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ERIC Number: EJ632648
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Publication Date: 2001
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Past and Current Research on Out-of-Level Testing of Students with Disabilities.
Minnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Bielinski, John; Scott, James K.
Assessment for Effective Intervention, v26 n2 p49-55 Win 2001
This article presents initial findings related to the psychometric issues and current state policies and practices for out-of-level testing of students with disabilities. Findings indicate 12 states have out-of- level testing policies and states are evenly distributed among those that use criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests, or a combination. (Contains eight references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, High Stakes Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Outcomes of Education, State Programs, Student Evaluation, Testing, Testing Accommodations
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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