UID:
almafu_9959326914102883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780470744550
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0470744553
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9780470682227
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0470682221
Content:
As the use of the P scales is now a statutory requirement in England, this is the first book to take a co mp rehensive view of the assessment of children with special educational needs. It charts the historical context for the development of the P scales from the Education Reform Act to the present day, and follows with a full introduction to the P scales: what they are, what they aim to do, and how they can be used to generate the most valuable assessment data. For the first time, the reliability and validity of assessments are discussed, and the extent to which the different scales are inde.
Content:
This is the first book devoted to the P scales; there has been no published research on the P scales. There is no documentation of the benefits that schools have derived from using the P scales, and no account has been given of how easy or otherwise teachers have found it to use the P scales in the assessment of their pupils. The book introduces the P scales and their application to teachers, describes the various subject areas of the scales and how to apply them in the assessment of pupils attainment levels. The book also describes how schools can use the assessment data collected in self-evaluation and setting of improvement targets for their pupils. It also discusses the P scales in terms of the validity and reliability of data collected and investigates the extent to which the scales measure what they were designed to measure. Head teachers have recounted their experiences of using the P scales, outlining the difficulties they have had in their schools using the scales and the benefits the schools have derived --
Note:
The P scales: Assessing the Progress of Children with Special Educational Needs; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: The National Curriculum and the Development of the P scales; CHAPTER 2: P scales -- The Context; CHAPTER 3: A Description of the P scales and Their Use in Assessments; CHAPTER 4: Reliability and Validity of the P scales Data; CHAPTER 5: Users' Perspectives; CHAPTER 6: Research into the P scales; CHAPTER 7: Ways Forward; Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: P scales. Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 ISBN 9780470518984
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470682227
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470682227
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470682227
