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Blythe, Teresa – Regional Resource Center Program, 2013
In this Information Research Cadre, Teresa Blythe responds to the following research question: For those states that have residential schools for the Blind/VI and Deaf/HI students, have they developed policies and procedures for residential placement of these students? To develop this response Blythe conducted web research utilizing numerous…
Descriptors: Residential Schools, Blindness, Deafness, Visual Impairments
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Haas, Eric; Huang, Min; Tran, Loan – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
Across the United States, and in the states served by the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) in particular, there is widespread concern about how to successfully educate the growing number of English language learner (ELL) students, especially those identified as long-term ELL students and those identified as reclassified fluent…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
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Jameson, J. Matt; Thompson, Victoria; Manuele, Greg; Smith, Diane; Egan, Hannah; Moore, Tiffany – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2012
Media scholars have long recognized the interaction between the medium that conveys the information and the information that is conveyed. This study examined the relative impact of different low- and high-tech instructional mediums (e.g., flashcards and the iTouch) on the acquisition of general education content-referenced sight words and…
Descriptors: Validity, Sight Vocabulary, Mental Retardation, Core Curriculum
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Hager, Karen D.; Slocum, Timothy A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Alternate assessments are the means through which students with significant cognitive disabilities participate in accountability testing, thus measurement validity of alternate assessments is a critical aspect of state educational accountability systems. When evaluating the validity of assessment systems, it is important to take a broad view of…
Descriptors: Test Content, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Test Validity
Jensen, R. Lynn; Nelson, David E. – 1984
A study was undertaken to determine the degree of implementation and effectiveness of the individual plan (IP) requirement for secondary school students approved by the Utah State Board of Education. Questionnaires were administered to measure the experiences and attitudes of a stratified random sample of 850 students, 759 parents, and 672…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Goal Orientation, Individual Needs