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Download full textMinnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota (NCSET), 2004
This report is the first accounting of one case study of large-scale assessment practices in a local educational agency (LEA) where students with disabilities are administered states' standards-based tests out of level. The overall purpose of the research project was to describe the specific effects of testing students with disabilities out of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Case Studies, Testing Accommodations, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Thurlow, Martha L. – 1998
This guide for parents explains implications of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which requires the participation of students with disabilities in statewide and districtwide assessments, leading to greater accountability by the educational system for educational results for all students. The guide notes that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
