NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 10 results Save | Export
The Relation of a Statewide Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities to Other Measures of Instructional Effectiveness.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Turner, Matthew D.; Baldwin, Leigh; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – Journal of Special Education, 2000
A study investigated the extent to which scores in Kentucky's statewide alternate assessment program for 60 students with severe disabilities correlated with measures of program quality and overall school effectiveness. Results indicated a significant relationship between overall program quality and scores, but not between scores and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Principal Supports for Inclusive Assessment: A Kentucky Story.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kleinert, Harold L.; Clayton, Jean; Burdge, Michael; Williams, Richard – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes Kentucky's inclusion of all students in its educational assessment and accountability system. Describes how this system operates at three elementary schools to drive high expectations for all students and include students with disabilities in the general education curriculum. Students participate in either the standard assessment or…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities.
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This article describes the development of Kentucky's alternative assessment for students with disabilities, including the content and scoring standards for the Alternate Portfolio. Specific examples of entries at each grade are given. Initial implementation data are presented, and critical issues in the development of alternate statewide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Teachers' Perceptions of One State's Alternate Assessment: Implications for Practice and Preparation.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kampfer, Stephanie H.; Horvath, Leah S.; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – Exceptional Children, 2001
A study of 206 Kentucky special education teachers examined the amount of time required on alternative assessment. Results found teachers spend many hours outside of class time completing one portfolio. Instructional variables, such as the extent to which portfolio items are embedded into instruction, are strongly related to student scores.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
A Validation Study of the Performance Indicators and Learner Outcomes of Kentucky's Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities.
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqui Farmer – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1999
A survey of 44 national authorities in best practices for students with severe cognitive disabilities found a high degree of professional congruence on the core of best practices embodied in the performance criteria for Kentucky's alternate assessment for students with significant disabilities. Concerns about more limited learner outcomes are…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Outcomes of Education
A Brief Response to Elliott's and Sailor's Commentaries.
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kennedy, Sarah – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1997
This response to comments on "Accountability for All Students: Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disabilities" (Kleinert and others), discusses changes in the ways Alternate Portfolios are now scored and answers concerns on the inclusion of students with mild and severe disabilities…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
We Need Not Exclude Anyone.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer; Kleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah – Educational Leadership, 1999
Under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments, all states must now include students with disabilities in statewide and districtwide educational assessments. So far, Kentucky is the only state with a comprehensive alternative portfolio-assessment program for students unable to participate in "regular" testing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
The Impact of Alternate Assessments: A Statewide Teacher Survey.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – Journal of Special Education, 1999
A statewide survey of Kentucky teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities participating in an alternate assessment and accountability system found that teachers recognized specific benefits (such as students learning to follow individualized schedules) but also expressed frustration with time required to complete student assessment…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Alternate Assessment Scores and Life Outcomes for Students with Significant Disabilities: Are They Related?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kleinert, Harold L.; Garrett, Brent; Towles, Elizabeth; Garrett, Michelle; Nowak-Drabik, Karen; Waddell, Christina; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
A study investigated the extent to which alternate assessment scores for 41 12th-graders in Kentucky's Alternate Portfolio Program for students with significant disabilities correlated with a measure of post-school outcomes approximately one year after completing school. No significant relationship was found between these two measures. (Contains…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making Skills, Employment, Interpersonal Relationship
An Introduction to Alternate Assessment.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kleinert, Harold L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article sketches the historical context for the development of alternate assessment for students with disabilities, describes alternate assessment, and identifies some of the potential benefits of including students with significant disabilities in large-scale assessment. The correlation between alternate assessment scores and the…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment