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The Impact of Birth Month, within Grade Levels, on Student Performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Mathematics Assessment
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Speziale, Kerry Maureen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study determined whether chronological age differences among students in the same grade level affected their respective levels of academic performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) mathematics assessment. The study analyzed the additional independent variables of gender, socioeconomic status, and special education…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Cohort Analysis, Age Differences, Educational Assessment
A Comparative Investigation of Parent and Student Attendance at IEP/Transition Meetings for Students with Disabilities
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Sanders, Margaret Ann Roden – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this study was to investigate the attendance patterns of parents and students at IEP/transition meetings where transition plans for students with disabilities are developed. Transition plans were developed to determine the level of assistance the student with disabilities required as he/she graduates or ages out of public school.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Socioeconomic Status, Eligibility, Mental Retardation
Secondary School Agriculture Teachers' Perceived Competence Level toward Educating Students with Educational Challenges
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Bobbitt, Erica M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The passage of Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in 1975 established the rights of children with disabilities to a public school education in the least restrictive environment. Fifteen years later, it was amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PL 101-476, 1990), still intended to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Factor Analysis, State Standards, Competence