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ERIC Number: EJ487332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-7347
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Psychometric Issues in Testing Students with Disabilities.
Geisinger, Kurt F.
Applied Measurement in Education, v7 n2 p121-40 1994
Federal law requires that individuals with handicapping conditions be administered assessments in ways that accommodate their disabilities without penalizing them. Validation studies are needed to evaluate the meaning of scores resulting from nonstandard test administrations. The limited number of these studies to date is reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Literature Reviews, Psychometrics, Scores, Secondary School Curriculum, Standardized Tests, Test Interpretation, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED478424