Chapter Objectives

• Summarize specific characteristics of alternative assessment approaches
  
  
• Provide the rationale for using a transdisciplinary framework to implement alternative assessment approaches
  
  
• Give examples of models and methods that incorporate a transdisciplinary framework
  
  
• Identify potential barriers to implementation of a transdisciplinary framework
  
  
• Identify advantages and limitations of a transdisciplinary framework
  
  
• Provide guidelines for implementing a transdisciplinary framework
  
  
  

Chapter Outline

1. Summary of Alternative Assessment Approaches
   
   
2. Rationale for a Transdisciplinary Framework
   
   
3. Models and Applications
   1. System to Plan Early Childhood Services
   2. Primary Language Record
      
      
4. Implementation Barriers
   
   
5. Advantages and Limitations
   1. Advantages
      1. Family Empowerment
      2. Coherence of the Assessment Plan
      3. Holistic Assessment of a Child
      4. Communication and Collaboration
   2. Limitations
      1. Policy Constraints
      2. Information Exchange Difficulties
      3. Reduced Efficiency
         
         
6. Guidelines for Implementation
   
   
7. Conclusion