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Download full textThurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Bielinski, John; House, Allison; Trimble, Scott; Insko, Bill; Owens, Cindy – 2000
This study examined the relationship between instructional and assessment accommodations for students with and without disabilities participating in the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The study evaluated the educational records of 78 students with disabilities and 51 students from the general population. Results are…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Richard – 2000
The fourth statewide administration of Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests in Reading and Mathematics took place in the spring of 1999. The first administration of the statewide Test of Written Composition for 10th graders also took place in 1999. Beginning with the class of 2000, students are required to pass these tests by the time they complete…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Thurlow, Martha; Minnema, Jane – 2001
In an attempt to include more students with disabilities in large-scale assessments, 12 states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia) allowed out-of-level testing during the 2000-2001 school year. This report discusses the context of state assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Walz, Lynn; Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Richard – 2000
This report focuses on the participation and performance of students with disabilities on the initial administration of Minnesota's Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). The MCAs are criterion-referenced tests used for district accountability purposes and as tools for making decisions about curriculum and instruction. Assessments in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
Thurlow, Martha – 2002
This briefing paper discusses academic accommodations for high school students with disabilities. It begins by reviewing provisions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that require Individualized Education Programs to include a statement of the program modifications or supports that will be provided for the child to enable the…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Curriculum, Disabilities, High Schools
Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Seyfarth, Allison; Bielinski, John; Moody, Mark; Haigh, John – 1999
This study examined the relationship between instructional and assessment accommodations for students with disabilities in grades 1-8 on the Maryland state tests comprising the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program. The study evaluated the Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) of 280 students with disabilities in four local education…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disabilities
Thurlow, Martha; Esler, Amy – 2000
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated state appeals processes for students with disabilities who fail state-mandated graduation exams. State Web sites were studied to determine the extent to which there are other options for demonstrating skills, to check the availability of these to students with disabilities, and to…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Due Process
Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha – US Department of Education, 2007
The purpose of this booklet is to introduce parents of students with disabilities to the "big ideas" contained in school improvement efforts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to provide them with the information they need to help ensure that their children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Accountability
Thompson, Sandra; Johnstone, Christopher; Thurlow, Martha; Altman, Jason – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2005
This report summarizes the tenth survey of state directors of special education by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results include all 50 states and six of the eleven federally funded entities (unique states). The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment
Thurlow, Martha; Albus, Deb; Spicuzza, Richard; Thompson, Sandy – 1998
This report discusses the findings of a study that examined the participation and performance of students with disabilities in the 1996 Minnesota Basic Standards Tests in reading and mathematics. Results indicated that approximately 70 percent of Minnesota's 8th grade students with disabilities participated in the Basic Standards Tests during the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities
Krentz, Jane; Thurlow, Martha; Callender, Stacy – 2000
This study examined the extent to which students with disabilities are included in accountability systems in states in which there are high stakes for educational systems. Conducted through a World Wide Web search of states' education Web sites and direct links to their Web sites, the study examined the indicators on which states collect…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl – 2001
This report provides a comprehensive account of the performance of students with disabilities on state assessment measures. Following an overview of the issues, it explains the laws that govern the reporting of assessment results (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA) and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Disabilities
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha – 2001
This report summarizes the eighth survey of state directors of special education by the National Center on Educational Outcomes at the University of Minnesota. Results include all 50 states and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, American Samoa, and Palau. State directors report increased participation rates of students with disabilities in state…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Erickson, Ron; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha – Diagnostique, 1997
Reviews present difficulties in the way that states report the participation of students with disabilities in their testing programs. Recommendations for policymakers include the following: identify students with disabilities in statewide assessment programs, standardize procedures for calculating participation rates, and improve lines of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Tests
Thurlow, Martha – 1995
This digest examines issues concerning performance assessment of students receiving special education services. Issues addressed are: (1) need to infuse performance assessment into national programs including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS); (2) current lack of inclusion of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, National Programs
