The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large scale study of adult skills and life experience focusing on education and employment that was developed and organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, the study was conducted in 2011-12 with a…

As part of a series on a study of the learning disabled (LD) secondary student's environment, the document details findings on health and medical factors surrounding LD adolescents. Study participants included 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students and their parents. Data were collected from interviews with students…

Part of a series of papers reporting research on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, the paper reports findings of a study to determine the availability and use of support services, both in and external to secondary school settings, for 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students. Questions were asked regarding the types…

The study, part of a series on learning disabled (LD) adolescents, was designed to examine the differences between LD (N=234), low achieving (LA, N=222), and normal achieving (NA, N=215) students on various indices of social interactions and activities in secondary school settings. Study instruments contained questions relating to peer…

One of a series of papers on a study of the environmental setting of learning disabled (LD) secondary students, the document reports findings on academic self image and attributions for academic failure of 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students. Ss were asked questions related to their satisfaction with school,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school general education mathematics teachers' beliefs and knowledge of inclusive instruction and to assess whether or not teachers' classroom practices reflect their beliefs and knowledge. Administrative support and higher education teacher preparation programs were also examined. Data were…

Four years of data (1980 to 1983) from "College-Bound Seniors: Eleven Years of National Data from the College Board's Admissions Testing Program 1973-1983" have been extracted and reported as a comparison for analogous data on test takers with hearing, learning, physical and visual disabilities over the same four years. The data on…

Part of a research series on learning disabled (LD) secondary students, the document reports findings of a study to investigate the social/emotional, cognitive/academic, and coping mechanisms of adolescents in secondary schools. Ss were 234 LD, 222 low achieving (LA), and 215 normal achieving (NA) students and their parents. Two instruments, the…