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ERIC Number: EJ632647
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0737-2477
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American Sign Language as an Accommodation during Standards-based Assessments.
Johnson, Evelyn; Kimball, Kathy; Brown, Shawn Olson
Assessment for Effective Intervention, v26 n2 p39-47 Win 2001
A study investigated whether the use of American Sign Language as an accommodation affected the validity of standards-based assessments given in 12 classrooms of students with hearing impairments. Findings indicate sign language translation can result in the omission of pertinent information required to answer test items correctly. Suggestions are provided. (Contains ten references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, American Sign Language, Deafness, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, High Stakes Tests, Outcomes of Education, Test Validity, Testing, Testing Accommodations
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Students with Disabilities and High-Stakes Testing.