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Download full textSpicuzza, Richard; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron; Ruhland, Aaron – 1997
This study surveyed special education teachers teaching eighth and ninth grade students in 27 Minnesota school districts to determine how decisions were made on the inclusion of children with disabilities in the 1997 administration of Minnesota's Basic Standards Test and what accommodations were provided and desired. Analysis of the 259 responses…
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Minnesota State Board of Teaching, St. Paul. – 1991
The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) of reading, mathematics, and writing are three separate tests designed to measure basic proficiency in these areas. In response to a mandate from the State Legislature, the Minnesota Board of Teaching adopted these tests, developed by the Educational Testing Service. An evaluation of the 3 years of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Beginning Teachers, Chi Square, Comparative Testing
