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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician: A Credential with Value-Added Potential
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Sutton, Joe P.; Montani, Teresa O.; Frawley, Patricia A.; McElroy, Patricia A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
Growing a national certification program requires systematic research to determine its impact on certificate holders and effectiveness in serving the public. Launched in 2007, the literature to date on the efficacy and value-added effect of the Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED) credential is virtually nonexistent. Increased…
Descriptors: Certification, Educational Diagnosis, Credentials, Professional Personnel
Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED): The Professional Credential for Assessment Specialists
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Sutton, Joe P.; Frye, Ellen M.; Frawley, Patricia A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
A new professional credential, the Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED), was established in 2006 for assessment specialists known as educational diagnosticians. The first cohort of 511 diagnosticians from 11 states received NCED certificates in January 2008. Discussed in this article are several issues of concern related to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Certification
Assessment of Students from Geographically Diverse Rural Areas: Emerging Research from Four Federally Funded Projects
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Sutton, Joe P.; Nowacek, E. Jane; Capone, Angela M.; Hausman, Ralph M.; Stoiber, Karen C.; Tindal, Gerald A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
Rural learners represent a diverse and significant part of the student population. Although research shows that the overall percentage and types of students with disabilities are similar in rural and non-rural school districts, greater proportions of rural students live in poverty, which places them at higher risk for disability. This article…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Geographic Location
Preservation of a National Credential: The Professionally Recognized Special Educator Certificate in Educational Diagnosis.
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Sutton, Joe P.; Elksnin, Nick; Layton, Carol A.; McElroy, Patricia A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article discusses the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services' (CEDS) position on the Professionally Recognized Special Educator certificate in educational diagnosis (PRSE-ED), prior efforts to resolve the examination issue, and the need for continuation of the PRSE-ED. It concludes with a recommendation for a cost-effective,…
Descriptors: Certification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Disabilities, Educational Certificates