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Turner, Sherri; Unkefer, Lesley Craig; Cichy, Bryan Ervin; Peper, Christine; Juang, Ju-Ping – Journal of Career Assessment, 2011
The purpose of this study was to ascertain vocational interests and self-estimated work-relevant abilities of young adults with disabilities. Results showed that young adults with both low incidence and high incidence disabilities have a wide range of interests and self-estimated work-relevant abilities that are comparable to those in the general…
Descriptors: Incidence, Vocational Interests, Disabilities, Young Adults
Pace-Chappell, Edwina – 1985
The paper addresses the issues of testing modifications with handicapped students in Houston (Texas) Independent School District. Using descriptive data, the performance of secondary mainstreamed and nonhandicapped students on course proficiency field tests without modifications are compared. Approximately 65% of the mainstreamed students were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education

McKinney, James D. – Exceptional Children, 1983
Analysis of minimum competency testing administered in 1973 to handicapped students in North Carolina demonstrated the need to devise an acceptable alternative for students with little chance of success. The unknown effects of test modifications for different handicaps was found to be another problem. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards

Serow, Robert C.; O'Brien, Kathleen – Journal of Special Education, 1983
Samples of handicapped and nonhandicapped pupils were compared on the following: initial Minimum Competency Test (MCT) performance, participation in remediation, improvements in subsequent MCT, and eligibility for receiving high school diplomas. Nonhandicapped pupils generally fared better on all measures, although sharp differences were found…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation
Santilli, Frank G.; Fisher, Maurice – 1985
The study was designed to determine the variables which may be strong indicators of possible failure or difficulty on the minimum competency test (MCT) for 88 handicapped seniors (learning disabled, mildly retarded, and emotionally disturbed). Fifty-six Ss had not successfully passed the MCT prior to their senior year, while the comparison group…
Descriptors: Disabilities, High School Seniors, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing

Smith, J. David; Jenkins, Diane S. – Exceptional Children, 1980
Among findings of the state surveys were that most states were still in the process of formulating policies concerning minimum competency testing (at the time of the survey) and that either no policy had been established or existing special education programs were expected to meet the need of remedial measures for handicapped students who do not…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Policy Formation

Ramsey, Roberta S.; Algozzine, Bob – Exceptional Children, 1991
A survey of 46 states found that about half the states are using or studying special education teacher competency tests. The paper analyzes survey results by specific content areas being tested, including basic knowledge, identification and characteristics of special needs students, processing skills, assessment, learning theory, teaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level, Minimum Competencies
Schenck, Susan J. – 1981
Minimum competency testing programs, which assess the basic skills deemed necessary for assimilation into society, have been mandated in several states. Some competency assessment devices, however, do not take handicapping conditions into account. Furthermore, disageement over what constitutes minimum competency prevails among the various state…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates, Individualized Education Programs
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1988
Two national surveys on graduation requirements and transition services for students with handicaps are briefly described. The first study, "State Graduation Policies and Program Practices Related to High School Special Education Programs" by Joanne Records Bodner et al., surveyed state special education directors or their designees in 50 states…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements
Cressey, John; Padilla, Christine – 1981
Intended to help state level administrators plan for minimal competency testing programs, the guide discusses conceptual, legal, and budgeting considerations involved in competency programs for different handicapped populations. Problems and remedies are cited from a longitudinal study of the implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Serow, Robert C.; And Others – 1980
This study reports on attempts to determine whether the remedial instruction provided to high school students who failed one or both sections of the North Carolina Competency Test have resulted in improved performance on subsequent tests. Separate data were gathered for three semesters: Fall 1978, Spring 1979, and Fall 1979. Information was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Graduation Requirements
Malouf, David B.; And Others – 1990
This study evaluated an instructional model entitled "Integrating Computer Software into the Functional Mathematics Curriculum: A Diagnostic Approach," which was intended to prepare middle-school special education students for the Maryland Functional Mathematics Test. The model consisted of eight major components: pretests/posttests, diagnostic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities
Spicuzza, Richard; Erickson, Ronald; Thurlow, Martha; Ruhland, Aaron – 1996
The results of a survey of 14 Minnesota school districts on the participation of students with disabilities in the Basic Standards Exams are examined in this report. Findings indicate that all 14 districts had at least 50 percent of all eligible students with disabilities participate in the April 1996 testing cycle. Ten districts indicated they…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Disabilities
Greenberg, Lydia – 1980
Reading and mathematics tests of the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Tests were modified to accomodate handicapped students, in order to determine whether or not students would perform better on the modified test forms. Changes were made in the format of the test booklets, answer sheets, and administration instructions to accomodate the following…
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
McKinney, James D.; And Others – 1980
Factors influencing the performance of handicapped students on the North Carolina Minimum Competency Test (Fall, 1978 administration) were analyzed. Educably mentally handicapped (EMH) and learning disabled (LD) students represented 83% of the 3,043 handicapped students who took the Fall, 1978 test. A questionnaire was designed to collect the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Disabilities, Graduation Requirements