First, do no harm - An argument against mandatory high-stakes testing for students with intellectual disabilities

Mental Retardation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 292-298

  Johnson, Leslie ^a  

^a Swainsboro High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING DISORDER; MANDATORY TESTING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MANDATORY TESTING; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 24744468464     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2005)43[292:FDNHAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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