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Assessing Students with Special Needs, 4/E
John J. Venn, University of North Florida

ISBN-10: 0131712969
ISBN-13:  9780131712966

Publisher:  Merrill
Copyright:  2007
Format:  Cloth; 528 pp
Published:  06/08/2006
Status: Instock


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Known for its practical, applied approach, the fourth edition of John Venn's Assessing Student's with Special Needs continues to focus on how teachers can use assessment as a guide to instruction.  This noteworthy revision focuses on what teachers really need to know to include assessment in the curriculum.  Coverage includes all of the core information expected of an assessment text, but the book goes far beyond the basics by addressing multicultural considerations, technology and assessment, high-stakes testing, and the reauthorization of IDEA.  The book clearly shows how assessment is more than giving a test to a child, but is an essential tool for teachers as they help students achieve, learn, develop, and grow.


Features

  • Revised and expanded coverage of the classroom-based assessment techniques and strategies that teachers use in their classroom on a daily basis-Shows how to use assessment in the classroom as an integral part of the curriculum.
  • NEW!  Interpretive, exploratory reflection questions in all chapters-Help students consider what they have experienced and learned about assessing students with special needs.
  • NEW!  Test reviews have been updated for the Fourth Edition-More than 20 new and updated tests.
  • NEW!  Up-to-date coverage of IDEA legislation-Informs students of the assessment requirements in the latest federal legislation.
  • Revised coverage of cultural and linguistic diversity with multicultural considerations-Helps future teachers learn about the astonishing diversity in classrooms with a focus on ways to assess students with special needs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  • Summary sections in every chapter-Give students the opportunity to check their comprehension.
  • Chapter-opening vignettes and case studies-Give students real-life classroom scenarios that show how to use specific assessment strategies, ways to match evaluation procedures and instruments to students' needs, and demonstrate procedures for creating a variety of assessments.
  • Technology focus boxes in every chapter-Describe innovative uses of technology, the Internet, and multimedia in assessment.


New To This Edition

  • Revised and expanded coverage of the classroom-based assessment techniques and strategies that teachers use in their classroom on a daily basis-Shows how to use assessment in the classroom as an integral part of the curriculum.
  • NEW!  Interpretive, exploratory reflection questions in all chapters-Help students consider what they have experienced and learned about assessing students with special needs.
  • NEW!  Test reviews have been updated for the Fourth Edition-More than 20 new and updated tests.
  • NEW!  Up-to-date coverage of IDEA legislation-Informs students of the assessment requirements in the latest federal legislation.
  • Revised coverage of cultural and linguistic diversity with multicultural considerations-Helps future teachers learn about the astonishing diversity in classrooms with a focus on ways to assess students with special needs from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.


    • Table of Contents

    PART I        The Assessment Process

     

    Chapter 1     Defining and Describing the Assessment of Students with Special Needs

    Chapter 2     Steps in the Assessment Process

    Chapter 3     Inclusive Assessment

     

    PART II       Assessment Concepts and Skills

     

    Chapter 4     Practical Measurement Concepts

    Chapter 5     Test Scores and What They Mean

    Chapter 6     Selecting and Using Assessment Instruments

     

    PART III      Assessing General Performance

     

    Chapter 7     Assessing Intelligence

    Chapter 8     Developmental Assessment

    Chapter 9     Assessing Motor Proficiency, Perception, and Learning Styles

    Chapter 10   Language and Bilingual Assessment

    Chapter 11   Assessing Behavior

    Chapter 12   Assessing Adaptive Behavior

    Chapter 13   Career and Vocational Assessment

     

    PART IV

    Assessing Academic Achievement

     

    Chapter 14   Assessing Academic Achievement: Curriculum-Based and Norm-Referenced Strategies

    Chapter 15   Assessing Reading Achievement

    Chapter 16   Assessing Mathematics Achievement

    Chapter 17   Assessing Written Expression

    Chapter 18   Portfolio Assessment



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