The paper offers a model for the design and evaluation of computer-assisted instructional programs. Components of a diagnostic prescriptive instructional model are delineated, along with use considerations. A sample software program is evaluated according to criteria for the diagnostic function, the prescriptive function, and user considerations.…

The goals of the Research Council for Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics (RCDPM) and the extent to which they are being realized are considered. Also discussed is the role of RCDPM in the broader mathematics education community, as well as some challenges and future directions. (MNS)

An instructional-based model for evaluating learning disabled students focuses on the child's response to teaching rather than to testing. Observation and analysis of response to regular classroom teaching strategies form the basis of an assessment which yields results that are more readily translatable into practical remedial methods. (Author/CL)

Several examples of mathematical diagnosis using microcomputer software are presented, with possible future considerations suggested. Three limitations of the software are discussed. (MNS)

Effects of aggregation on reliability of curriculum-based measures of academic performance were explored in two studies involving elementary students. Findings suggested that some academic behaviors initially are measured precisely (aggregation had minimal effect), while other behaviors, such as scores on the error passage reading measure, are not…

The Ainsworth-Lund transformation process model offers a framework for observing and assessing growth/development by identifying needs and matching them to available resources. The model's four phases are described and an annotated bibliography is provided which documents the engineering education experiences corresponding to each phase. (JN)

Argues that computers can be used in schools or reading clinics to maintain skill banks for organizing information about materials, tests, and prescriptive recommendations. (FL)

Ninety-six hearing impaired students (seven to 15 years old) completed cloze versions of stories written at the students' respective reading levels. Comparison of the cloze results to both probe and free response measures of comprehension indicated that the cloze procudure produced valid discrimination. (Author/CL)

Reports on intervention efforts to improve reading among 14 children (8-12 years of age) with major levels of reading retardation. Found a direct instruction program to be more effective than diagnostic-prescriptive remediation. (GC)

A thorough and efficient system of diagnostic reading instruction is really a process by which the teacher individualizes instruction in the classroom. (Author)

Reported is a study on solution methods used by third-grade students as they solve open sentences involving addition and subtraction. A list of methods that children might use is compared to a frequency tally of those methods used by a group of 32 students who solved 16 problems. (JP)

How to use listening to responses as a diagnostic tool to discover children's reading and comprehension problems. (RB)

Suggests that administering tests to students on the tasks in a learning hierarchy is a means of obtaining precise knowledge about the capabilities of individual students. Such knowledge is necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of learning difficulties. Decisions regarding the selection of appropriate learning tasks for students based on their…