Assessing Opportunity-to-Learn for Students with Disabilities in General and Special Education Classes

Autor/inn/en	Kurz, Alexander; Elliott, Stephen N.; Lemons, Christopher J.; Zigmond, Naomi; Kloo, Amanda; Kettler, Ryan J.
Titel	Assessing Opportunity-to-Learn for Students with Disabilities in General and Special Education Classes
Quelle	In: Assessment for Effective Intervention, 40 (2014) 1, S.24-39 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-5084
DOI	10.1177/1534508414522685
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Educational Opportunities; Comparative Analysis; Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers; Teaching Methods; Reading Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Time Factors (Learning); Course Content; Instructional Effectiveness; Accountability; Measures (Individuals); Student Characteristics; Arizona; Pennsylvania; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Leseunterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Kursprogramm; Unterrichtserfolg; Verantwortung; Messdaten
Abstract	Current legislation encourages schools to educate students with disabilities (SWDs) in general education settings to the greatest extent appropriate. However, it is unclear whether inclusion in general education settings provides SWDs a sufficient opportunity to learn the academic content assessed by accountability measures. This initial study was designed to (a) describe the extent to which general and special educators provide their eighth-grade classes with an opportunity to learn the state-specific standards and to (b) examine the extent to which SWDs experience a differentiated opportunity to learn compared with their overall class. Across three states, we trained 38 general and special educators to use an online teacher log to report on various opportunity-to-learn (OTL) indices for 46 mathematics and reading classes and 89 nested SWDs. Based on an average logging period of 151 days, the results indicated that this sample's SWDs included in general education classes experienced less time on standards, more non-instructional time, and less content coverage than their overall class. Limitations and implications for policy and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10