Outlines a three-part diagnostic unit that tells the technical writing teacher what students need to know while showing students what technical writing is. Divides the unit into (1) troubleshooting a poor report, (2) exchanging and comparing revised reports, and (3) followup activities. (RL)

A diagnostic prescriptive approach using the overhead projector in visual perception and perceptual motor activities is described for 11 deaf multiply handicapped behavior disordered students (9 to 12 years old). (CL)

The 54-item inventory allows teachers to compare their understanding and knowledge of how to help secondary level students read social studies materials with the opinions of reading specialists and findings of reading researchers. (Author/KC)

Diagnosis of student errors in mathematics is discussed and 12 guidelines for effective diagnostic procedures are presented. (MK)

The kind of data base required for diagnostic-prescriptive instruction may be supplied by individual skills profile sheets of any standardized test. Discusses design and operation of a diagnostic-prescriptive program in an elementary school in rural South Carolina, designed because of wide differences in performance among students at all…

Describes the process of diagnostic teaching (which integrates assessment and instruction) in terms of three related tasks: planning, executing, and evaluating. Discusses the advantages of diagnostic teaching. (MG)

Presents a model for formulating effective instructional strategies based on observed traits of language minority students. Defines instructional strategy in terms of content, physical and psychological setting, and delivery mode. Provides specific examples of model implementation. Contains 13 references. (SV)

This document is the approved position paper on recommended assessment procedures for multi-handicapped deaf students, as adopted by the Conference of Educational Administrators Serving the Deaf on April 28, 1988. Recommendations cover initial assessment, follow-up routine assessment, and the in-depth diagnostic/prescriptive program. (Author/PB)

This article views differentiation as the process of identifying, with each learner, the most effective strategies for achieving agreed targets. It presents 10 elements of differentiation in special education, such as differentiation is multidimensional; differentiation is diagnostic; differentiation challenges classroom relationships; and…

In developmental reading classes, 33 adults were taught using diagnostic-prescriptive methods and 38 controls with a traditional programmed approach. Pre/posttest results from the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test showed that experimentals had significantly higher inferential and total comprehension scores. Word recognition and comprehension…

Describes the Flexible Learning Approach to Physics (FLAP) teaching resource and the project's implementation and evaluation at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Reports that FLAP delivers many of the expected benefits, with significant gains in the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning. Contains 21 references.…

Seeks to help dental educators recognize potential causes of students' learning problems by presenting a series of diagnostic questions designed to identify the underlying etiology of the learning deficiency. Introduces strategies for helping the academically struggling student based on these etiologies. (EV)

The Diagnostic Learning Log (Angelo and Cross 1993) is a focused journal entry where students indicate what they have learned from a particular unit, pose questions, indicate aspects of classroom practice they found helpful, and provide suggestions for facilitating their own understanding of the subject matter. The log provides an instructor with…

A conceptually sound, research-based method is presented to make sense of students' thinking about length. It is suggested that the levels of framework is an important tool for improving instruction and formative assessment as well as effectively diagnosing and remediating students' difficulties in learning about length. Some of the measurement…

The South Australian Education Department introduced the School Entry Assessment (SEA) Policy in 2001 to help teachers assess young learners and plan relevant learning events, to help collect information about South Australian education from Pre-School to Year 3, and to facilitate collaboration within and between educational and social…