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The Influence of Multiple Administrations of a State Achievement Test on Passing Rates for Student Groups
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Nese, Joseph F. T.; Tindal, Gerald; Stevens, Joseph J.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The stakes of large-scale testing programs have grown considerably in the past decade with the enactment of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT) legislations. A significant component of NCLB has been required reporting of annual yearly progress (AYP) of student subgroups disaggregated by sex, special education status, English…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Measurement
The Development and Technical Adequacy of Seventh-Grade Reading Comprehension Measures in a Progress Monitoring Assessment System. Technical Report #1102
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Park, Bitnara Jasmine; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2011
This technical report describes the process of development and piloting of reading comprehension measures that are appropriate for seventh-grade students as part of an online progress screening and monitoring assessment system, http://easycbm.com. Each measure consists of an original fictional story of approximately 1,600 to 1,900 words with 20…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Grade 7, Test Construction
Accommodating Students with Disabilities on Large-Scale Tests: An Empirical Study of Student Response and Test Administration Demands.
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Tindal, Gerald; Heath, Bill; Hollenbeck, Keith; Almond, Patricia; Harniss, Mark – 1998
In this study, fourth-grade special education students (n=78) and general education students (n=403) took a large-scale statewide test using standard test administration procedure and two major accommodations addressing response conditions and test administration. On both reading and math tests, students bubbled in answers on a separate sheet (the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Accommodating Students with Disabilities on Large-Scale Tests: An Experimental Study.
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Tindal, Gerald; Heath, Bill; Hollenbeck, Keith; Almond, Patricia; Harniss, Mark – Exceptional Children, 1998
Seventy-eight special-education students (ages 8-13) and 403 typical students took a large-scale statewide test using standard test administration procedures and two major accommodations addressing response conditions and test administration. No differences were found in the response conditions; however, students with disabilities who were read a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
A Summary of Research on Test Changes: An Empirical Basis for Defining Accommodations.
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Tindal, Gerald; Fuchs, Lynn – 2000
This document summarizes the research on test changes to provide an empirical basis for defining accommodations for students with disabilities. It begins by providing an historical overview of special education accountability. It describes how separate special education accountability systems have evolved and summarizes information on the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Distractors (Tests), Educational History
Scaling Early Reading Alternate Assessments with Statewide Measures
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Yovanoff, Paul; Tindal, Gerald – Exceptional Children, 2007
Alternatives to the standard statewide assessment often are necessary for valid measurement of students with significant disabilities. These alternate assessments must be carefully developed and evaluated with respect to generally accepted psychometric standards. Ideally, these measures should be sensitive to growth and scaled to state tests that…
Descriptors: Scaling, Early Reading, Grade 3, Test Results