Special Education Programs: A Guide to Evaluation

List of contents

Introduction
Vignette 1
Teachers¿ Needs for Staff Development
Vignette 2
Appropriateness of LRE Placements
Vignette 3
Satisfaction of Program Participants
Vignette 4
What¿s Going on in Classrooms?
Vignette 5
What¿s in an IEP?
Vignette 6
Assessing Generalization of Skills to Other Settings

Summary

This guide shows how school personnel can use evaluation to assess programme appropriateness, effectiveness, quality and improvement of special education programmes. The authors suggest practical ways in which evaluation can benefit teacher and student. They illustrate: how to document needs and support requests for resources; how to reveal programme strengths and weaknesses and make informed, effective decisions on the need for change; how to compare promising programme alternatives by pre-testing and collecting data on a sample basis and determining effectiveness before widespread implementation; and how to diagnose aspects of programmes that must be improved to meet legal or external requirements. Non-technical terminology is used throughout.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie U. Debettencourt, Elizabeth Garriss, Ada Vallecorsa, Ada L. Vallecorsa
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1992
• EAN: 9780803960343
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-6034-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Series: Essential Tools for Educators; Essential Tools for Educators Series; Essential Tools for Educators Series; Essential Tools for Educators
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science