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A Comparison Of Assessment Practices Between General And Special Education Teachers, Richard Lee Orr, Jr.
A Comparison Of Assessment Practices Between General And Special Education Teachers, Richard Lee Orr, Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to determine (a) the types of assessment formats that are being used in classrooms today,; (b) if a significant difference exists between general education and special education teachers' choices of assessment formats,; and, (c) if teachers' assessment training background correlated with the number or type of assessment formats chosen. One hundred thirty two middle school general and special education teachers from the state of Virginia were surveyed with a 22-item survey to determine how often each teacher used certain assessment formats in their classrooms.
Results showed that these teachers use a variety of assessment …