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Download full textPrice, Lynn M.; Hodgson, Jennifer R.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2011
All students, including students with disabilities, participate in state accountability systems. Most students with disabilities participate in the regular assessment, with or without accommodations. Students with more significant cognitive disabilities participate in the alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). A…
Descriptors: Test Format, Individualized Education Programs, Eligibility, Alternative Assessment
Akst, Geoffrey; Hirsch, Lewis – Review of Research in Developmental Education, 1991
Drawing from a review of the literature and direct experience, this paper discusses key issues in developmental mathematics placement. First, the controversial practice of mandatory placement is examined, citing research results that support the practice and those that do not. Next, the diversity of developmental math placement standards is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Evaluation Methods
Hopper, Margaret F. – 2001
This paper provides an overview of the types of testing accommodations used for students with disabilities and presents arguments for and against their use. It begins by discussing student participation in educational assessments and federal requirements concerning the participation of students with disabilities. The types of accommodations are…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
