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Download full textOlson, John F.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Quanbeck, Mari – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of how accommodated tests for students with disabilities, accessibility, alternate assessments, and other related issues were addressed in states' test security policies for 2020-21. Strong test security policies and procedures are needed to help ensure the integrity and validity of state assessments, yet some test…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Information Security, State Policy, Policy Analysis
Rogers, Christopher M.; Ressa, Virginia A.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2022
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations. Previous reports by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) have covered research published since 1999. In this report, we summarize the research published in 2020. During 2020, 11 research studies addressed testing accommodations in the U.S. K-12…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Computer Assisted Testing
Albus, Deb A.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Larson, Erik D.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2020
Text-to-speech (TTS) refers to technology that reads aloud digital text (Understood, 2019). For years, TTS and its human counterpart--read aloud--have generated controversy about when and for whom these supports should be allowed on state assessments (Thurlow, Christensen, & Rogers, n.d.; Thurlow & Weiner, n.d.; Thurlow, Laitusis, Dillon,…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Assistive Technology, State Policy, Reading Tests
Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations published in 2015 and 2016. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the development of future policy directions, to highlight implementation of current and new…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Dominguez, Lauren M.; Kincaid, Aleksis; Edwards, Lynn M. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
A report analyzing how accommodated tests, and students with disabilities and the assessments they take, are addressed in state test security policies -- a subject about which little is known. This analysis was conducted to partially fill this gap. The report provides a snapshot of how accommodated tests for students with disabilities, alternate…
Descriptors: Testing, Information Security, Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities
Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Albus, Debra; Hodgson, Jennifer – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
Computer-based testing (CBT) has emerged as one of the recent "innovative" approaches to assessments most pursued by states. CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for state and district-wide assessments. It is also seen by some as an avenue toward greater accessibility for students with disabilities. In…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Access to Computers, Internet
Rieke, Rebekah L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Dominguez, Lauren M. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2013
This report summarizes the thirteenth survey of states by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results are presented for 49 states and 6 of the 11 unique states. The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues during this…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Success, Barriers, Performance Factors
Hodgson, Jennifer R.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
All students, including students with disabilities, participate in state accountability systems. Many students participate in the regular assessment, with or without accommodations, but some students may require participation in an alternate assessment to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. Students with more significant cognitive disabilities…
Descriptors: Test Format, Individualized Education Programs, Eligibility, Educational Objectives
