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Australian Students with Disabilities Accessing NAPLAN: Lessons from a Decade of Inclusive Assessment in the United States
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Elliott, Stephen N.; Davies, Michael; Kettler, Ryan J. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
Australian legislation and educational policies may espouse, but not yet fully enact, inclusive assessments for all. In relation to the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), for example, almost 5% of students are either exempt or withdrawn. The achievement levels of these students, many of whom have disabilities, are not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Educational Accountability and Students with a Disability in Australia
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Dempsey, Ian; Conway, Robert – Australian Journal of Education, 2005
One of the outcomes of regular education reform in Australia has been the development of a national testing program for school students. This article examines the degree to which students with a disability participate in this testing, and the extent to which the testing of students with a disability may help to achieve the National Goals of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Equal Education, Accountability, Testing
Literacy in the Information Age.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Describes United States literacy characteristics, based on April 2000 reports from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Discusses Angoff methods for evaluating validity of high-stakes testing programs in Massachusetts and Virginia. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
From a Secondary School Overseas to a Degree Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The Evaluation of "Bagrut" Equivalency.
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Kaminer, Reuven – College and University, 1984
Criteria used for evaluating the records of overseas candidates for an undergraduate degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are outlined. Secondary school diplomas considered to be equivalent to and not equivalent to the Israeli Bagrut system are discussed, along with attaining equivalency through previous university study or other programs.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Admission, Comparative Education