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Secondary Transition of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Researchers
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Test, David W.; Carter, Erik; Coyle, Jennifer; Seaman-Tullis, Rachel; Rusher, Dana; Odom, Samuel L. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Given the continuing poor post-school outcomes for students with ASD, combined with the limited number of current interventions to address the problem, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services'(OSERS) charged the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) with identifying and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs
What Works, When, for Whom, and with Whom: A Meta-Analytic Review of Predictors of Postsecondary Success for Students with Disabilities
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Haber, Mason G.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Mustian, April L.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Bartholomew, Audrey L.; Test, David W.; Fowler, Catherine H. – Review of Educational Research, 2016
Students with disabilities experience poorer post-school outcomes compared with their peers without disabilities. Existing experimental literature on "what works" for improving these outcomes is rare; however, a rapidly growing body of research investigates correlational relationships between experiences in school and post-school…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Predictor Variables, Success, Postsecondary Education
Equipping Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders for Adulthood: Promoting Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
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Test, David W.; Smith, Leann E.; Carter, Erik W. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
Equipping students with ASD for a good life after high school is the overarching goal of secondary special education services and supports. In this paper, we review important elements of effective transition education for adolescents with ASD. First, we review recent findings related to the post-school employment, education, and independent living…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescent Development, Transitional Programs
Equipping Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders for Adulthood: Promoting Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
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Test, David W.; Smith, Leanne E.; Carter, Erik W. – Grantee Submission, 2014
Equipping students with ASD for a good life after high school is the overarching goal of secondary special education services and supports. In this paper, we review important elements of effective transition education for adolescents with ASD. First,we review recent findings related to the post-school employment, education, and independent living…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Adolescent Development, Transitional Programs
What High School Administrators Need to Know about Secondary Transition Evidence-Based Practices and Predictors for Students with Disabilities
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Test, David W.; Bartholomew, Audrey; Bethune, Lauren – NASSP Bulletin, 2015
In response to legislative mandates that schools use evidence-based instructional practices, the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center has identified evidence-based practices and predictors in the area of secondary transition for high school students with disabilities. This article provides an overview of practices and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Disabilities, Teaching Methods, High School Students
Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Students' Knowledge of Postschool Options
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Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Test, David W.; Wood, Charles L.; Richter, Sharon – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Enhancing students' ability to make informed choices is an important precursor to successful choice-making, decision-making, and goal-setting. This study used a multiple-baseline design across behaviors replicated across participants to examine the effects of computer-assisted instruction on acquisition of students' knowledge of postschool options…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Evidence-Based Secondary Transition Predictors for Improving Postschool Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
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Test, David W.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Mustian, April L.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Kortering, Larry; Kohler, Paula – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2009
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the secondary transition correlational literature to identify in-school predictors of improved postschool outcomes in the areas of education, employment, and/or independent living for students with disabilities. Based on results of this review, 16 evidence-based, in-school predictors…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Evidence