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Cawthon, Stephanie – American Annals of the Deaf, 2015
Designing assessments and tests is one of the more challenging aspects of creating an accessible learning environment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), particularly for deaf students with a disability (DWD). Standardized assessments are a key mechanism by which the educational system in the United States measures student…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Standardized Tests, Student Characteristics
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Restorff, Diane E.; Abery, Brian H. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
As part of the validation process for alternate assessments, 39 classroom observations were conducted to gather data about current practices in providing academic instruction to students with significant intellectual disability. Using a standardized protocol, data were gathered using direct instructional observation, an Individualized Education…
Descriptors: Special Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Accountability
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Duckor, Brent; Perlstein, Daniel – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Educational researchers and policymakers have often lamented the failure of teachers to implement what they consider to be technically sound assessment procedures. In recent years, the belief that teachers are unwilling or unable to implement appropriate assessment procedures has contributed to the rapid expansion of high…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests
Champion, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Over the last 30 years, there has been ongoing research and debate concerning the implementation and effectiveness of cooperative learning in the classroom. The problem is determining the fair assignment of individual grades while using cooperative work. Teachers have limited time to compile, equate, and convert group grades for each student. The…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Predictor Variables, Cooperative Learning, Laboratories
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Goldstein, Jessica; Behuniak, Peter – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
Connecticut's Skills Checklist was developed in response to federal policy that requires all students with significant cognitive disabilities participate in state assessments and be included in measures of adequate yearly progress. Test developers had high expectations for this assessment. In addition to its function as an accountability measure,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Indicators, Accountability, Federal Programs
Kenney, Staci Grant – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) is the assessment tool that Virginia uses to measure the progress of students with significant cognitive disabilities on the state's Aligned Standards of Learning (ASOL). The VAAP was developed in order to comply with No Child Left Behind's (2001) requirement of educational accountability for all…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement
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Ohanian, Susan – Language Arts, 2009
This article demonstrates, through stories of Ohanian's teaching, journalism experience, and analysis of testing items and outcomes, that we have every right and obligation to challenge institutionalized norms that shape today's views of assessment practices.
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Accountability, Testing
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Supovitz, Jonathan – Journal of Educational Change, 2009
This article examines major trends in testing and accountability reform in the United States over the past decade. The review covers the apex and decline of the national experimentation with a range of alternative assessments and the rise of test-based accountability as a central policy initiative. These trends signify that testing has become a…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Testing, Educational Change
National Archives and Records Administration, 2009
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) establishes requirements, definitions, and approval criteria for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Stabilization or SFSF) program. The Secretary may use one or more of these requirements, definitions, and approval criteria in awarding funds under this program in fiscal year (FY) 2010. These requirements,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Financial Support, Criteria
Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Davinroy, Kathryn – 1993
Effects of introducing performance-based assessments into the classroom were studied by examining instruction, student learning, and teacher attitudes and practices. As part of the larger study, workshops were conducted with third-grade teachers from three schools engaged in constructing performance assessments of literacy. Data from transcripts…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Hoffman, Amanda; Miceli, Meredith; Krezmien, Michael – Achieve, Inc., 2008
Students with disabilities represent a relatively small but important group of students in U.S. high schools. The education of these students is heavily influenced by federal and state law as well as by longstanding beliefs about the purpose of education and the extreme heterogeneity of the population. Until recently, general educational policies…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Accountability, High School Students
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National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
Four papers follow and document the progress of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing in understanding questions related to alternative assessment based on case studies in three elementary schools. The research questions include consideration of the logistical constraints that must be respected in developing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Louisiana Department of Education, 2004
The long-range goal of Louisiana's teacher professional accountability programs is to enhance student learning by providing opportunities for teachers to strengthen skill areas and by identifying those aspects of teaching performance that may need improvement. "Strategies for Effective Teaching in the 21st Century" is intended to be used…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Teaching Skills, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods