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Childers, Kelly D.; Arrastia-Chisholm, Meagan; Adams, Katharine S.; Kelley, Heather M. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2020
Public schools use standardized testing to measure students' academic achievement at the conclusion of each school year. Students with severe cognitive disabilities are evaluated through the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA). The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe the demographic characteristics of students who took the Georgia…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Achievement Tests, Student Characteristics, Students with Disabilities
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Enrique, Jade A.; Adams, Katharine S.; Brockmeier, Lantry L.; Hilgert, Larry D. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2013
Disproportionate representation occurs when the percentage of an identified group enrolled in special education varies significantly from that group's overall percentage of the school population (Harry, 1994). Response to Intervention (RTI), a paradigm for educational intervention, is designed to minimize many factors contributing to…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Response to Intervention, Special Education, At Risk Students