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Direct linkBaek, Eun Kyeng; Petit-Bois, Merlande; Van den Noortgate, Wim; Beretvas, S. Natasha; Ferron, John M. – Journal of Special Education, 2016
In special education, multilevel models of single-case research have been used as a method of estimating treatment effects over time and across individuals. Although multilevel models can accurately summarize the effect, it is known that if the model is misspecified, inferences about the effects can be biased. Concern with the potential for model…
Descriptors: Models, Case Studies, Special Education, Outcomes of Treatment
Cho, Hyun-jeong; Kingston, Neal – Journal of Special Education, 2015
Recent studies have raised concerns about the vagueness of alternate assessment eligibility guidelines, specifically, that students with mild disabilities (SWMD) have been inappropriately assigned to alternate assessment--alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). In this study, special education teachers (N = 317) were surveyed about SWMD in…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Vignettes
Goldstein, Jessica; Behuniak, Peter – Journal of Special Education, 2012
Federal and state policies require all students with significant cognitive disabilities to participate in state assessments and be included in measures of adequate yearly progress. Although these alternate assessments of grade-level content based on alternate achievement standards have been in place for several years, little is known about the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Alternative Assessment, Focus Groups, Disabilities
Tindal, Gerald; Yovanoff, Paul; Geller, Josh P. – Journal of Special Education, 2010
Students with significant disabilities must participate in large-scale assessments, often using an alternate assessment judged against alternate achievement standards. The development and administration of this type of assessment must necessarily balance meaningful participation with accurate measurement. In this study, generalizability theory is…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBarnett, David W.; Macmann, Gregg M. – Journal of Special Education, 1992
This paper uses the concepts of decision reliability and validity to analyze three alternative psychoeducational assessment strategies: multiple gating, template matching, and time-series methods. It argues that relatively little knowledge is gained through analysis of individual scales and assessment technologies without considering the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKleinert, Harold L.; Kennedy, Sarah; Kearns, Jacqueline Farmer – Journal of Special Education, 1999
A statewide survey of Kentucky teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities participating in an alternate assessment and accountability system found that teachers recognized specific benefits (such as students learning to follow individualized schedules) but also expressed frustration with time required to complete student assessment…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPomplun, Mark – Journal of Special Education, 1996
This article describes results for students with mild disabilities who participated in the Kansas science assessment involving cooperative groups. Individual achievement, attitude, and project scores were consistent with expectations in relation to results for general education students. The study did not find that participation of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Cooperative Learning
