Colleges and universities commonly require multiple tests for their various admissions and placement decisions. The point of this analysis was to determine the degree to which three standardized tests involving eight subtests all administered to the same applicants provided nonredundant information. The instruments were the California Basic…

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act, requires schools to enroll homeless students immediately, even if they do not have the documents normally required for enrollment such as school records, medical records, proof of residency, or others. Unfortunately for many homeless…

This is a study of the relationship between placement test scores and academic achievement, as measured by the gain in placement pre- and post-test scores after students completed a semester of English instruction. Two placement tests were administered to a cohort of students enrolling in community college English courses. Pre- and post-placement…

This paper addresses issues in determining the most appropriate placement for a student with a disability, emphasizing that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams must adhere to legal requirements related to placement in the least restrictive environment. The paper addresses: federal requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities…

Placement can play a pivotal role in supplying administrators with employment data and evaluations to guide long-range educational planning. (Author)

Reports on experiment utilizing various sample combinations of tests' results from student's personnel record for placing entering college freshmen in proper mathematics sequence. (RP)

This article stresses advantages of using teachers to aid counselors in providing personalized assistance to students seeking information on colleges. They are not paid to promote a particular school, they generally come from a diversified geographical and educational background, and they offer a more personalized touch than a college directory or…

Urges freshmen placement examinations for efficient matching of student abilities with course requirements. (IR)

The study compared selected subtests of commonly used standardized reading tests and informal placement procedures with 32 primary grade students in a summer reading tutor program. (SW)

Stages in transfering mentally retarded students in England from special schools to mainstream classes are described: discussion with class teachers, criterion-referenced and normative evaluation, mainstream school selection, liaison teacher visit, discussion with parents, use of mainstream school's materials at the special school, part-time and…

Four groups (40 school psychology graduates and practitioners and 40 special education trainees and practitioners) rated 11 multidisciplinary child study team (MT) professions according to influence on child placement and desirability to chair the MT meeting. MT professions were found to exert disproportionate influence on placement decisions. (CL)

A review of the educational and emotional impact of restrictive educational settings on children in the lowest quartile of achievement asserts that the variables which are important for successful student outcomes can occur in most settings. For ethical reasons the least restrictive environment is preferred. (Author/PN)

The study investigated attitudes of nonhandicapped elementary school students toward trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students in schools where there were TMR classes (TMR integrated) and in schools where there were no TMR classes (nonintegrated). No statistically significant group difference was found in the attitudes toward TMR students.…