Reviews research on student assessment and placement, focusing on problems and questions; methods of assessment; establishing cut scores; and evaluation of course placement systems. Includes an extensive bibliography. (LAL)

Research showed that freshmen, particularly first-semester freshmen, are significantly disadvantaged in the study of economics when scheduled with sophomore students. Economics educators should mix students of different collegiate levels only when it is justified by other educational considerations. (Author/RM)

Reviews the history of standardized assessment programs for college entrance, with particular emphasis on the community college testing programs. Examines responses of California community colleges to a 1982-83 survey of assessment procedures. Offers recommendations regarding the essential components of effective assessment. (DMM)

The article summarizes the following factors identified in service provision for severely and multiply handicapped students: programmatic considerations; administrative considerations; service delivery models; assessment; educational placement; individual educational programs; and program documentation. (CL)

Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, Washington, uses a three-day freshman orientation program to prepare ninth graders for the high school experience and to help the high school to better know and provide for them. (DCS)

The paper reviews the development of special education from a sociological perspective as a social tool for segregation and then examines the recent reversal of this trend (normalization and de-handicapping). The author concludes by speculating on the role of special education in the new scientific technological era. (CL)

The purpose of this study was to assess the existing level of coordination between public schools and postschool placement. Results indicated that coordination between schools and agencies is inconsistent and that parents may not be aware of postschool programs for their handicapped children. (JOW)

Mainstreaming of hearing impaired students is discussed from the points of view of the child, the school system, and the future. (SB)

School personnel may consider any unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis when determining whether to order a change in placement for a child with a disability who violates a code of student conduct. This article describes IDEA 2004: Section 615 (k), which discusses the placement of special needs children in alternative educational settings.…

This text provides a comprehensive framework for the direct assessment of academic skills. Presented is a readily applicable, four-step approach for working with students experiencing a range of difficulties with reading, spelling, written language, or math. School-based practitioners are guided sequentially through assessment of the instructional…

The 1999 Florida Legislature revised the laws pertaining to the assessment of students in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities. Revisions identified specific requirements for measuring student academic progress in the basic skill areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Following the passage of this legislation, the Department of…

This research was an attempt to produce consistent course-level placement in college mathematics based on a predicted placement score in lieu of an actual placement score. Real data were used to determine the prediction equation and a second simple random sample from the same population was used to cross-validate the results. The consequences of…

An important problem facing institutions of higher education is the number of students reporting that they are not adequately prepared for the difficulty of college-level courses. To meet this problem, a computerized adaptive testing package was developed that permitted remote placement testing of high school students via the World Wide Web. The…

This paper discusses how to group students for reading instruction. The paper first considers the reasons for heterogeneous grouping, where there are mixed levels of reading achievement among the students in the classroom. It then discusses some weaknesses in advocating heterogeneous grouping. There are individualized plans for reading instruction…

This paper discusses the results of a study that investigated the implementation of Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS) in Colorado, the validity of the Colorado Client Assessment Record (CCAR) as a measurement of children's levels of functioning, and the identification of the multivariate predictors of placement. The CCAR assesses nine,…