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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-2375-5636
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Using K-12 Lessons Learned about How to Balance Accessibility and Test Security to Inform Licensure, Credentialing, and Certification Exam Policies
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; van den Heuvel, Jill R.; Thurlow, Martha L.
Journal of Applied Testing Technology, v18 n1 p1-12 2017
This paper explores how to balance test security and accessibility on licensure, credentialing, and certification exams. It examines K-12 test security policies related to educational assessments across states to discover lessons learned about how to meet accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities while minimizing test security risks. It then discusses how licensure and certification programs can adapt those lessons and policies to ensure exam score validity for all candidates without jeopardizing exam security.
Descriptors: Licensing Examinations (Professions), Information Security, Accessibility (for Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Assessment, Disabilities, Scores, Testing Accommodations, State Policy, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Civil Rights Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504); Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
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