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McAfee, Oralie; Leong, Deborah; Bodrova, Elena – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2004
Assessment of children's abilities and knowledge, their approaches to learning, and their strengths, needs, and interests is expected in most early childhood programs. However, many early childhood educators are unsure of how to assess young children's development and learning. This straight forward booklet will help increase understanding of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Lee, Lissa – 1995
This paper summarizes research on clinical applications of music therapy with closed head injury clients. It offers a rationale for including music therapy in interdisciplinary rehabilitation. The Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning are outlined, and therapeutic assessment and treatment procedures are discussed. Rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Head Injuries
Costa, Arthur L., Ed.; Kallick, Bena, Ed. – 2000
This is the third in a four-book series describing 16 types of intelligent behavior called habits of mind. It considers how to assess and report student progress in using the habits of mind, maintaining that a critical attribute of intelligence is not only having information but also knowing how to act on it. After the "Series Foreword:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Miller, Lynda – Topics in Language Disorders, 1990
This article views literacy as a broad-based set of abilities reflecting intelligence across many competencies, including language, musical, logical, kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, linguistic, and spatial competencies. Described is a model of language competence which allows for assessment of those language skills bearing on academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education
Woods, Douglas W., Ed.; Piacentini, John C., Ed.; Walkup, John T., Ed – Guilford Publications, 2007
Grounded in a comprehensive model of Tourette syndrome (TS) and related disorders, this state-of-the-art volume provides a multidisciplinary framework for assessment and treatment. Leading authorities present the latest knowledge on the neurobehavioral underpinnings of TS, its clinical presentation, and how to distinguish it from frequently…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Clinical Psychology, Neurological Impairments, Disabilities
Gilkerson, Deanna – 1992
Designed to help family home care providers understand children's cognitive developmental stages, this manual provides practical suggestions for developing and evaluating children's cognitive skills. The manual is divided into four sections focusing respectively on infants, toddlers, preschool children, and school-aged children. Each section…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education
Kaplan, Rochelle G. – 1994
This paper gives a description of a videotape used with inservice teachers as a model for demonstrating the clinical interviewing technique. It describes what is seen on the tape, as well as the child's and interviewer's comments and reactions. It also describes the plan and purpose of the interviewer's questions and outlines the process that…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Arithmetic, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement