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Direct linkMaeghan N. Hennessey; Kendra L. Williams-Diehm; Tracy E. Sinclair; Christopher Sanford; Renee Cameto – Inclusion, 2023
Employment outcomes have long been emphasized as a primary transition outcome for individuals with extensive support needs. To develop appropriate annual individualized education plan (IEP) goals for transition, appropriate transition assessments must be administered to guide the process (Prince et al., 2014). As such, transition assessment is a…
Descriptors: Employment, Individualized Education Programs, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Pennell, Adam – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation consists of three studies which examined multidimensional balance in youth (= 21 years; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2004) with visual impairments (VIs) using the Brief-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Brief-BESTest). These studies have the potential to inform (adapted) physical education curricula and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Youth, Visual Impairments, Human Posture
Download full textSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2020
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2019
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2018
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Disabilities
Mearman, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Because of the critical function of the IEP in the planning and implementation of effective instruction for students with disabilities, educators need a reference to determine the standards of a quality IEP and a process by which to compare an IEP to those standards. A rubric can support educators in examining the quality of IEPs. This study used…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Reliability, Scoring Rubrics, Individualized Education Programs
Kettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kurz, Alexander; Zigmond, Naomi; Lemons, Christopher J.; Kloo, Amanda; Shrago, Jacqueline; Beddow, Peter A.; Williams, Leila; Bruen, Charles; Lupp, Lynda; Farmer, Jeanie; Mosiman, Melanie – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
Motivated by the multiple-measures clause of recent federal policy regarding student eligibility for alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MASs), this study examined how scores or combinations of scores from a diverse set of assessments predicted students' end-of-year proficiency status on statewide achievement…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity
Liu, Kristin K.; Goldstone, Linda; Thurlow, Martha L.; Ward, Jenna; Hatten, James; Christensen, Laurene L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2013
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities are an increasing presence in schools in the United States. Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act require that these students meet the same academic grade-level standards and participate in content assessments as their fluent-English speaking peers without…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Disabilities, State Standards, Standardized Tests
Hager, Karen D.; Slocum, Timothy A. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Alternate assessments are the means through which students with significant cognitive disabilities participate in accountability testing, thus measurement validity of alternate assessments is a critical aspect of state educational accountability systems. When evaluating the validity of assessment systems, it is important to take a broad view of…
Descriptors: Test Content, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Test Validity
Peer reviewedNotari, Angela R.; Bricker, Diane D. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
The Evaluation and Programming System: Assessment Level I (EPS-I) was evaluated for effectiveness in developing individual education goals among handicapped or at-risk infants and young children. Early interventionists (N=48) used EPS-I and other instruments to develop goals which were compared. Findings indicate EPS-I goals were functional,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Education Programs
Peer reviewedBricker, Diane D.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
This study examined psychometric properties and usefulness of the Evaluation and Programming System: Assessment Level I (EPS-I) by analyzing validity, reliability, and utility data from 335 nonhandicapped, at-risk, and handicapped infants and young children. Outcomes portrayed EPS-I as a valid, reliable, and helpful instrument for developing and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Waksman, Steven A. – 1980
The Preliminary Manual for the Portland Problem Behavior Checklist (PPBC) was developed to aid school personnel to identify problem behaviors, and to implement and evaluate intervention procedures to remediate or alter those problem behaviors. This manual describes the development, validation, administration, scoring procedures, and possible uses…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – 2002
The 19 chapters of this text on assessment in special education are divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses basic concepts in assessment in special education. Part 2 addresses the special education process by describing steps in the assessment continuum. Individual chapters examine the following topics: (1) an introduction to assessment; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Disability Identification
