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Download full textThurlow, Martha; Elliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim – NCEO Policy Directions, 1999
This paper addresses the controversy about use of "out-of-level" testing, the practice of assessing students (usually those with disabilities) with a lower-level version of a test. The controversy pits unintended instructional consequences against "accurately" measuring performance and avoiding student frustration. Introductory…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
