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Features

• NEW - Seven new chapters—Selecting and Evaluating Assessment Instruments, Portfolio Assessment, Assessment in Inclusive Settings, Technology Issues, Assessment of Reading, Assessment of Math, and Assessment of Written Language.

  • Provides the latest information on current trends and issues.

• NEW - The only assessment text which explicitly links assessment to Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

  • Shows how to connect IEPs with assessments.

• NEW - Expanded coverage of curriculum-based assessment, steps in the assessment process, and evaluating academic achievement.

  • Provides in-depth information on critical assessment topics.

• NEW - Pertinent and updated reviews of tests.

  • Describes the newest tests.

• NEW - Revised chapter format—Includes a special section in each chapter that connects assessment with instruction, vignettes that focus on assessment using a practical and applied perspective, and focus boxes that highlight special assessment considerations.

  • Makes the material more accessible.

• NEW - Chapters ending with test summary tables—That reference all of the tests reviewed within the chapter and on the companion website.

  • Serves as a quick reference tool.

• Each chapter opened with stated objectives, an overview, and a vignette.

  • Provides accessible, interesting, and practical information.

• Comprehension Checks—Throughout each chapter to summarize information.

  • Makes it easy for students to identify the most important information.

New To This Edition

• Seven new chapters—Selecting and Evaluating Assessment Instruments, Portfolio Assessment, Assessment in Inclusive Settings, Technology Issues, Assessment of Reading, Assessment of Math, and Assessment of Written Language.

  • Provides the latest information on current trends and issues.

• The only assessment text which explicitly links assessment to Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

  • Shows how to connect IEPs with assessments.

• Expanded coverage of curriculum-based assessment, steps in the assessment process, and evaluating academic achievement.

  • Provides in-depth information on critical assessment topics.

• Pertinent and updated reviews of tests.

  • Describes the newest tests.

• Revised chapter format—Includes a special section in each chapter that connects assessment with instruction, vignettes that focus on assessment using a practical and applied perspective, and focus boxes that highlight special assessment considerations.

  • Makes the material more accessible.

• Chapters ending with test summary tables—That reference all of the tests reviewed within the chapter and on the companion website.

  • Serves as a quick reference tool.

Table of Contents



 1. Defining and Describing Assessment of Children with Special Needs.


 2. Steps in the Assessment Process.


 3. Measurement Concepts.


 4. Test Scores and What They Mean.


 5. Selecting and Evaluating Assessment Instruments.


 6. Test Administration, Scoring, Interpretation, and Reporting.


 7. Assessing the Intelligence of Children with Special Needs.


 8. Developmental Assessment.


 9. Assessment of Perception and Motor Proficiency.


10. Assessment of Language.


11. Assessment of Behavior.


12. Assessment of Adaptive Behavior.


13. Assessment of Career and Vocational Skills.


14. Overview of Assessing Academic Achievement.


15. Assessment of Reading Achievement.


16. Assessment of Mathematics Achievement.


17. Assessment of Written Language.


18. Portfolio Assessment.


19. Assessment in Inclusive Settings.


20. Technology Issues and Future Perspectives.


Answers to Chapter Review and Application.


Glossary.


Name Index.


Subject Index.


Test Index.

Next Edition(s)

• Assessing Students with Special Needs, 4/E
  Venn
  ©2007  |  Merrill  |  Cloth; 528 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131712969  |  ISBN-13: 9780131712966
  Suggested retail price: $136.00  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $102.00  (What's this?)Brief Description  | 

  

  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.

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