Diploma Options, Graduation Requirements, and Exit Exams for Youth with Disabilities: 2017 National Study. NCEO Report 409

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Qian, Xueqin; Anderson, Lindsay
Institution	National Center on Educational Outcomes; Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM); Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO); National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE); WestEd
Titel	Diploma Options, Graduation Requirements, and Exit Exams for Youth with Disabilities: 2017 National Study. NCEO Report 409
Quelle	(2019), (54 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Graduation Requirements; Exit Examinations; Students with Disabilities; High School Students; High Stakes Tests; Special Education; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abschlussordnung; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; USA
Abstract	The present study was undertaken to update what is known about the status of graduation policies across the nation. It follows up on previous work, the last such study having been conducted in 2011 (Johnson, Thurlow, & Schuelka, 2012). Three research questions served as the focus of this national study of high school graduation requirements and diploma options for students with and without disabilities: (1) What is the range and variation in state graduation requirements and diploma options across the United States for students with and without disabilities? (2) What are the intended and unintended consequences for students when they are required to pass exit exams to receive a high school diploma? and (3) What are the intended and unintended consequences of using single or multiple diploma options for students with disabilities? Responses were collected from states via an online survey that contained questions aligned to previous surveys. Respondents were state directors of special education or their designees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories, the Virgin Islands and Micronesia. Results indicated some changes in graduation requirements and diploma options from the previous survey. Trends found include: (1) There is a strong increasing trend in states providing diploma options exclusively for youth with disabilities; (2) There has been a break in trend in states increasing graduation requirements; and (3) The exit exam requirement is becoming less common for students with disabilities. Recommendations based on the findings conclude the report. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center on Educational Outcomes. University of Minnesota, 207 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsburg Drive Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-626-1530; Fax: 612-624-0879; e-mail: nceo@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01