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States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2009. Synthesis Report 75
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Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Hodgson, Jennifer; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
All students, including students with disabilities, must be included in state accountability systems as required by law. In April 2007, federal regulations provided states the flexibility to offer another assessment option--an Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) for some students with disabilities. The AA-MAS is…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Alternative Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Disabilities
States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008. Synthesis Report 71
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Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Rogers, Christopher; Cormier, Damien; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
Federal regulations (U.S. Department of Education, 2007a) provide states with the flexibility to offer an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). This assessment option is for a small group of students with disabilities who can make significant progress, but may not reach grade-level achievement within the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities
Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study. Technical Report 49
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Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Stout, Karen E. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2007
This paper examines the results of a national study on the current status of state graduation policies and diploma options for youth with disabilities. It examines state policies in relation to their intended benefits as well as possible unintended consequences, and compared the findings with a similar study conducted by Johnson and Thurlow in…
Descriptors: Graduation, Disabilities, Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements
Feasibility and Practicality of a Decision Making Tool for Standards Testing of Students with Disabilities. State Assessment Series, Minnesota Report 21.
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Swierzbin, Bonnie; Anderson, Michael E.; Spicuzza, Richard; Walz, Lynn; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report describes a decision-making tool designed to inform special educators of the most up-to-date participation and test accommodations guidelines and to assist educators in the process of making informed decisions. It reports on the results of a study that examined the tool's feasibility and practicality. The decision-making tool is an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Disabilities
Considerations in the Use of Nonapproved Accommodations.
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Thurlow, Martha L.; Wiener, Daniel J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article identifies problems associated with excluding the scores of students with disabilities who need nonapproved accommodations and explores ways in which these scores can be included in system and student accountability systems. The need for Individualized Education Program teams to establish guidelines and establish a documentation…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Feasibility and Practicality of a Decision Making Tool for Standards Testing of Students with Limited English Proficiency. State Assessment Series, Minnesota Report 22.
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Liu, Kristin K.; Anderson, Michael E.; Swierzbin, Bonnie; Spicuzza, Richard; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report describes a decision-making tool designed to inform English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual educators of the most up-to-date participation and test accommodations guidelines and to assist educators in the process of making informed decisions. It reports on the results of a study that examined the tool's feasibility. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making