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Moderate Learning Difficulties: Searching for Clarity and Understanding
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Norwich, Brahm; Ylonen, Annamari; Gwernan-Jones, Ruth – Research Papers in Education, 2014
The concept of moderate learning difficulties (MLD) is not clearly understood in its definition and in its general use. Nevertheless, as a distinct area of special educational needs (SEN) this category has constituted about a quarter of all of those pupils identified as having SEN in England. This paper reports the analysis of findings from an…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Definitions, Disability Identification
International Tests and the U.S. Educational Reforms: Can Success Be Replicated?
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Turgut, Guliz – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
The ranking of the United States in major international tests such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is used as the driving force and rationale for the current educational reforms in the United…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Success, Educational Strategies, Educational Indicators
Affirming the Goal: Is College and Career Readiness an Internationally Competitive Standard? Advance Brief for State Policymakers
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ACT, Inc., 2011
According to MetLife's March 2011 Survey of the American Teacher: Preparing Students for College and Careers, approximately 93% of secondary school parents, 85% of secondary teachers, and 80% of business executives believe college and career readiness should be a priority in the nation's classrooms. This college and career readiness priority is…
Descriptors: School Readiness, College Preparation, International Education, Comparative Education