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Participation and Accommodation in State Assessment: The Role of Individualized Education Programs.
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Shriner, James G.; DeStefano, Lizanne – Exceptional Children, 2003
In this intervention study, training was found to increase the quality and extent of participation and accommodation documentation on the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of students with disabilities in three Illinois school districts. Correlations between what was documented on the IEP and what happened on testing day were highly variable.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Documentation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Why We Can't Say Much about Students with Disabilities during Education Reform.
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Vanderwood, Mike; McGrew, Kevin S.; Ysseldyke, James E. – Exceptional Children, 1998
A study of 13 national and state data collection programs examined the exclusion of students with disabilities from data collection programs evaluating student educational outcomes. Eight recommendations are offered for improving the collection and reporting of information in state and national data collection programs. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Goal Attainment Scaling as a Useful Tool for Evaluating Progress in Special Education.
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Carr, Rey A. – Exceptional Children, 1979
As presented, goal attainment scaling involves devising a set of goals with involved persons, assigning weights to these goals, developing a set of expected outcomes for each goal, scoring the outcomes, and calculating a summary score of the outcomes across the goals. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Who Are We Assessing? Determining State-Wide Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities.
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Gronna, Sarah S.; Jenkins, Amelia A.; Chin-Chance, Selvin A. – Exceptional Children, 1998
A study examined the rate of participation of Hawaiian students with disabilities in state-wide assessments in grades three, six, eight, and ten. Results found that roughly 64% of all students with disabilities were assessed in 1995. Most students who were excluded from testing were those with severe disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education
Effect of Different Methods of Reporting and Reclassification on Trends in Test Scores for Students with Disabilities.
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Ysseldyke, Jim; Bielinski, John – Exceptional Children, 2002
A study compared the effects of different methods of analyzing trends to illustrate how failure to account for change in classification will lead to misinterpretation of data on the performance of students with disabilities. Data from five years of assessment in Texas is used to illustrate effects of classification changes. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Classification, Data Collection
A Statewide Review of the Use of Accommodations in Large-Scale, High-Stakes Assessments.
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Johnson, Evelyn; Kimball, Kathy; Brown, Shawn Olson; Anderson, David – Exceptional Children, 2001
A study presents a post-hoc evaluation of the use of accommodations in the Washington Assessment of Students Learning of 4th and 7th graders in 1998. Results indicate that while the use of accommodations appeared to be consistent with state guidelines, increased training opportunities and revisions in reporting procedures are advised. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Teacher Decision Making in Participation of Students with Disabilities in Large-Scale Assessment.
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DeStefano, Lizanne; Shriner, James G.; Lloyd, Claire A. – Exceptional Children, 2001
This study assessed the impact of training on the knowledge and confidence of over 80 teachers in decision making regarding participation and accommodation for students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. After training teachers expressed high confidence in their ability to make such decisions and a stronger relationship was found among…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education