) is designed to provide professionals in the New York City (New York) Public Schools with a compendium of assessment devices for use in decision making; specifically, determining eligibility for special education services, planning an instructional program, and charting progress. The introduction to TRG describes: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis