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Peer reviewedErickson, Ron; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Elliott, Judy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Addresses issues in the inclusion of students with disabilities in educational assessments. Distinguishes between accountability and assessment and describes a framework of educational accountability with domains, indicators, and sources of information. Also considered are alternative assessments and accommodations and public reporting on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Peer reviewedYsseldyke, Jim; Olsen, Ken – Exceptional Children, 1999
Defines alternate assessments, describes methods used to collect data, and describes domains in which data should be collected. The results of a focus group study in which teachers delineated ways in which data might be collected using each of the methods in each of the domains is reported. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Data Collection, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textElliott, Judy; Thurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Erickson, Ron – NCEO Policy Directions, 1997
This report examines issues concerning the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities participating in state and district assessments. The report considers what an accommodation is, what kinds of accommodations are available, who should make the decision regarding accommodations, when accommodations should be used, and how…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedElliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Highlights specific questions, concerns, and challenges faced by educators, parents, and students concerning assessment, accountability, accommodations, and alternate assessment. Examples of state assessment-accommodation policies are provided and reasons for providing test accommodations, requirements of Individualized Education Programs,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Thurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Erickson, Ron; Elliott, Judy – NCEO Policy Directions, 1997
This report examines issues concerning the participation of students with disabilities in state and district assessments and offers principles and recommendations for increasing their participation. This report suggests that 85 percent of students with disabilities could participate either in the regular assessments or by using accommodations and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection
Ysseldyke, Jim; Olsen, Ken; Thurlow, Martha – 1997
This report discusses the many issues that need to be considered as states and districts begin to design and implement alternate assessments, which are used for students with severe cognitive delays or multiple disabilities or students who require such significant accommodations that the validity of the test would be compromised. The report…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Confidentiality
Ysseldyke, Jim; Krentz, Jane; Elliott, Judy; Thurlow, Martha; Thompson, Sandra; Moore, Michael – 1998
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has developed a framework for educational accountability that specifies outcomes and indicators for six developmental levels (ages three and six, grades four, eight, and twelve, and post-school). The framework is designed to be used for the development or revision of district and states assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
