ERIC Number: EJ1281208
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
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The Relationship of Special Education Placement and Student Academic Outcomes
Cole, Sandi M.; Murphy, Hardy R.; Frisby, Michael B.; Grossi, Teresa A.; Bolte, Hannah R.
Journal of Special Education, v54 n4 p217-227 Feb 2021
This study investigates the academic outcomes of a special education student cohort in the state of Indiana placed in high and low inclusion settings. Student scores in these two settings from the Indiana State Test of Educational Progress (ISTEP+ English/Language Arts and math) were compared from fourth grade in 2014 through the eighth grade in 2018. Results of this study show that students with disabilities who spent 80% or more of their time in a general education inclusive classroom did significantly better in both reading and math assessment than their peers who spent more time in separate special education classrooms.
Descriptors: Student Placement, Special Education, Outcomes of Education, Grade 4, Grade 8, Students with Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Inclusion, Scores
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2814
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress
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