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Peer reviewedThompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
Findings are presented from the National Center on Educational Outcomes' 1999 survey of state directors (n=48) of special education about test participation rates and factors that influence participation. More students are participating in statewide testing, however, there are factors that continue to inhibit greater participation. Recommendations…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Download full textThurlow, Martha L. – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the use of accommodations in state assessment by students with disabilities and explored several related factors. A survey of states indicated 12 states (Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Age Differences, Alternative Assessment
Thompson, Sandra J.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Clapper, Ann T. – Educational Policy Reform Research Institute, 2005
Many students with disabilities need to use accommodations to meaningfully access instruction and to be appropriately assessed. During the past decade, the use of assessment accommodations has dramatically increased the participation rates of students with disabilities in statewide testing. Assessment accommodations can be defined as "changes…
Descriptors: Testing, Disabilities, Educational Change, Accountability
Peer reviewedThurlow, 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
Peer reviewedThompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Esler, Amy; Whetstone, Patti J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
A study that examined state Individualized Education Program (IEP) forms found that out of the 41 with IEP forms, only 5 specifically addressed educational standards on their forms. Thirty-one states addressed the general curriculum on their IEP forms and 30 states listed three or more options for assessment participation. (Contains nine…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Peer reviewedMinnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Bielinski, John; Scott, James K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article presents initial findings related to the psychometric issues and current state policies and practices for out-of-level testing of students with disabilities. Findings indicate 12 states have out-of- level testing policies and states are evenly distributed among those that use criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests, or a…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
Peer reviewedKrentz, Jane L.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Johnson, David R. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article provides an overview of policymaking in relation to state and local district testing and accountability and concludes by identifying continuing policy issues and strategies for local implementation of standards-based secondary education that aligns with current testing and accountability policies. Governance models for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
