We propose 2 related models for the meta-analysis of diagnostic tests. Both models are based on the bivariate normal distribution for transformed sensitivities and false-positive rates. Instead of using the logit as a transformation for these proportions, we employ the "t"[subscript alpha] family of transformations that contains the log, logit,…

Practitioners with an expertise in assistive technology and technology assessments are in demand to be full participants in the selection, planning, and implementation of instruction for students with mild disabilities. Frequently, practitioners with knowledge of assistive technology are assigned to evaluate students with sensory, physical,…

The author points out the need to consider the situational factors involved in serving children with mild to moderate learning difficulties and cautions that a within-the-child model based on psychological/cognitive deficits does not pay enough attention to the child's environment. (CL)

A model is described which provides a smooth transition from the resource room to the regular classroom for mildly handicapped students. The model, particularly appropriate for secondary students, emphasizes teamwork by having a special education teacher work in the mainstream classroom on a regular basis. (CL)

Issues are discussed that arose in the training and implementation of the Advanced Learning Environments Model (an approach to restructuring educational services to accommodate full-time mainstreaming of most mildly handicapped elementary students) at two sites. A brief description of the model and sites is followed by specific issues. (Author/PB)

The examination of computer applications in instruction describes a model for studying effects of using microcomputers with mildly handicapped learners and discusses effects of microeducational environments for mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped elementary pupils. (CL)

The article describes the diagnostic prescriptive teacher program, an organizational model designed to provide help within the regular classroom for children with mild learning problems. The key to the program is the diagnostic prescriptive teacher, a school-based specialist who combines diagnostic and consultative work in assisting the regular…

The implications of career education for mentally and physically handicapped individuals depend on the success of the movement within general education. At present, most efforts at career education center on regular education. Career education for the handicapped is discussed with reference to the four models outlined by the USOE. (DS)

The purpose of this grounded theory study was to examine the process by which people with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) access information on the web. Recent estimates include amateur sports and recreation injuries, non-hospital clinics and treatment facilities, private and public emergency department visits and admissions, providing…

Despite the national, state, and local emphasis on academic progress and standards, the curricular needs of the 3 million highly talented and gifted youth in the U.S. generally have not been embraced as a priority. In many high schools, academically precocious students are expected to progress on their own. The Individuals with Disabilities…

The paper describes application of the collaborative/consultant model to the education of special needs students in the Mendocino Unified School District (California), a small rural district. Benefits of the model for students include reduction of stigma attached to labeling and pull-out, and for teachers, shared responsibility for instruction. At…

The final report describes the evolution and accomplishments of a project designed to identify factors associated with successful completion of education/training programs for mainstreamed mildly handicapped secondary students. Program outcomes were measured via examination of the student records, interviews, and recollections of special education…

The article describes current and emerging curricular models for students with learning-related disabilities, evaluates their effectiveness, outlines the decision-making process vis-a-vis curricular model selection, and discusses programatic needs of identifiable subgroups of students with mild handicaps, as they relate to specific curricular…

The Community-Based Linkage Model unites local education agencies, business and industry, social service agencies, and parents in coordinated efforts to meet the vocational needs of handicapped students. (SK)

A two-dimensional framework consisting of knowledge forms and intellectual operations was used to analyze curriculum materials, teacher-mediated instruction, and student use of information on essay and traditional criterion-referenced measures in two sixth-grade general science classes. Results suggest low-achieving students may need more exposure…