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Direct linkHolzberg, Debra G.; Test, David W.; Rusher, Dana E. – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
For students with high-incidence disabilities, the transition from secondary to postsecondary educational settings poses the additional challenge of acquiring accommodations. Self-advocacy interventions have been identified as important skills for students with disabilities in accessing accommodations. The purpose of this study was to examine the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, High School Students, Mild Disabilities, Conflict Resolution
Download full textThurlow, Martha L.; Test, David W.; Rogers, Christopher M.; Klare, Matthew; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to summarize the status of state-defined alternate diplomas in the 50 U.S. states three years after the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESSA) indicated that states could develop these diplomas and use them in accountability calculations. To count this diploma in a graduation measure for accountability, several…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Kwiatek, Stephen; Voggt, Ashley; Chang, Wen-Hsuan; Fowler, Catherine H.; Poppen, Marcus; Sinclair, James; Test, David W. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
Research suggests youth with disabilities are less likely to experience positive outcomes compared to peers without disabilities. Identification of in-school predictors of postschool success can provide teachers (e.g., special education, general education, career technical education), administrators, district-level personnel, and vocational…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Students with Disabilities, Adjustment (to Environment), Secondary School Students
Chang, Wen-hsuan; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Lo, Ya-yu; Kwiatek, Stephen M.; Test, David W. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2023
Parents of youth with disabilities require knowledge to support their children in secondary school. In the 21st century, online asynchronous training is one way to provide knowledge to parents in learning secondary transition concepts. We explored the use of an asynchronous online intervention on three parents' knowledge of the secondary…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Parent Education, Online Courses, Knowledge Level
Rowe, Dawn A.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Test, David W.; Mitchell, Vickie J.; Clark, Kelly A.; Holzberg, Debra; Owens, Tosha L.; Rusher, Dana; Seaman-Tullis, Rachel L.; Gushanas, Christina M.; Castle, Hannah; Chang, Wen-Hsuan; Voggt, Ashley; Kwiatek, Stephen; Dean, Catie – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
Transition education should be grounded in quality research. To do so, educators need information on which practices are effective for teaching students with disabilities transition-related skills. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to identify evidence-based and research-based practices in secondary special education and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Secondary School Students, Evidence Based Practice
Parikh Foxx, Sejal; Saunders, Rachel; Test, David W.; Flowers, Claudia – Professional School Counseling, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate school counselors' perception of and ability to implement the 20 predictors of post-school success for students with disabilities. Results indicated statistical differences between grade levels in their perceived ability to implement transition services. We offer specific recommendations for how school…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, Competence, Counselor Role
Harvey, Michael W.; Rowe, Dawn A.; Test, David W.; Imperatore, Catherine; Lombardi, Allison; Conrad, Michelle; Szymanski, Amy; Barnett, Kristy – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
This article describes the Division of Career Development and Transition's (DCDT) position regarding Career Technical Education (CTE) and provides recommendations regarding more intense collaboration to improve access to and persistence in CTE for students with disabilities. Professional groups, such as the DCDT and the Association for Career and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Vocational Education, Career Development, Secondary Education
Test, David W.; Clark, Kelly A.; Rusher, Dana E. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
This chapter describes evidence-based predictors and practices of postschool success for students with disabilities. Examples for implementation and implications for adult education practitioners as they design instruction and programming for individuals with disabilities are provided.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Success, Adult Education
Diegelmann, Karen M.; Test, David W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disability continue to lag behind other students with disabilities. One way to improve outcomes for these students is to include them in decisions about their future by teaching students how to participate in their IEP meetings. Self-monitoring provides immediate feedback, motivation, and teaches…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Intellectual Disability, Individualized Education Programs, Meetings
Collins, Belva C.; Terrell, Misty; Test, David W. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
This investigation used a multiple-probe-across-participants design to examine the effects of using a simultaneous prompting procedure to teach four secondary students with mild intellectual disabilities the employment task of caring for plants in a greenhouse. The instructor also embedded photosynthesis science content as nontargeted information…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Prompting, Mild Intellectual Disability, Horticulture
Konrad, Moira; Clark, Kelly A.; Test, David W. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2017
Students with disabilities trail behind their peers without disabilities while in school, as well as in post-secondary outcome areas. Given that self-determination and enhanced academic skills are associated with improved post-school outcomes, one possible solution is to identify interventions that teach self-determination and academic skills…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Teaching Methods, Disabilities, Writing Instruction
Clark, Kelly A.; Test, David W.; Konrad, Moira – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Post-school employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities continue to be inadequate when compared to their peers without disabilities (Newman et al., 2011). One barrier to employment for individuals with disabilities is a lack of employment "soft skills" (Riesen, Morgan, Schutlz, & Kupferman, 2014), such as punctuality and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications, Secondary School Students
Freeman-Green, Shaqwana; Test, David W.; Holzberg, Debra – International Journal of Special Education, 2018
Benefits of graduating with a college degree include higher earnings, lower unemployment rates, improved health, and increased job satisfaction. A number of college-ready programs are offered to help prepare students for postsecondary education and careers (e.g., advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, Tech Prep);…
Descriptors: Disabilities, College Preparation, Postsecondary Education, Inclusion
Flowers, Claudia; Test, David W.; Povenmire-Kirk, Tiana C.; Diegelmann, Karen M.; Bunch-Crump, Kimberly R.; Kemp-Inman, Amy; Goodnight, Crystalyn I. – Journal of Special Education, 2018
Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students (CIRCLES) is a transition-planning service delivery model designed to guide schools in implementing interagency collaboration. This study examined the impact of CIRCLES on students' self-determination and participation in individualized education program…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Delivery Systems, Individualized Transition Plans, Agency Cooperation
Cook, Bryan G.; Buysse, Virginia; Klingner, Janette; Landrum, Timothy J.; McWilliam, R. A.; Tankersley, Melody; Test, David W. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
As an initial step toward improving the outcomes of learners with disabilities, special educators have formulated guidelines for identifying evidence-based practices. We describe the Council of Exceptional Children's new set of standards for identifying evidence-based practices in special education and how they (a) were systematically vetted by…
Descriptors: Classification, Special Education, Educational Practices, Educational Researchers
