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Including Students with Disabilities in Common Non-Summative Assessments. NCEO Brief. Number 6
National Center on Educational Outcomes
Inclusive large-scale assessments have become the norm in states across the U.S. Participation rates of students with disabilities in these assessments have increased dramatically since the mid-1990s. As consortia of states move toward the development and implementation of assessment systems that include both non-summative assessments and summative assessments, ensuring that all assessments in the system appropriately include all students is a priority. Non-summative assessments, as used in this Brief, include interim, benchmark, diagnostic, and formative assessments. This Brief addresses the need for the Race-to-the-Top Assessment Consortia to develop an inclusive approach to their non-summative assessments, including their optional interim assessments. Consideration should be given to: (a) the implementation of universal design principles; (b) the development of clear participation criteria and guidelines; and (c) accommodation policies that account for good testing practices, embedded features of technology-based assessments, and additional accommodations. This Brief encourages the Consortia to build on what has been learned from inclusive large-scale assessments. [Contributors to the writing of this Brief were Laurene Christensen, Kamarrie Davis, Sheryl Lazarus, Ross Moen, and Martha Thurlow.]
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Disabilities, Measurement, Test Construction, Adaptive Testing, Formative Evaluation, Benchmarking, Diagnostic Tests, Design, Student Participation, Testing Accommodations, Evaluation Methods
National Center on Educational Outcomes. University of Minnesota, 207 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsburg Drive Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-626-1530; Fax: 612-624-0879; e-mail: nceo@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo
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