Assessment: In Special and Inclusive Education (Paperback)

Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction: The Context for Assessment in Schools and Current Practices.
2. Legal and Ethical Considerations in Assessment.
3. Test Scores and How to Use Them.
4. Technical Adequacy.
5. Using Test Adaptations and Accommodations.


Part II: ASSESSMENT IN CLASSROOMS.
6. Assessing Behavior Through Observation. General Considerations.
7. Teacher-Made Measures of Achievement.
8. Managing Classroom Data on Response to Instruction.

Part III: ASSESSMENT USING FORMAL MEASURES.
9. How To Evaluate A Test.
10. Assessment of Academic Achievement with Multiple-Skill Devices.
11. Using Diagnostic Reading Measures.
12. Using Diagnostic Mathematics Measures.
13. Using Measures of Oral and Written Language.
14. Using Measures of Intelligence.
15. Using Measures of Perceptual and Perceptual-Motor Skills.
16. Using Measures of Social and Emotional Behavior.
17. Using Measures of Adaptive Behavior.
18. Using Measures for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers.
19. Using Technology-Enhanced Measures.

Part IV: USING ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS.
20. Making Instructional Decisions.
21. Making Special Education Eligibility Decisions.
22. Making Accountability Decisions.
23. Communicating Assessment Information.





-John Salvia, The Pennsylvania State University

-James E. Ysseldyke, University of Minnesota

-Sara Bolt, Michigan State University