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Peer reviewedThurlow, Martha L.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1986
Describes Minnesota's Preschool Screening program, the first to offer free, voluntary health and developmental screening for state preschoolers, and a related Early Childhood Assessment project to deal with inconsistencies in diagnostic referral rates among school districts. Questions test validity, reliability, and standardization samples and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Diagnostic Tests, Early Childhood Education, Recordkeeping
Download full textThurlow, Martha L.; Nelson, J. Ruth; Teelucksingh, Ellen; Ysseldyke, James E. – 2000
This report is the third analysis of state reports conducted by the National Center on Educational Outcomes to determine what types of information are provided on students with disabilities in state education reports. For this analysis, 170 reports were collected between March 1999 and August 1999 from state accountability offices and state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1993
This guide is intended to help develop and implement an outcomes assessment program at the school, district, or state level. An introduction summarizes the purposes of this approach to assessment, which focuses on results rather than process. A four-step process is outlined. The first step is to establish a solid foundation for assessment efforts,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Seyfarth, Allison; Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1998
In the mid 1990s, the National Center on Educational Outcomes worked with stakeholder groups to establish a set of criteria for use in large-scale assessments. The criteria addressed issues of the participation of students with disabilities in the assessments, assessment accommodations, and the reporting of results for students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
