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How Are Community College Students Assessed and Placed in Developmental Math? Grounding Our Understanding in Reality
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Melguizo, Tatiana; Kosiewicz, Holly; Prather, George; Bos, Johannes – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The study's main objective was to provide a detailed description of math Assessment and Placement (A&P) policies in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The study was focused on math because a larger proportion of students place into remedial math than remedial reading or English (Bailey, Jeong, & Cho, 2010; Parsad, Lewis,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Evaluation, Educational Diagnosis, Student Placement
Predicting the Academic Achievement of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students from Individual, Household, Communication, and Educational Factors
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Marc Marschark; Debra M. Shaver; Katherine M. Nagle; Lynn A. Newman – Exceptional Children, 2015
Research suggests that the academic achievement of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students is the result of a complex interplay of many factors. These factors include characteristics of the students (e.g., hearing thresholds, language fluencies, mode of communication, and communication functioning), characteristics of their family environments…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Transition Tips for Educators Working with Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
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Cheney, Douglas – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) have had difficulties in achieving educational, vocational, and community outcomes that would lead to personal success and satisfaction. Some of these outcomes relate to how special education transition programs integrate effective approaches to support success with these students. In this…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs
The Status of Kindergartens.
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Cage, Bob N.; Emerson, Peggy – Research in Education (University of Mississippi), 1973
This paper attempts to analyze current research on kindergartens, to assess kindergartens' contribution to public school education, and to provide Mississippi legislators and educators with a basis for making decisions concerning a state supported kindergarten program. A chart summarizing legislation relating to kindergarten in the 50 states…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Educational Diagnosis, Full State Funding
Transition Planning: Process or Procedure?
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Wood, David; Trickey, Steve – British Journal of Special Education, 1996
This article reviews transition planning requirements specified in the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs in Great Britain and the effectiveness of the requirements. The Code's emphasis on social and independent living skills is discussed, as is the need for schools to balance process and procedure.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Planning
Critical Issues in Assessment: Let's Take the Mystery out of Assessment for Vocational Preparation, Career Development, and Transition.
Leconte, Pamela J.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1995
Assessment of students with disabilities is addressed in the context of career development, vocational education, and transition. Assessment is viewed as humanistic, therapeutic, holistic, and leading to self-determination and self-advocacy. Profiling, a process of linking a database of aptitude, skills, abilities, and instructional methodology,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Data Analysis, Disabilities