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Download full textMuller, Eve; Tschantz, Jennifer – 2003
This paper summarizes information from interviews with four states regarding their Universal Design for Learning (UDL) initiatives, i.e., state or regional level efforts to promote the principles and practices of UDL via professional development or the production and/or dissemination of universally designed instructional materials. Discussion of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Design Requirements, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Thurlow, Martha; House, Allison; Boys, Chris; Scott, Dorene; Ysseldyke, James – 2000
This report summarizes 48 states' current policies on the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments and the accommodations noted in state policies as available for those students. In developing the summary, changes in state assessment policies were also checked. Charts in the report provide information on presentation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Disabilities
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1985
This publication presents the principles and recommendations underlying the design of curricula for Kentucky's kindergarten children. Contents focus on (1) characteristics of the kindergarten child; (2) assessment of the kindergarten child; (3) recording, reporting, and evaluating; (4) the exceptional kindergarten child, with particular attention…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedShriner, James G.; DeStefano, Lizanne – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
A study investigated the views of 81 teachers, administrators, and assessment personnel about issues stemming from the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. Findings indicate local personnel are giving increasingly careful consideration to appropriateness of curriculum choices, assessment options that match…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes
Peer reviewedKrentz, 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
Walz, Lynn; Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Spicuzza, Richard – 2000
This report focuses on the participation and performance of students with disabilities on the initial administration of Minnesota's Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). The MCAs are criterion-referenced tests used for district accountability purposes and as tools for making decisions about curriculum and instruction. Assessments in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
