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Direct linkShohamy, Elana; Tannenbaum, Michal; Gani, Anna – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Notwithstanding the introduction of education multilingual policies worldwide, testing and assessment procedures still rely almost exclusively on the monolingual construct. This paper describes a study, part of a larger project fostering a new multilingual education policy in Israeli schools, exploring bi/multilingual assessment. It included two…
Descriptors: Scores, Comparative Analysis, Hebrew, Arabic
Scarpati, Stanley E.; Wells, Craig S.; Lewis, Christine; Jirka, Stephen – Journal of Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to use differential item functioning (DIF) and latent mixture model analyses to explore factors that explain performance differences on a large-scale mathematics assessment between examinees allowed to use a calculator or who were afforded item presentation accommodations versus those who did not receive the same…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Test Items, Test Format, Validity
Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Download full textThompson, Sandra J.; Johnstone, Christopher J.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 2002
This paper explores the development of universal design and considers its application to large-scale assessments. Universal design is a concept that originated in the field of architecture, but quickly expanded into environmental initiatives, recreation, the arts, health care, and now, education. In addition to the concept's application to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha – 2002
This report argues that educators need to take a more global approach to addressing educational assessment issues, a universal design approach in which increased access for all students is considered from the beginning. Principles of universal design in architecture and other areas are listed. These include equitable use, flexibility in use,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Test modifications and techniques that teachers can employ to adapt their tests to meet individualized needs of mainstreamed students with disabilities are considered. Suggestions are offered to assist special education teachers in helping general educators design tests; address test reliability, validity, content, and format; and develop…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Problems
Thurlow, Martha; House, Allison; Boys, Chris; Scott, Dorene; Ysseldyke, James – 2000
This report summarizes 48 states' current policies on the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments and the accommodations noted in state policies as available for those students. In developing the summary, changes in state assessment policies were also checked. Charts in the report provide information on presentation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Disabilities
