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Download full textLazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K.; Hinkle, Andrew R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
As states, districts, and schools plan to return for the 2021-22 school year, questions are raised about whether and how to test children with disabilities, including children with the most significant cognitive disabilities and English learners with disabilities. This FAQ addresses some common questions and provides links to useful resources.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Updated Assessment Principles and Guidelines for English Learners with Disabilities. NCEO Report 424
Liu, Kristin K.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Jarmin, Jaime; Ward, Jenna; Christensen, Laurene – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2020
This report is an update of the assessment principles and guidelines for English language learners published in 2013 (Thurlow, Liu, Ward, & Christensen). That report, which was developed by the Improving the Validity of Assessment Results for English Language Learners with Disabilities (IVARED) project, presented essential principles of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Direct linkLazarus, Sheryl S.; Rieke, Rebekah – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2013
Schools are facing many changes in the ways that teaching, learning, and assessment take place. Most states are moving from individual state standards to the new Common Core State Standards, which will be fewer, higher, and more rigorous than most current state standards. As the next generation of assessments used for accountability are rolled…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Academic Standards, State Standards
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Christensen, Laurene L.; Cormier, Damien – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2007
Federal legislation requires that all students, including students with disabilities, be included in all state and district-level accountability systems. Many students can take the regular assessment with or without accommodations, but some students with disabilities need alternate ways to access assessments. For the past several years, states…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
