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Download full textBottsford-Miller, Nicole; Thurlow, Martha L.; Stout, Karen Evans; Quenemoen, Rachel F. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 Plans often recommend the use of accommodations to facilitate the learning of classroom material by students with disabilities. Since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997, students with disabilities are expected to participate in state and district-wide assessments, using…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Disabilities, Testing Accommodations, Correlation
Wiener, Dan – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2006
Alternate assessment acts as a mechanism for inclusion in large-scale educational assessments for those students with disabilities who cannot participate in regular state and district assessments, even with accommodations and modifications. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Portfolios (Background Materials), Grade 10, Educational Improvement
National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2005
This report marks the eighth analysis conducted by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) of the public reporting of state assessment results for students with disabilities. This is the third analysis that NCEO has conducted since the passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Overall, a total of 48 states reported some…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, Disabilities
Thurlow, Martha; Wiley, Hilda Ives; Bielinski, John – 2003
This report is the fifth analysis of state reports to examine the extent to which states publicly report information about students with disabilities in statewide assessments. The report describes statewide testing systems and evaluates whether these systems include participation and performance information for students with disabilities. It finds…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Data Collection
Thurlow, Martha L. – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the use of accommodations in state assessment by students with disabilities and explored several related factors. A survey of states indicated 12 states (Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Age Differences, Alternative Assessment
Martinez, Robert D. – 1998
Intended for classroom teachers who have English Language Learners (ELLs--non-native speakers of English who are experiencing difficulty in learning academic content), this guidebook provides criteria to be included in the development of performance-based assessment tasks. It assists classroom teachers to develop assessments to: determine whether…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Rushton, Erik; Ryan, Emily; Swift, Charles – 2001
This activity is designed to build creative skills based on an everyday problem. The scenario that sometimes packages are dropped and letters get bent is used. How can a special delivery be protected from such unfortunate mishaps? Students use their creative skills to determine a way to mail raw spaghetti. A way to safely package the raw spaghetti…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Creative Activities, Critical Thinking, Daily Living Skills
Belle, Dana – 1999
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a teacher can use one type of assessment to evaluate students' abilities fairly. The question is whether or not alternative assessment strategies are necessary to meet students' individual needs. The research, conducted with 28 fifth-grade students, compared their traditional and alternative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Penta, Mary Q.; Hudson, Martha B. – 1999
This paper describes alternative assessments being used successfully at two elementary magnet schools in North Carolina and summarizes case studies of the assessment development process. Assessments, grade levels, school years, and school districts in the case studies differed, but commonalities in developing the assessments enabled the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation
St. John, Edward P.; Hu, Shouping; Simmons, Ada; Musoba, Glenda Droogsma – 1999
Recently the electorate in some states in the United States has voted to eliminate the use of racial preferences in college admissions. However, many voters still favor fair and just means for promoting ethnic diversity in higher education. In light of these new conditions, researchers are interested in finding alternative measures of merit that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Alternative Assessment, College Admission
Leslie, Gail, Ed. – National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind, 2006
This publication presents several projects that support children who are deaf-blind. These projects are: (1) Learning To Learn; (2) Project SALUTE; (3) Project SPARKLE; (4) Bringing It All Back Home; (5) Project PRIIDE; and (6) Including Students With Deafblindness In Large Scale Assessment Systems. Each project lists components, key practices,…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Children, Programs, Skill Development
Butts, Peter – Technology Connection, 1997
The biggest barrier to fully implementing a program like the Big Six has been traditional attitudes toward student assessment. This article defines assessment terminology and provides an annotated bibliography of World Wide Web resources for alternative assessment, authentic assessment and portfolios, rubrics, specific course content and ages and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content
Peer reviewedChrispeels, Janet Hageman – American Educational Research Journal, 1997
This study presents a longitudinal and intertextual analysis of educational policymaking activity in California over a 10-year period to identify factors that supported local policy implementation in a shifting political climate. Analysis reveals the essential nature of coherence, capacity building, and changed practices in building an alternative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Coherence, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Direct linkNelson, Lynn R.; Drake, Frederick D. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1997
Alternative assessments, grounded in reflective practice, can enliven instruction and improve students' knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills. When teachers share a rubric with students, everyone knows the standards for success. Sense of community and small class sizes in rural schools provide an ideal environment for teacher-student…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedSaenz, Terry Irvine; Huer, Mary Blake – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
This article discusses alternative language assessment approaches with children for whom English is a second language. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach are noted. Also, results of a preliminary investigation with 28 bilingual Latino children using modifications of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals are presented.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education
