When Students with Disabilities Participate in Cooperative Groups

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Pomplun
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Science Assessment ◽  
Cooperative Groups ◽  
Education Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Discriminant Analyses ◽  
Overall Performance

This study examined the overall performance as well as the amount and nature of participation by students with disabilities in cooperative groups. Regression and discriminant analyses were used to investigate the amount and nature of participation by students with disabilities in cooperative groups used in a state science assessment. The results indicated that most students with disabilities were in groups that functioned like groups with all general education students. However, groups with students with behavioral disorders or students with mental impairments did not interact like the other groups; there was less participation and listening by group members. The discussion stresses the nature of the group task in the generalization of these results.

From Enrollment to Membership: “Belonging” in Middle and High School Classes

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta F. Schnorr
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
General Class ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Education Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Class Participation

This study examined the meaning of “belonging” or membership in four secondary level general education classes. One or two students with moderate or severe disabilities were enrolled in each of these classes. Participant observations and interviews were used to gain an understanding of participation and membership from the perspectives of students without disabilities who attended these classes. Findings indicated that student membership depends on affiliation with a subgroup of peers within the class. General class participation and interactions influenced an individual's status within the group, but were not enough to create member status. General education students also reported taking active steps when they joined a class to get connected with a subgroup. In these classes, only two students with disabilities connected with subgroups and were, therefore, viewed as members. Considerations are offered for promoting classroom membership for students with moderate or severe disabilities.

Bullying and Students With Disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 259-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Houchins ◽  
Wendy Peia Oakes ◽  
Zachary G. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bullying Prevention ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
General Education Students

Bullying is a serious issue affecting the psychological, social, and physical well-being of students. Although a substantial amount of bullying research has been conducted with general education students, there is a paucity of experimental prevention or intervention studies specifically focused on students with disabilities. The aim of this article is twofold. First, we introduce a special issue on bullying and students with disabilities. Summaries of recent studies conducted on the bullying and students with disabilities are described. Next, we report the findings from a systematic literature review on bully intervention studies focused on students with disabilities. We identified six experimental studies meeting the search criteria. One study met all of the quality research indicators. Findings, future directions, and conclusions are discussed taking into consideration quality research indicators for evidence-based bullying prevention or intervention studies.

An Exploratory Study of Student-Paced versus Teacher-Paced Accommodations for Large-Scale Math Tests

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hollenbeck ◽  
Marick A. Rozek-Tedesco ◽  
Gerald Tindal ◽  
Aaron Glasgow
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Education Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Math Test ◽  
Differential Access

In this study, we examined whether a teacher-paced video (TPV) accommodation or a student-paced computer (SPC) accommodation provided differential access for students with disabilities versus their general education peers on a large-scale math test. Our results showed a statistically significant main effect for students' status. General education students outperformed students with disabilities on both the SPC and TPV math tests. When TPV versus SPC scores were analyzed by status, it was found that pacing significantly influenced the mean scores. In other words, the mean scores for students with disabilities and the lowest general education students provided differential access when the accommodation was student-paced on a computer versus when the teacher paced the accommodation via the video.

scholarly journals Do High-Achieving Students Benefit From Honors College Participation? A Look at Student Engagement for First-Year Students and Seniors

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie L. Miller ◽  
Amber D. Dumford
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
General Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Integrative Learning ◽  
Education Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Honors College ◽  
Faculty Interaction ◽  
College Participation

This study investigates findings from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), comparing various aspects of student engagement between honors college and general education students. Responses from 1,339 honors college students and 7,191 general education students across 15 different universities suggest a positive impact for honors college participation on reflective and integrative learning, use of learning strategies, collaborative learning, diverse discussions, student–faculty interaction, and quality of interactions for first-year students, even when controlling for student and institutional characteristics. For senior students, honors college participation was related to more frequent student–faculty interaction. Potential experiential and curricular reasons for these differences are discussed, along with implications for educators, researchers, parents, and students.

Accommodating Students with Disabilities on Large-Scale Tests: An Experimental Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Tindal ◽  
Bill Heath ◽  
Keith Hollenbeck ◽  
Patricia Almond ◽  
Mark Harniss
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Standard Condition ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Test Administration ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Trained Teacher ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Math Test

In this study, fourth-grade special and general education students took a large-scale state-wide test using standard test administration procedures and two major accommodations addressing response conditions and test administration. On both reading and math tests, students bubbled in answers on a separate sheet (the standard condition) for half the test and marked the test booklet directly (the accommodated condition) for the other half of the test. For a subgroup of students, the math test was read to them by a trained teacher. Although no differences were found in the response conditions, an interaction was found in the test administration conditions (orally reading the test), supporting this accommodation for students with disabilities.

Comparing Instructional Contexts of Students with and without Severe Disabilities in General Education Classrooms

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent R. Logan ◽  
D. Michael Malone
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Elementary Classrooms ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Group Instruction ◽  
Education Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Instructional Supports ◽  
Instructional Contexts ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities

This study compared the instructional contexts of 15 students with severe disabilities who were educated in general education elementary classrooms, and 15 general education students in those same classrooms. Results suggest that (a) different instructional contexts existed for students with severe disabilities; (b) more individualized instructional supports were provided for the students with severe disabilities, including one-to-one instruction, small group instruction provided by special education staff, physical and gestural prompting, and teacher focus on the student with severe disabilities; (c) most of the more individualized supports were provided by special education staff. Implications for supporting students with severe disabilities in general education elementary classrooms are discussed.

A quarter-long exercise that introduces general education students to neurophysiology and scientific writing.

1997 ◽  
Vol 272 (6) ◽  
pp. S19 ◽  
Author(s):  
B I Krilowicz ◽  
H Henter ◽  
L Kamhi-Stein
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Education Students ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Writing Assignment ◽  
On Line ◽  
Introductory Biology Course

Providing large numbers of general education students with an introduction to science is a challenge. To meet this challenge, a quarter-long neurophysiology project was developed for use in an introductory biology course. The primary goals of this multistep project were to introduce students to the scientific method, scientific writing, on-line scientific bibliographic databases, and the scientific literature, while improving their academic literacy skills. Students began by collecting data on their own circadian rhythms in autonomic, motor, and cognitive function, reliably demonstrating the predicted circadian changes in heart rate, eye-hand coordination, and adding speed. Students wrote a journal-style article using pooled class data. Students were prepared to write the paper by several methods that were designed to improve academic language skills, including a library training exercise, "modeling" of the writing assignment, and drafting of subsections of the paper. This multistep neurophysiology project represents a significant commitment of time by both students and instructors, but produces a valuable finished product and ideally gives introductory students a positive first experience with science.

Threats of Violence by Students in Special Education

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian G. Kaplan ◽  
Dewey G. Cornell
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Suspension ◽  
General Education Students ◽  
Assessment Guidelines ◽  
K 12

We compared threats of violence made by K–12 students in special education (120 cases) or general education (136 cases) in schools that were implementing threat assessment guidelines for managing student threats of violence (Cornell, Sheras, Kaplan, McConville, Posey, Levy-Elkon, et al., 2004; Cornell & Sheras, in press). Students in special education made disproportionately more threats, as well as more severe threats, than peers in general education. Students classified as emotionally disturbed (ED) exhibited the highest threat rates. Nevertheless, use of school suspension as a disciplinary consequence for threats was consistent for students in special and general education, and few students were expelled. Our findings support the use of threat assessment to manage threats of violence by students in special education.

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