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Direct linkDosen, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
The descriptive phenomenological categorical psychiatric diagnostic systems that are currently being used in the field of intellectual disability do not adequately provide for the special needs of persons with intellectual disability. Many relevant diagnostic questions are left unanswered or are only partially accounted for. This is particularly…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Personality, Identification, Mental Retardation
Download full textBobbett, Gordon C.; And Others – 1994
The impact that high school and college experiences and activities have on students' musical independence (MI) was investigated. MI is related to the actual production and performance of music, as opposed to musical achievement or the mastery of any academic skill related to music. Colwell's Musical Achievement Test 3, Musical Achievement Test 4,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedLawrence, Carol W. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
This article reviews the concept and derivation of age-equivalent scores as evidence for speech-language deficits. It presents arguments against the use of age-equivalent scores in case management decisions and recommends that, when used, a report include a clear explanation of their true meaning and other summaries of test performance. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Hafenstein, Norma Lu; Tucker, Brooke – 1994
Performance-based assessment provides an alternative identification method for young gifted children. A performance-based identification process was developed and implemented to select three-, four-, and five-year-old children for inclusion in a school for gifted children. Literature regarding child development, characteristics of young gifted…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Educational Assessment
Trumbull, Elise; Pacheco, Maria – Education Alliance at Brown University, 2005
This manual is designed to serve as a companion to the two professional development volumes: Volume I: "Human Development, Culture, and Cognition;" (see ED491608) and Volume II: "Language." (see ED491609) Its purpose is to support the presenter in preparing for and conducting classes or workshops. The manual contains activities and suggested…
Descriptors: Teaching Guides, Consciousness Raising, Family School Relationship, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Trumbull, Elise; Pacheco, Maria – Education Alliance at Brown University, 2005
What is language proficiency? How does it interact with culture, human development, learning, and schooling? How can teachers best support English language learners (ELLs) and speakers of different English dialects? What are the current views of literacy acquisition and best approaches to literacy instruction? And how can assessments eliminate…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Guides, Literacy, English (Second Language)
