Self-determination, the combination of skills, knowledge, and beliefs that enable a person to engage in goal-directed, self-regulated, autonomous behavior, has become an important part special education related services for people with disabilities. Research on outcomes self-determination interventions been sparse. In this study, we conducted comprehensive review literature used quantitative methods meta-analysis investigate what have studied, groups individuals disabilities taught...

Self-determination (SD) has been a major topic in special education literature over the past 10 years, but research-based practices on SD for students with disabilities are still limited. This study was designed to examine 6 programs identified as placing emphasis promoting disabilities. Qualitative data were gathered stakeholder perceptions of outcomes, describe promising SD, and identify conditions supporting barriers inhibiting successful implementation practices. Data analyzed through...

The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act required states provide access general curriculum and alternate assessments for students disabilities who were unable participate in statewide assessments. For this study, we examined curricular focus of using performance indicators math, language arts, functional skills from 31 states. Experts math education, severe disabilities, along a group stakeholders (i.e., teachers administrators), relative their alignment...

Current federal policy requires that students with disabilities participate in large-scale assessments and be included schools' scores for adequate yearly progress. Students significant cognitive may an alternate assessment achievement standards, but these standards must linked to grade-level content promote access the general curriculum. Because most research this population has focused on nonacademic life skills, few guidelines exist teaching assessing skills are content. One challenge...

Emerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access science mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial (AI) technologies may have the potential support test developers creating more inclusive assessments that better measure what know can do. But they must also consider accessibility challenges or introduction of construct-irrelevant variance posed by these technologies. The purpose this article is...

This paper describes large, fine-grained, intentionally inclusive, research-based cognitive models called learning maps. Learning maps are the product of an intensive research synthesis process to develop formal that better reflect diversity how learners can learn and be assessed on academic content. Students begin at different places rates, they may have disabilities or face a variety barriers pose challenges when provide numerous starting points pathways by which students acquire...

The purpose of this article is to assist parents and professionals in developing effective educational programs that promote a lifetime successful inclusion for individuals With severe disabilities. We first establish the principle normalization as philosophical basis inclusion. next describe conditions practices reflect foster across life span. These consist universal design, person-centered planning, self-determination, positive behavior support. end by suggesting may be vieWed continuum...

for students a high priority in planning instruction? • Do you include self-advocacy goals students’ education programs? What is best practice developing such and promoting self-determination students? It may be that or your colleagues have not received instruction how to write objectives with disabilities. This article explores ways increase the inclusion of individualized programs (IEPs) as first step increasing their classroom instruction.

School-wide positive behavioral support (SWPBS) programs are becoming an increasingly popular and effective way to reduce disruptions in schools. Results from a 4-year study examining the effects of SWPBS program public elementary school indicated significant reductions percentages referrals, suspensions, instructional days lost, but effect sizes were small. Implications for counselors future research discussed.

With the growing number of resources on self-determination, teachers may find it difficult to locate information that will be most useful for planning educational programs. This article provides a map use in searching self-determination literature usable ideas. includes two primary paths. The first leads through conceptual destination increasing understanding self-determination. In following this path, concept or its specific components, such as choice making, problem solving, and...

This article reviews promises, practices, and provisos of alternate assessment as a basis for illustrating what we know need to about measuring progress students with disabilities in statewide programs. In 19 data-based studies, professionals have begun document the impact that is having on school reform policy general expectations, access curriculum, instruction disabilities, especially those significant cognitive impairments. At this juncture, there are insufficient data report confidence...

Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997 and No Child Left Behind (2002) require provision of an alternate assessment for students who cannot participate in state or district assessments accommodations. Most states have defined performance indicators these linked to their standards. In this article, we consider five curricular philosophies (i.e., developmental, functional, social inclusion, self-determination, academic) severe disabilities analyze how they are reflected...

With the passage of No Child Left Behind and start high-stakes accountability movement, it has become increasingly important that teachers are able to appropriately assess all students, including those who qualify for alternate assessments. If suitable assessment is occurring, can use these data help improve student performance meet both individualized education program (IEP) goals state standards. In this study, which was conducted with in an urban system within a state, students' scores...

Much has been written about the characteristics of effective college teachers. However, skill sets have not yet defined with any level specificity. Also, instructors at community colleges unique working conditions and challenges that influence how they teach. This paper illustrates use three studies conducted to build validate a framework for defining competencies faculty. The project's culmination was set skills used redesign one university's master's in education (MAEd) program two-year...

Students with learning disabilities (LD) often need to be taught self-determination skills better prepared for life after high school. This article describes the methods used by one school district promote self-advocacy and self-awareness students LD. Through multicomponent group activities, learned about their strengths how advocate educational needs rights. Advocacy were also applied leadership roles, mentoring, community education activities. Important features that contributed success of...

For over 30 years, researchers and practitioners have identified challenges unique to small, rural community colleges. The purpose of this study was examine the distinctive problems facing colleges today those institutions must address fulfill their mission in America. There are 5 current commonly by 10 college administrators Kansas: technology use, grant writing, an evolving student population corresponding changes mission, funding inequalities between institutions, hiring qualified people....

Assessments scored with diagnostic models are increasingly popular because they provide fine-grained information about student achievement. Because of differences in how assessments and results used, the teachers must know to interpret use may differ from concepts traditionally included assessment literacy trainings for that produce a raw or scale score. In this study, we connect score reporting literature understand teachers' context as demonstrated by responses focus groups surveys....

Although many studies have examined the alignment of state standards with large-scale assessment and instruction, fewer attended to concerning alternate assessments for students significant disabilities. This study was designed (1) compare expectations in one state's (AA) curricular priorities reflected students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), (2) consider effect this relationship on AA scores. The conducted a whose consisted standardized performance tasks measuring reading...

The authors examined aspects of school climate pertaining to issues diversity at 2 elementary schools, conducting focus groups with students, personnel, and parents. Findings indicated that degree parental involvement interaction regarding affect the climate. Recommendations for counselors are presented.

There is evidence that data-based decision-making (DBDM) can improve outcomes for a wide range of students. However, less known about how special education teachers are trained to use data inform instruction targets academic progress students with extensive support needs (ESN). The purpose this systematic literature review was describe the intervention on impact professional development (PD) teachers’ DBDM ESN. Eight studies were identified. interventions primarily targeted related in...

The Dynamic Learning Maps™ Alternate Assessment is based on a different set of guiding principles than other assessments. In this article we describe its characteristics and look at the history alternate assessment problems in implementing useful programs for students with significant cognitive disabilities.