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Download full textGoldstone, Linda; Thurlow, Martha L.; Liu, Kristi K.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2018
The purpose of this study was to gather in-depth information about teachers' experiences with accessibility features and accommodations in the classroom and on assessments. Expanded options for accessibility, beyond accommodations, has accompanied the increased implementation of technology-based assessments. Asynchronous online focus groups were…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Larson, Erik D.; Goldstone, Linda; Liu, Kristi K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
In 2015, the United States Department of Education awarded an Enhanced Assessment Initiative grant to the Data Informed Accessibility--Making Optimal Needs-based Decisions (DIAMOND) project to create professional development resources for educators who have to make decisions about accessibility features and accommodations. This study presents…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Rogers, Christopher M.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations for U.S. elementary and secondary students (K-12) published in 2018. The academic literature described here encompasses empirical studies of performance comparability, investigations into accommodations use, implementation practices, and perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research, Students with Disabilities
Goldstone, Linda; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Hendrickson, Katelyn – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This report presents the findings of a study aimed to address the gap between policy and practice for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who serve students identified with a speech-language impairment, including other co-existing disabilities. The following research questions were addressed: (1) What factors influence how SLPs make accessibility…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Language Impairments
Rogers, Christopher M.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2020
The purpose of this report is to provide a synthesis of the research on K-12 testing accommodations. In this report, we summarize the research published in 2017. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research published since 1999. During 2017, 14 research studies were published on the topic of testing accommodations in the elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities
Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Press, Anastasia M.; Dosedel, Michael J. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
As computerized speech-to-text (STT) technology has become more advanced over the past several years, more students with, and without, disabilities are using STT tools in the classroom and while taking assessments (Warren, Thurlow, Lazarus, & Strunk, 2018). Speech-to-text tools often are installed on school-provided computers or tablets and…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students
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This study used data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) to explore the individualized education program (IEP)/transition planning participation and role of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, compared to students with other disabilities. We viewed students with the most significant cognitive…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Students with Disabilities
Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations published in 2015 and 2016. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the development of future policy directions, to highlight implementation of current and new…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Albus, Deb; Thurlow, Martha L.; Liu, Kristi K.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Larson, Erik D. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2018
In 2015, the Data-Informed Accessibility--Making Optimal Needs-based Decisions (DIAMOND) project received funding from an Enhanced Assessment Initiative grant to collect information that would support the development of professional development modules for educators making decisions within new accessibility frameworks. More accessibility features…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Testing Accommodations, Access to Education
Altman, Jason R.; Cormier, Damien C.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Holbrook, Marla; Byers, Miriam; Chambers, DaLee; Moore, Margaret; Pence, Nanette – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
This report contains the findings from a survey of 2,336 special education teachers in the state of Alabama on making and implementing decisions about accommodations. Key findings included: (1) When making instructional accommodations decisions 51% of the survey respondents considered student characteristics as an important factor. Only 12% of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Student Characteristics
Albus, Deb A.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Larson, Erik D.; Liu, Kristi K.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The Data-Informed Accessibility--Making Optimal Needs-based Decisions (DIAMOND) project received funding in 2015 from an Enhanced Assessment Initiative grant to collect information that would inform the creation of professional development modules for educators making decisions within new accessibility frameworks. The DIAMOND project conducted…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Accessibility (for Disabled), Regular and Special Education Relationship, Testing Accommodations
Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – State Education Standard, 2022
Although federal policies have promoted the inclusion of students with disabilities in educational opportunities, success remains elusive. Yet much has been learned about how best to include students with disabilities in assessments and accountability, graduation requirements, and educational programming. Based on this learning, we highlight red…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Readiness, Inclusion
Strunk, Kathy; Hinkle, Andrew R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2022
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the heart of providing special education services to students with disabilities. It is a complex document that is supposed to include several required components. IEP teams are required to be composed of certain individuals, including "a representative of the district who is qualified to provide…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Teamwork, Administrator Role
Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Wu, Yi-Chen; Qian, Xueqin; Davenport, Ernest; Matthais, Cynthia – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to use data from the United States' National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 (NLTS 2012) to present descriptive information on youth and parent participation and youth's role in required Individualized Education Program (IEP)/transition planning meetings by disability category and age groupings (14-22 year olds,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Planning, Student Participation, Parent Participation
Shyyan, Vitaliy; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2015
This report summarizes the fourteenth survey of states by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results are presented for the 50 regular states and eight of the 11 unique states. The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, State Surveys, Academic Standards
