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Download full textMinnema, Jane; Thurlow, Martha; Anderson, Michael; Stone, Karla – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2005
Part of understanding the issues that surround the implementation of transformative federal mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the accumulation of sound, evidenced-based findings that are coupled with rich descriptive explanatory findings. By doing so, the research community supports educational practice to continually…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Testing Programs, Educational Change, Accountability
Minnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Van Getson, Gretchen R. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2004
Proponents of out-of-level testing generally contend that there are three benefits for students with disabilities: (1) undue test frustration is avoided; (2) test measurement accuracy is improved; and (3) test items are better matched to students' current educational goals and instructional level (Thurlow, Elliott, & Ysseldyke, 1999). It is…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Instructional Program Divisions, Teacher Attitudes, Measurement
