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Implementation of an Accommodations Policy for Candidates with Diverse Needs in a Large-Scale Testing System
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Motteram, Johanna; Spiby, Richard; Bellhouse, Gemma; Sroka, Katarzyna – Language Testing, 2023
This article describes the implementation of a special accommodations policy for a suite of localised English language and numeracy tests, the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Assessments. The WPLN are computer-delivered assessments, part of the WPLN training and assessment programme, which exists to provide access to workforce skills…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Educational Policy, Testing Accommodations, Futures (of Society)
Universal Tools Activation in English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Comparison of Grades 1-12 English Learners with and without Disabilities
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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Yumsek, Meltem; Kemp, Jason A.; Chapman, Mark; Cook, H. Gary – Language Testing, 2023
English learners (ELs) comprise approximately 10% of kindergarten to Grade 12 students in US public schools, with about 15% of ELs identified as having disabilities. English language proficiency (ELP) assessments must adhere to universal design principles and incorporate universal tools, designed to increase accessibility for all ELs, including…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities
PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual: Guidance for Districts and Decision-Making Teams to Ensure that PARCC Mid-Year, Performance-Based, and End-of-Year Assessments Produce Valid Results for All Students. Second Edition
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Bowman, Trinell; Wiener, Daniel; Reavis, Tamara; Griswold, Danielle – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2013
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) member states regard assessments as tools for enhancing teaching and learning, and are committed to providing all students, including but not limited to, students with disabilities, English learners, English learners with disabilities, and underserved populations with…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Disabilities, English Language Learners, College Readiness
PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual: Guidance for Districts and Decision-Making Teams to Ensure That PARCC Mid-Year, Performance-Based, and End-of-Year Assessments Produce Valid Results for All Students. Third Edition
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Bowman, Trinell; Wiener, Daniel; Reavis, Tamara; Griswold, Danielle – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2014
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) member states regard assessments as tools for enhancing teaching and learning, and are committed to providing all students, including but not limited to, students with disabilities, English learners, English learners with disabilities, and underserved populations with…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Disabilities, English Language Learners, College Readiness
Computer-Based Testing: Practices and Considerations. Synthesis Report 78
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Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Albus, Debra; Hodgson, Jennifer – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
Computer-based testing (CBT) has emerged as one of the recent "innovative" approaches to assessments most pursued by states. CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for state and district-wide assessments. It is also seen by some as an avenue toward greater accessibility for students with disabilities. In…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Access to Computers, Internet