Synopses & Reviews
As the standard professional resource in the field, ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, 11th Edition, offers basic assessment information along with a handbook-style reference of actual reviews of the tests most administered in K?12 schools. Completely up to date, the Eleventh Edition takes a new "dual approach"?teaching readers how to do assessments correctly as well as how to use assessment information to enhance student competence. It educates those who assess students to broaden their labors from efforts designed to make predictions about students' lives to efforts designed to make a difference in the lives of the students they serve.
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"John Salvia is the leading expert on assessment in special education. His writing is excellent and his text provides such depth in addition to breadth."
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"This is one of my favorite textbooks because it provides my students with rich information that will help them on a daily basis in the classroom. Assessment is the basis of informed decision making and students must have a solid grasp of assessment. Salvia, Ysseldyke, and Bolt have provided the information and if the students will add the labor, they will be thoroughly prepared in the area of special education assessment."
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"I like the whole book, but some of the chapters that stand out from other texts are 'Legal and Ethical Considerations in Assessment,' 'Test Adaptations and Accommodations,' and 'Making Accountability Decisions.' This is critical information that is often overlooked or briefly mentioned in other texts."
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"I appreciate the work of the authors to publish what I consider the state of the art in assessment texts."
Synopsis
Assessment is a process of collecting information for the purpose of making important decisions about students. It is critical that those decisions be made both appropriately and fairly. Noted as the standard for professional resources in the field, ASSESSMENT offers basic assessment information along with a handbook-style reference of frank, comprehensive reviews of the tests most administered in K-12 schools. Featuring an emphasis on improved outcomes, the book equips teachers with the tools and knowledge to do assessments correctly as well as use assessment information to bolster student competence.
About the Author
John Salvia is Professor Emeritus of Special Education at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Salvia is also the author of CURRICULUM-BASED ASSESSMENT (Allyn and Bacon), two individual tests, and numerous articles on the assessment of students with disabilities. His research focused on using assessment information to plan and evaluate educational programs and the impact of regular education reforms on assessment practices with exceptional students. Dr. Salvia remains interested in the extent to which students receive appropriate educational assessments. James E. Ysseldyke has been educating school psychologists and researchers for more than 35 years. He has advised and mentored more than 100 doctoral and Ed.S. students who have gone on to leadership positions in universities, school systems, government agencies, and research organizations. He has served the University of Minnesota as director of the Minnesota Institute for Research on Learning Disabilities, director of the National School Psychology Network, director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes, and associate dean for research. Dr. Ysseldyke's research and writing have focused on enhancing the competence of individual students and enhancing the capacity of systems to meet students' needs. He is an author of major textbooks and more than 300 journal articles. Dr. Ysseldyke has received awards for his research from the School Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the Council for Exceptional Children. The University of Minnesota presented him a distinguished teaching award, and he received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois. Sara Bolt, the newest member of the authoring team, is Associate Professor of School Psychology at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on examining assessment tools that can enhance instructional decision making for students who are at risk for poor academic outcomes. Dr. Bolt also conducts research on accommodations for diverse learners, students with disabilities, English language learner, and more generally on methods for the effective inclusion of all students in large-scale assessment and accountability programs.
Table of Contents
Part 1: OVERVIEW AND BASIC CONSIDERATIONS. 1. Context for Assessment and Decision-Making. 2. Assessment and Decision-Making in Schools. 3. Legal and Ethical Considerations in Assessment. 4. Test Scores and How to Use Them. 5. Technical Adequacy. Part II: ASSESSMENT IN CLASSROOMS. 6. Assessing Behavior through Observation. 7. Teacher-Made Tests. 8. Curriculum-based Approaches to Monitoring Student Progress. 9. Managing Classroom Assessment. Part III: ASSESSMENT USING FORMAL MEASURES. 10. How to Evaluate a Test. (on website; preview in text). 11. Assessment of Academic Achievement. 12. Using Diagnostic Reading Measures. 13. Using Diagnostic Math Measures. 14. Using Oral and Written Language Measures. 15. Using Intelligence Tests. 16. Using Measures of Perceptual and Perceptual-Motor Skills. 17. Social and Emotional Behavior. 18. Adaptive (on website; preview in text). 19. Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers (on website; preview in text). 20. Sensory Acuity (on website; preview in text). Part IV: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSMENT. 21. Using Test Adaptations and Accommodations. 22. Cultural and Linguistic Considerations. 23. Using Technology-Enhanced Measures. 24. Response-to-Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. 25. Using Portfolios in Assessment (on website; preview in text). Part V: USING ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS. 26. Making Instructional Decisions. 27. Making Eligibility Decisions. 28. Making Accountability Decisions. 29. Collaborative Decision-Making.