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Direct linkSusan B. Pellegrino – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this state, one constant that students with disabilities have experienced has been the lack of accessibility to the high-stakes standardized test, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate and improve the access, to MCAS testing for students with disabilities in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Standardized Tests, Testing
Davis, Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Assessment and accountability are hotly debated topics in the field of education. Finding ways to include students with significant cognitive disabilities, a requirement under federal law, remains a challenge. In Massachusetts, students with significant cognitive disabilities participate in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System's…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Standardized Tests, Alternative Assessment, Parent Attitudes
Nathan, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Describes the adverse impact of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System high-stakes testing on the unique educational environment of the Boston Arts Academy. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWiener, Dan – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
Alternate assessment acts as a mechanism for inclusion in large-scale educational assessments for those students with disabilities who cannot participate in regular state and district assessments, even with accommodations and modifications. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Portfolios (Background Materials), Grade 10, Educational Improvement
