Assessment in Educational Therapy [electronic resource].

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction and Assessment in the Context of Educational Therapy -- The Foundation -- Is There a Difference Between a Test and an Assessment? -- Assessment in the Context of Educational Therapy -- Assessment during a Session -- Types of Assessment Instruments -- Screening Tools -- Standards-based Instruments -- Informal Measures -- Summary -- Self-review Questions for Students and Professionals -- Questions for Parents

2. Ethics and Foundational Practices in Administering Standardized Assessments -- Ethics -- Foundational Practices in Administering Standardized Assessments -- Which Standardized Assessments Measure Reading, Written Expression, Mathematics and Processing Skills? -- Test Format and the Learner's Profile -- 3. The Basics of Psychometrics Explained -- Introduction -- Avoid Common Errors -- Should I Use Age or Grade Equivalent Scores? -- About Percentile Ranks -- Standard Deviation -- How Test Scores Are Derived -- Z-scores -- Interpreting the Scores -- Standard Error of Measurement

Confidence Level or Confidence Intervals -- Reminders -- Summary -- Self-review Questions for Students and Professionals -- Questions for Parents -- 4. Creating the Student's Profile -- Introduction -- What if there is No Problem? -- Asking Questions to Create a Working Hypothesis -- Constellations -- Contributions of Non-Standardized Instruments -- Using Standards-Based, Criterion Reference Tests and Rubrics -- Link Hypothesis Testing with Observations and the Student's Spontaneous Remarks -- The Context of Assessment -- Examining Assessment Results to Create the Student's Profile

An Approach to Analyzing Assessment Scores -- Self-review questions for students and professionals -- 5. Writing a High-Quality Assessment Report -- Introduction -- Establish a Purpose -- Know the Audience -- Determine the Findings -- Avoid Professional Jargon -- Focus on the Individual, not the Scores -- Write a Strengths-based Report -- Synthesize Information in a Clear, Organized, and Analytical Manner -- Write in a Professional Voice -- The Nature of Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Self-review Questions for Students and Professionals -- Questions for Parents

6. How to Orally Present Your Findings -- Preparing to Present -- Beginning the Meeting -- Presenting the Results Visually -- The Summary and Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Self-review Questions for Students and Professionals -- Questions for Parents -- Index

Assessment in Educational Therapy offers essential grounding, skills, and ethical approaches for understanding and conducting assessments in the context of educational therapy. Six clear, straightforward chapters guide graduate students and trainees of the field to use scores, observation, and hypothesis testing to create strengths-based assessments and intervention strategies that can be delivered orally or in written reports. The book is the first to describe and critique all the standardized assessment instruments that qualified educational therapists can use to measure skills in reading, written expression, mathematics, and processing. Real-world case studies, practical takeaways of key concepts, resources for self-study, reflective questions, and other readers' tools enliven this comprehensive yet accessible reference.

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