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ERIC Number: EJ765825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 16
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1172
Alternative Strategies in Assessing Special Education Needs
Dykeman, Bruce F.
Education, v127 n2 p265-273 Win 2006
The conventional use of standardized testing within a discrepancy analysis model is reviewed. The Response-to-Intervention (RTI) process is explained, along with descriptions of assessment procedures within RTI: functional assessment, authentic assessment, curriculum-based measurement, and play-based assessment. Psychometric issues relevant to RTI and standardized testing are discussed.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Testing, Standardized Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Curriculum Based Assessment, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Disability Identification, Play, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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