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Article: Perceptions and application of NCTM standards by special and general education teachers.(National Council of Teachers of Mathmatics )
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- Exceptional Children
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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Standards-driven reform is the primary approach to assuring today's high school graduates are internationally competitive. Prompted by the public dissatisfaction and poor performance by U.S. students on international assessments (McLaughlin, Shepard, & O'Day, 1995), educators, curriculum specialists, and national organizations have focused on development of challenging standards for over a decade. Recent legislation (i.e., Goals 2000; Improving America's Schools Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) has assisted these efforts and assured that students with disabilities are included, to the maximum extent possible. Central to this notion of reform is the ...