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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Virtual Assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the Schools
Brittany A. Dale; Raschelle Neild
American Annals of the Deaf, v168 n3 p29-40 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic placed stress on all aspects of the educational system. Many state departments of education acknowledged the disruption to individualized education program evaluation and implementation but insisted that evaluation timelines and services continue undisrupted. School psychologists were therefore forced to navigate the viability of virtual assessment without established research supporting this type of student evaluation. Formal assessments used in the identification of learning disabilities and other areas of disability were not standardized with virtual administration procedures; however, many test publishers have offered guidelines for online administration. These guidelines may not be suitable for test administration with deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Through the presentation of two case studies, this article explores some of the available administration guidelines and evaluates their appropriateness for use with DHH children. Information in this article informs current practice of school psychology in a virtual environment.
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Disability Identification, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Mediated Communication, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations, Deaf Interpreting, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Sign Language, Visual Aids, School Psychologists, Counseling Effectiveness
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