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Martha L. Thurlow; Andrew R. Hinkle; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Kristin K. Liu – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2024
There has been a paradigm shift from accommodations to the identification of levels of accessibility (e.g., universal features, designated features, and accommodations). A consequence of this shift is that many students with disabilities who previously were assigned accommodations now access many of them as universal or designated features. This…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Troubleshooting
Sara E. Witmer; Elizabeth Barker; Nathalie Marinho; Courtenay A. Barrett – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2024
Extended time for testing is frequently recommended despite the possibility that it may have unintended negative effects. Test process data, now commonly available "via" computer-based testing programs, can offer objective information about who uses and experiences higher scores when using more than typical testing time. NWEA MAP test…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Achievement Tests, Students with Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children, 2022
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) recognizes the important role standardized and other student assessments play in documenting education accountability, and in ensuring sound educational decisions are made toward achieving the highest possible academic standards for all students. CEC is committed to ensuring students with special learning…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Accountability, Students with Disabilities, Inclusion
Andrew R. Hinkle; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Kascinda Fleming; Martha L. Thurlow – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2024
There continues to be confusion among some educators and staff in State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) about what is an accommodation and what is a modification. This confusion about accommodations and modifications happens in how these words are used in both instruction and assessment. The confusion is further…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, School Districts, Students with Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Witmer, Sara E.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Buzick, Heather M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
Extended testing time is a common accommodation given to students with disabilities. However, little is known about whether students who are eligible for the accommodation actually use it, and with what effect. The present study used process data available from the digitally delivered 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations, National Competency Tests, Grade 8
Joy Christine Aldrich – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed in this study was that traditional assessments used for middle school math, regardless of any needs-based accommodation provisions, inhibit equitable representation of the academic abilities of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) for specific learning disabilities (SLD) because of the absence of the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020 Grades 6-8…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Scheduling, Testing, Individualized Education Programs
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020 Grades 3-5…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Scheduling, Testing, Individualized Education Programs
Wickstrom, Hanna; Fesseha, Ellen; Jang, Eunice Eunhee – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2020
Mathematics achievement of Canadian elementary students has recently declined on provincial standardized testing. Despite a current emphasis on accountability-driven education, limited research has acknowledged the relation between heterogeneous student need and patterns of student achievement, specifically in regard to students with individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Predictor Variables
Cawthon, Stephanie W.; Goldstone, Linda; Higgins, Jennifer; Thurlow, Martha – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Postsecondary entrance and placement tests provide critical information that shapes the trajectory of the transition from secondary to postsecondary education. Test accommodations can play an important role in reducing barriers that deaf students face during high-stakes testing. For deaf students, decisions about access and accommodations for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Deafness
New York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
Brittany A. Dale; Raschelle Neild – American Annals of the Deaf, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic placed stress on all aspects of the educational system. Many state departments of education acknowledged the disruption to individualized education program evaluation and implementation but insisted that evaluation timelines and services continue undisrupted. School psychologists were therefore forced to navigate the…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Indiana Department of Education, 2024
The Indiana Department of Education's (IDOE's) Accessibility and Accommodations Information for Statewide Assessments is intended for school-level personnel and decision-making teams as they prepare for and implement Indiana statewide assessments. Information is provided for school personnel as a reference to inform guidance on universal features,…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Testing Accommodations, Computer Assisted Testing, Students with Disabilities
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K.; Hinkle, Andrew R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
As states, districts, and schools plan to return for the 2021-22 school year, questions are raised about whether and how to test children with disabilities, including children with the most significant cognitive disabilities and English learners with disabilities. This FAQ addresses some common questions and provides links to useful resources.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Olson, John F.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Quanbeck, Mari – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of how accommodated tests for students with disabilities, accessibility, alternate assessments, and other related issues were addressed in states' test security policies for 2020-21. Strong test security policies and procedures are needed to help ensure the integrity and validity of state assessments, yet some test…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Information Security, State Policy, Policy Analysis