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Pace-Chappell, Edwina – 1985
The paper addresses the issues of testing modifications with handicapped students in Houston (Texas) Independent School District. Using descriptive data, the performance of secondary mainstreamed and nonhandicapped students on course proficiency field tests without modifications are compared. Approximately 65% of the mainstreamed students were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
Hull, Marc E.; And Others – Education Unlimited, 1979
The author considers the implications of minimum competency requirements for handicapped students, teachers of the handicapped, and mainstreaming. (SBH)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Legal Problems, Mainstreaming, Minimum Competency Testing
Swartz, Stanley L. – Curriculum Review, 1979
Presented is a statement developed by the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children on how the special child will be affected by competency testing. Possible objections to minimum competency testing for the handicapped are discussed, as is the meaning of a high school diploma today. (KC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedTrent, Cathy C.; Hinton, Milton W. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1984
Mainstreaming has resulted in the placement of large numbers of mildly mentally retarded students (amongst whom minorities are overrepresented) in regular classrooms, with little planned effort to meet their special needs. These students are now exposed to minimum competency testing, with its potential for reestablishing racially segregated…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Mexican Americans
Thomas, Stephen B. – 1985
Handicapped students are now protected by specific statutes in addition to the broad constitutional protection offered all students. As the number of related statutes, regulations, and case law decisions grew, assimilation became increasingly difficult. This publication attempts to meet educators' need for a succinct guide in special education…
Descriptors: Athletics, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Disabilities
