Description: June 2022. Educational assessment has undergone substantial change since the first publication in 1978 of Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education: improved assessment tools and strategies, new models and technologies, and revised federal laws—all of which improve assessment practices and student outcomes. Intended for a first course in assessment, the fourteenth edition offers straightforward coverage of assessment concepts, evaluations of standardized tests, and applications for decision-making. All chapters have been updated, five are entirely new, and some are revised substantially or eliminated. The fourteenth edition focuses clearly on assessment for promoting academic and social–emotional outcomes. Contents Part I: Overview and Important Considerations Part II: Providing Support and Monitoring Student Progress Part III: Using Formal Measures Part IV: Using Assessment Information to Make Educational Decisions Features include overviews of standardized tests, stakeholder perspectives, learning objectives, progress monitoring checks, and instructor’s manual with test bank.

Author: ames E. Ysseldyke, Erin A Chaparro, and Amanda M VanDerHeyden

Publisher: Pro-ed, Inc

Year Published: 2022

Format: SOFTCOVER

Keywords: special education; assessment;