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Research on AT Outcomes and Large Scale Assessments
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Thurlow, Martha; Tindal, Gerald; Powers, Richard; Lewis, Preston; Laitusis, Cara Cahalan; Breslin-Larson, Joan – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2007
Current educational policies require the participation of students with disabilities in state assessments. Their participation has raised a number of issues, among them the need for accommodations. In this article we consider the role that assistive technology (AT) can play to alleviate current accommodations demands, and highlight research and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Testing Accommodations
Out-of-Level Testing.
Elliott, Judy; Thurlow, Martha – School Administrator, 1999
Out-of-level testing in state and district assessments is becoming more popular under the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This practice (and use of different norm-referenced tests) confounds interdistrict comparisons and contributes to inequitable assessment practices. Proper scaling can remedy this situation. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Classification of Children with Disabilities: Part II. Implementing Classification Systems in Schools
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McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Dyson, Alan; Nagle, Katherine; Thurlow, Martha; Rouse, Martyn; Hardman, Michael; Norwich, Brahm; Burke, Phillip J.; Perlin, Michael – Journal of Special Education, 2006
This article is the second in a 2-part synthesis of an international comparative seminar on the classification of children with disabilities. In this article, the authors discuss classification frameworks used in identifying children for the purpose of providing special education and related services. The authors summarize 7 papers that addressed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Related Services (Special Education), Educational Needs, Classification
Input from the Field on the Participation of Students with Limited English Proficiency and Students with Disabilities in Meeting the High Standards of Minnesota's Profile of Learning. State Assessment Series: Minnesota Report 10.
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Spicuzza, Richard; Erickson, Ron; Thurlow, Martha; Ruhland, Aaron – 1996
This study examined issues concerned with the participation of students with disabilities or with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in Minnesota's Profile of Learning, a taxonomy of learning expectations covering 13 different curricular areas across four different developmental levels (grades 3, 5, 8, and graduation level). Representatives…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities