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Direct linkCohen, Allan S.; Gregg, Noel; Deng, Meng – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2005
The premise of a great deal of current research guiding policy development has been that accommodations are the catalyst for student performance differences. Rather than accepting this premise, two studies were conducted to investigate the influence of extended time and content knowledge on the performance of ninth-grade students who took a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Tests, Learning Disabilities, Testing Accommodations
Download full textArizona Univ., Tucson. Center for Educational Evaluation and Measurement. – 1984
The Head Start Measures Project was a 3-year study to develop a set of measures designed specifically for Head Start children. The measures are based on a path-referenced approach to assessment, in which children's performance is described in terms of their position along paths of development. A path is defined as a sequence of skills within a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Early Childhood Education, General Science, Language Acquisition
Jones, Brett D.; Egley, Robert J. – ERS Spectrum, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to discuss Florida teachers' recommendations for improving the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and to compare their recommendations with those of Florida administrators. Although teachers' suggestions varied as to the types and extent of remedies needed to improve the FCAT, some common themes emerged. The…
Descriptors: Test Results, Core Curriculum, Student Evaluation, Accountability
