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Models of Cognition for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Implications for Assessment
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Kleinert, Harold L.; Browder, Diane M.; Towles-Reeves, Elizabeth A. – Review of Educational Research, 2009
This article addresses the application of the assessment triangle developed by the National Research Council (Pellegrino, Chudowsky, & Glaser, 2001), most specifically the cognition vertex of that triangle, to the unique learning characteristics of students with significant cognitive disabilities in developing and demonstrating academic…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Educational Assessment, Disabilities
Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: An Educator's Guide
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Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqui Farmer – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
To support K-12 students with significant disabilities and get an accurate picture of their skills and knowledge, schools need to implement effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). This is the guidebook every team should have--not only to develop successful AA-AAS linked with grade-level content standards,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities.
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This article describes the development of Kentucky's alternative assessment for students with disabilities, including the content and scoring standards for the Alternate Portfolio. Specific examples of entries at each grade are given. Initial implementation data are presented, and critical issues in the development of alternate statewide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Alternate Assessments: Lessons Learned and Roads To Be Taken.
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Kleinert, Harold L.; Haig, John; Kearns, Jacqui Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Exceptional Children, 2000
This article analyzes how Kentucky and Maryland have addressed basic issues in developing alternate assessment for students with disabilities who cannot be included within regular state and local district education assessment and accountability measures. Issues include why they chose the formats, standards, and implementation systems they did and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making
A Brief Response to Elliott's and Sailor's Commentaries.
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This response to comments on "Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities" (Kleinert and others), discusses changes in the ways Alternate Portfolios are now scored and answers concerns on the inclusion of students with mild and severe disabilities…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
An Introduction to Alternate Assessment.
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Kleinert, Harold L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article sketches the historical context for the development of alternate assessment for students with disabilities, describes alternate assessment, and identifies some of the potential benefits of including students with significant disabilities in large-scale assessment. The correlation between alternate assessment scores and the…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment