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Direct linkCommon, Eric Alan; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Pustejovsky, James E.; Johnson, Austin H.; Johl, Liane Elizabeth – Remedial and Special Education, 2017
This systematic review investigated one systematic approach to designing, implementing, and evaluating functional assessment-based interventions (FABI) for use in supporting school-age students with or at-risk for high-incidence disabilities. We field tested several recently developed methods for single-case design syntheses. First, we appraised…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Disabilities, At Risk Students
Bulut, Okan; Lei, Ming; Guo, Qi – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2018
Item positions in educational assessments are often randomized across students to prevent cheating. However, if altering item positions results in any significant impact on students' performance, it may threaten the validity of test scores. Two widely used approaches for detecting position effects -- logistic regression and hierarchical…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Computer Assisted Testing, Structural Equation Models
Lebeer, J.; Struyf, E.; De Maeyer, S.; Wilssens, M.; Timbremont, B.; Denys, A.; Vandeveire, H. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2010
This paper reports a field test of a new system of Graded Learning Support Classification Matrix to determine special educational needs (SEN) in a more systemic way, proposed by the Belgian Ministry of Education (Flanders Region), to put a barrier to the trend of referrals to special education schools. It is not directly determined by a child's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Educational Needs, Disabilities
Download full textTrivette, Carol M.; Dunst, Carl J. – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2011
This monograph includes the final report for a project funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council for "Measuring Outcomes for Children" (2008 RFP). The goal of the project was to "develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of an instrument designed to measure life outcomes of children with disabilities being…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Surveys, Experience
Ebmeier, Howard; Beutel, Jennifer L.; Dugan, Erin – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2010
The purpose of this study was to develop and field test an employment screening instrument for special education teachers. The instrument developed demonstrated good reliability and concurrent validity. Both principals and special education administrators could effectively use the instrument. The instrument shows promise for helping administrators…
Descriptors: Validity, Disabilities, Field Tests, Employment Interviews
Vossler, Victoria L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The attrition of special education teachers greatly affects the quality of special education services districts can provide for students with disabilities and creates an ongoing challenge for educational leaders. It is essential to understand the factors influencing special education teachers' decisions to leave or remain in the field. If…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Field Tests
Ann, Ong Chin; Theng, Lau Bee – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate an idea of producing an assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) tool that uses natural human computer interfacing to accommodate the disabilities of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and assist them in their daily communication. Design/methodology/approach: The authors developed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy
Mulero-Portela, Ana L.; Colon-Santaella, Carmen L.; Cruz-Gomez, Cynthia – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire to Spanish for Puerto Rico. Five steps were followed for the cross-cultural adaptation: forward translations into Spanish for Puerto Rico, synthesis of the translations, back translations into English, revision by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Human Body, Construct Validity, Test Validity
Dillon, Amy; Ebmeier, Howard – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2009
In recent years, U.S. schools have seen a growth in the number of special education paraprofessionals employed to serve special education students as well as a growth in the roles these individuals are expected to play in schools. In addition, with passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Field Tests, Employment Interviews
Meyen, Edward L.; Greer, Diana L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2010
This article discusses the theoretical framework, instructional design, formative assessment results, capacity for national distribution, and generalization of the Blending Assessment with Instruction Program (BAIP) model to other content areas such as science. The BAIP, developed and validated at the University of Kansas, employs technology to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Strauser, David R.; Berven, Norman L. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2006
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument, the "Job Seeking Self-Efficacy Scale," to measure perceived self-efficacy in job-seeking activities. The construction of the instrument, which incorporated tasks that have been determined to be important in job seeking for individuals with disabilities, was based on Bandura's theory of…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Program Evaluation, Rehabilitation Counseling, Field Tests
Johnstone, Christopher; Thurlow, Martha; Moore, Michael; Altman, Jason – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and other recent changes in federal legislation have placed greater emphasis on accountability in large-scale testing. Included in this emphasis are regulations that require assessments to be accessible. States are accountable for the success of all students, and tests should be designed in a way that…
Descriptors: Measurement, Outcomes of Education, Inferences, Federal Legislation
