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Peer reviewedEvans, Karen M.; King, Jean A. – Educational Leadership, 1994
Despite the popularity of outcome-based education, research documenting its effects is rare. As an umbrella concept embracing various reform efforts, OBE defies easy definition. This article explains two OBE models (Mastery Learning and the Outcomes-Driven Developmental Model used in Johnson City, New York, Schools) and summarizes recent state OBE…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning, Program Implementation
Berk, Ronald A. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
Procedures that have been used for assessing a discrepancy between ability and achievement of students suspected to have a learning disability are examined. Methodological deficiencies and/or unavailability of conclusive validity evidence are cited to support the conclusion that all of the procedures are worthless for screening purposes. (SEW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Disability Identification
