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McMaster, Kristen; Espin, Christine – Journal of Special Education, 2007
This article reviews research examining technical features of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) in written expression. Twenty-eight technical reports and published articles are included in this review. Studies examining the development and technical adequacy of measures of written expression are summarized, beginning with research conducted at…
Descriptors: Scoring, Learning Disabilities, Curriculum Based Assessment, Writing Instruction
Wayman, Miya Miura; Wallace, Teri; Wiley, Hilda Ives; Ticha, Renata; Espin, Christine A. – Journal of Special Education, 2007
In this article, the authors review the research on curriculum-based measurement (CBM) in reading published since the time of Marston's 1989 review. They focus on the technical adequacy of CBM related to measures, materials, and representation of growth. The authors conclude by discussing issues to be addressed in future research, and they raise…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Literature Reviews, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Sood, Sheetal; Jitendra, Asha K. – Journal of Special Education, 2007
This study compared number sense instruction in three first-grade traditional mathematics textbooks and one reform-based textbook ("Everyday Mathematics" [EM]). Textbooks were evaluated with regard to their adherence to principles of effective instruction (e.g., big ideas, conspicuous instruction). The results indicated that traditional textbooks…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Textbooks, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Instruction
Bollmer, Julie; Bethel, James; Garrison-Mogren, Roberta; Brauen, Marsha – Journal of Special Education, 2007
The issue of the disproportionate identification and placement of racial/ethnic minorities in special education has been investigated extensively. One of the most useful tools in this research is the risk ratio, which compares one racial/ethnic group's risk of receiving special education and related services to that of all other students. The risk…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Related Services (Special Education), Special Education, At Risk Persons
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Tsvetkova, L. S. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Neurology
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Rice, James A. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Evaluation
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Holowinsky, Ivan Z. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Reviewed are approximately 10 research studies done in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe on oligophrenia (mental retardation) and effectiveness of teaching methods for oligophrenics. (GW)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Etiology, Evaluation Methods
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Holowinsky, Ivan Z. – Journal of Special Education, 1976
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children
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Gabriel, Roy M.; Hopkins, Kenneth D. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Evaluated were three analysis strategies for evaluating instructional treatments: univariate ANOVAs (a one-factor analysis of variance for each criterion); repeated measures ANOVA (a two-factor analysis in which the criteria become the second factor); and multivariate ANOVA (a one-factor analysis in which the criteria are considered…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, General Education
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Muma, John R.; Baumeister, Alfred A. – Journal of Special Education, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Community Programs, Evaluation Methods
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Holowinsky, Ivan Z. – Journal of Special Education, 1975
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Foreign Countries
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Edgar, Eugene; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1977
Analyzed were the results of 18 extended school year programs in the state of Washington.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extended School Year, Handicapped Children
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Eaves, Ronald C.; McLaughlin, Phillip – Journal of Special Education, 1977
Discussed are the relative merits of two currently popular models of assessing children--the ability assessment and task analysis models. (CL)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, General Education, Handicapped Children
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Newcomer, Phyllis L. – Journal of Special Education, 1977
The author offers responses to five papers criticizing her article (EC 100 217) on limitations of the diagnostic-remedial model and the role of the teacher consultant in dealing with mildly handicapped students with learning problems. (SBH)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Consultants, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tindal, Gerald; Parker, Richard – Journal of Special Education, 1987
Concurrent use of two direct observation instruments (momentary time sample of task engagement and event recording of discrete student responses) were evaluated in six middle school resource rooms using either of two reading programs. Findings tended to be program specific with differences lost or diluted when data were combined across programs.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Junior High Schools, Mild Disabilities
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