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Level 2 Screening with the PDD Behavior Inventory: Subgroup Profiles and Implications for Differential Diagnosis
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Cohen, Ira L.; Liu, Xudong; Hudson, Melissa; Gillis, Jennifer; Cavalari, Rachel N. S.; Romanczyk, Raymond G.; Karmel, Bernard Z.; Gardner, Judith M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2017
The PDD Behavior Inventory (PDDBI) has recently been shown, in a large multisite study, to discriminate well between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other groups when its scores were examined using a machine learning tool, Classification and Regression Trees (CART). Discrimination was good for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children;…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Diagnostic Tests
The Impact of Response to Intervention on Learning Disability Identification: School Based Practices
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Smith, Tina B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The "Response to Intervention Guidance for New York State School Districts" (2010) document indicates Response to Intervention (RTI) is a mandated general education process intended to provide early interventions to struggling at-risk students. The multi-level RTI framework is structured to include targeted evidence-based interventions…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, School Districts, Early Intervention, At Risk Students
High-Stakes Accountability and Teacher Efficacy, Professional Development, Instructional Practices, and Disability Classification Rates
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Murphy-Jessen, Erica – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of new Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) legislation on professional development, instructional practices, differentiated professional development and teacher efficacy. Additionally, teacher perceptions regarding the impact of APPR standards and Response to Intervention (RTI) on the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development
State Education Department--Oversight of School Districts' Special Education Classification and Placement Processes for School-Age Children. Report.
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New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit and State Financial Services. – 2002
This report presents findings of an audit of the New York State Education Department's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID). The audit concluded that VESID oversight of school districts may not be adequately targeting formal reviews of special education programs to those districts that pose the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classification, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
A Closer Look: Disproportionality among Rural School Districts
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Contopidis, Ellen; Leroux, Janet M.; Halpern, David – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2007
The study conducted included four school districts that were addressing New York State Chapter 405 citations related to disproportionality. The purpose of this study was to identify the districts' common characteristics related to disproportionality, as well as common approaches and processes used to address the issue. An action research,…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Action Research, Focus Groups, Disproportionate Representation