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Download full textThurlow, Martha L.; Turnure, James E. – 1976
Instructional units on time and money were presented to 249 educable and trainable level mentally retarded children. Pretesting showed that Ss had a poorer understanding of time and money concepts than 229 nonretarded controls of the same MA. Significant performance increases from pretest to posttest resulted in the retardates' posttest scores…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Johnstone, Christopher J.; Altman, Jason; Thurlow, Martha L.; Thompson, Sandra J. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires the reporting of participation in assessments overall and by subgroup, including students with disabilities. As states and school districts strive to meet the goals for adequate yearly progress required by NCLB, the use of individual accommodations continues to be scrutinized for effectiveness,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Test Validity, Research Needs
