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

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ERIC Number: EJ599136

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Publication Date: 1997

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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, v22 n2 p88-101 Sum 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 assessment are discussed. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Portfolio Assessment, Program Development, State Programs, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990

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