Special Education 505M/M: Instructional Strategies for mild moderate learning disabled students

Reference Resources |Find Books | Find Articles | Facts & Figures | Writing Guides

Reference Resources

Encyclopedias    
Subject words: education encyclopedias

Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education

Location: Reference Room LC4007 .E53 2002

Educational Research Methodology and Measurement: An International Handbook

Location: LB 1028 E3184 1988

Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory

Location: REFRM BF318 .E53 1992

Encyclopedia of Educational Research

Location: REFRM LB 15 E48 1992 6th ed. 4v

Encyclopedia of Special Education : a reference for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children

Location: Reference Room LC4007 .E53 2000 3 v.

International Encyclopedia of Education: Research and Studies.

Location REFRM LB 15 I569 10 v. 1985

Tests & Measures (Directories)

Buros Institute of Mental Measurements

Provides catalog information about the Buros publications, test locator, test publisher locator, test review locator. ERIC/AE test locator included.

Location REFRM Z5814 P8 B932 1938-present.

EBSS: Education and Behavioral Sciences Section

by the Association of College and Research Libraries covers Lesson plans and Teaching activities, Educational Tests/Psychology, National Standards, Children's and Young Adult Literature, and International/National Education Statistics. Education Sources links to web resources as well as CSUN Library holdings

ETS Test Collection Catalog

Provides basic information, such as grade level, descriptors, abstract and availability source. Each volume highlights a particular subject area. Has author, test title, and subject indexes.

Location: REFRM LB 3051 E79 6v

. Available online. The tests are available in microfiche on the 4th floor: Tests in microfiche, 1975- MICRO SERFICHE LB3051 .E358.

Mental Measurements Yearbook.

The principal work on testing and measurement. It consists of descriptive information, references and critical reviews of commercially published English-language tests.

Location: REFRM BF 176 B861 1972-present

Test Critiques.

Contains reviews of the most frequently used psychological, educational and business tests.

Location REFRM BF 176 T419 10 v.

Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business.

Location: REFRM BF176 .T43 1997

Pro-Ed Publishers

Online catalog of nationally standardized tests, resource and reference texts, curricular and therapy materials. Expensive to purchase

Examples of Tests and Measures on Campus:

College of Education Assessment Library
Department of Psychology Test Lab (for Psychology students only and by permission)

Find Books:
Check the Library Catalog

Subjects:

Special Education	Learning disabled children
Learning disabilities.	Slow learning children.
Reading disability Dyslexia Alexia.	Minimal brain dysfunction in children

Find Articles:
Periodicals/Journals: Indexes & Articles

ERIC (Late 1960's-)

ERIC contains references to journal articles, and unpublished literature (such as research reports, conference papers, curriculum guides and program evaluations). ERIC Documents (ED) on microfiche date back to 1966. CSUN library now offers online access to current 5 years of ED reports.

Search terms: Learning disabilities (see also more specific and related terms); Mild Disabilities (see also more specific and related terms)

Location: Online through CSA,  FirstSearch and EricWizard

Exceptional child education resources.

Location: Reference Room Z5814.C52 E9 (current five years); earlier volumes are on the third floor.

Psychological Abstracts/PsycInfo

Indexes 1,300 journals written in over 25 languages, spanning 1887 to the present, plus books and book chapters in English language books published since 1987. Provides citations with abstracts in psychology and behavioral sciences from the American Psychological Association. Topics covered include psychology, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and more.

Location: REFRM Table 6 BF 1 . P65 and Online

Index Medicus

An index to 3,700 medical journals published by the National Library of Medicine covering: medicine, health administration, psychology, physical therapy, nursing, all allied health education.

Location: REFRM Table Z 660 .I42 and online: Medline FirstSearch, and free Web access through PubMed

Education Abstracts (EducationAbs)

A primary source, along with ERIC, in education. Indexes articles published in approximately 300 education journals. Education Abtracts is one of the many indexes included in the FirstSearch2 database.

Sociological Abstracts

Provides indexing and detailed abstracts of articles taken from 3,000 journals published world wide in sociology, social work and related social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began in 1963, abstracts from 1974-

Facts & Figures

Finding Statistics about Education http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/edstats.html Highlights:

California Department of Education: Dataquest

Provides access to statistics on a variety of school programs, including SAT 9, API, and SAT/ACT. Results can be displayed by school, school district, county and state.

Location: Internet http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

California Department of Education: Standardized Testing And Reporting

"The Standards and Assessment Division develops, coordinates, and implements California's statewide testing programs. The division works within the CDE and with schools, districts, and the public to provide professional guidance in the collection, reporting, and use of student achievement information to improve California's schools and to increase the achievement of all students."

Location: Internet http://star.cde.ca.gov/ see also http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/

Counting California (California Digital Library) includes data (or downloadable files) on California at the state, region, county, and city level from a variety of government sources. Population and Demographics: American Indian or Topic, Subtopic (Educational Attainment: Race By Educational Attainment)

Location: http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/

RAND California provides easy access to statistics about California; some databases cover the entire United States. (CSUN subscription; not available to all users) Suggestion: Statistics Summary, ... by race (U.S. State and County Population Statistics By Race and/or Age)

Location: Internet

School Wise Press

School Wise provides statistical information based on sources "issued by the California Department of Education. First, we turn toward the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) data set from the Demographics Unit of the department. The Department of Education staff there consolidates information from all of California's 8,000 schools, gathered on one census day each October." Allows the searcher to compare scores for specific schools within counties. SAT-9 scores for reading and math are recorded and may be broken down by english proficiency, ethnicity, and income.

Location: Internet http://www.schoolwisepress.com/

Writing Guides

A Handbook for Writing Effective Psychoeducational Reports / Sharon Bradley-Johnson, 1998 On order

How to Write Psychology Papers

Location: REFRM BF76.5 .P27 1999

Psychologist’s Companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers

Location: REFRM BF76.8 .S73 1993)

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association

Location: REFRM BF 76.5 A54 2001

Writing papers in Psychology

BF 76.7 R67 2001

Thesis guide at CSUN:

Location: Internet http://www.csun.edu/%7Egripact/3Evaluations/Evaluations.htm#Writing