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Impact of Alternate Assessment on Curricula for Students with Severe Disabilities: Purpose Driven or Process Driven?
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Lowrey, K. Alisa; Drasgow, Erik; Renzaglia, Adelle; Chezan, Laura – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2007
In this article, the authors highlight the impact of alternate assessment on curriculum content for students with severe disabilities. Alternate assessment is a requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 to ensure that students with the most significant…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Accountability
Alternate Assessment: Early Highlights and Pitfalls of Reporting.
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Burdette, Paula – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article highlights alternate assessment scoring and reporting in Delaware and Indiana. Delaware's alternate assessment portfolios are scored by two third parties using a multidimensional rubric. In Indiana, lead teachers use a rubric similar to that used in general education assessments to score alternate assessment electronic portfolios.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
Eight Steps to Effective Implementation of Alternate Assessments.
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Thompson, Sandra J.; Quenemoen, Rachel F. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
These steps are described for implementation: inform stakeholders of the importance of alternate assessments, educate all students to high standards, identify partners to support participants, use a practical process to decide eligibility, develop standards-based Individualized Education Programs, use a variety of assessment strategies, use scores…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
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
IEPs within Standards-based Reform.
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Quenemoen, Rachel F. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article discusses provisions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that require all students with disabilities to have access to the general education curriculum and be assessed. The role of the Individualized Education Program in documenting student participation in state and district-wide educational assessments is explored.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Addressing Standards and Assessments on the IEP.
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Thompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Esler, Amy; Whetstone, Patti J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
A study that examined state Individualized Education Program (IEP) forms found that out of the 41 with IEP forms, only 5 specifically addressed educational standards on their forms. Thirty-one states addressed the general curriculum on their IEP forms and 30 states listed three or more options for assessment participation. (Contains nine…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Past and Current Research on Out-of-Level Testing of Students with Disabilities.
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Minnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Bielinski, John; Scott, James K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article presents initial findings related to the psychometric issues and current state policies and practices for out-of-level testing of students with disabilities. Findings indicate 12 states have out-of- level testing policies and states are evenly distributed among those that use criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests, or a…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
Clarifying the Policy Contexts of Statewide Testing and Accountability and Their Impact on Secondary-Level Students with Disabilities.
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Krentz, Jane L.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Johnson, David R. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article provides an overview of policymaking in relation to state and local district testing and accountability and concludes by identifying continuing policy issues and strategies for local implementation of standards-based secondary education that aligns with current testing and accountability policies. Governance models for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Design, Disabilities