ERIC Number: ED489446
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 150
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-1-57230-968-7
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Academic Skills Problems Workbook. Revised Edition
Shapiro, Edward S.
Guilford Publications
An ideal companion to "Academic Skills Problems, Third Edition," this user-friendly workbook offers numerous opportunities for practicing and mastering direct assessment and intervention procedures. Practice exercises and forms--some of which are reprinted from the text--are presented in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" format with permission to photocopy. Updated to reflect the changes in the third edition of the text, the workbook includes teacher and student interview forms; a complete guide to using the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) Observation code; exercises on administering assessments and scoring, interpreting, and graphing the results; and much more. After an introduction, the book presents information on four steps: (1) Assessing the Academic Environment; (2) Assessing Instructional Placement; (3) Instructional Modification; and (4) Progress Monitoring. The following forms are included: (1) Teacher Interview Form for Academic Problems; (2) Elementary Math Whole Number Computational Skills Mastery Curriculum; (3) Questions to Guide General Teacher Interviews for Academic Skills; (4) Academic Performance Rating Scale; (5) Student Interview; (6) Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS); (7) Quantification of Retelling for Narrative Text; (8) Quality Evaluation Measure for Written Products--Elementary Level; (9) Criteria for Holistic Writing Assignment; (10) Criteria for Analytical Scoring; and (11) Data Summary Form for Academic. A list of references is also included. [For companion book, see ED489447.]
Descriptors: Workbooks, Scoring, Observation, Educational Environment, Writing Skills, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Interviews, Evaluation Methods, Quality Control, Student Behavior, Rating Scales, Mathematics Skills
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Language: English
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