States' Out-of-Level Testing Policies. Out-of-Level Testing Report 4 [microform] / Martha Thurlow and Jane Minnema
- Bib ID:
- 5685403
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Thurlow, Martha
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED457603
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001
- 38 p.
- Summary:
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In an attempt to include more students with disabilities in large-scale assessments, 12 states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia) allowed out-of-level testing during the 2000-2001 school year. This report discusses the context of state assessment systems, including the accountability practices in which out-of-level testing is implemented. It then describes specific out-of-level testing policies in those states with policies that allow students to be tested out of level in large-scale assessments. By reviewing all 12 states' policies on out-of-level testing, it was found there was a wide variability across states in both policy content and suggested practices for implementing out-of-level testing at the local level. The report concludes by highlighting four discussion points. First, there is a need to increase the specificity of out-of-level testing policy language to guide testing at the local level in a suitable manner. Second, analyses indicate four labels (accommodations, modifications, nonstandard, and alternate assessment) are used for out-of-level testing across states, but there is little consistency in what the terms mean. Third, what is reflected in state policy may not reflect implementation. Fourth, the long-term effects on students are unknown. (Contains 12 references.) (CR)
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- Availability: National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 350 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55455 ($10). Tel: 612-626-1530; Fax: 612-624-0879; Web site: http://www.coled.umn.edu/NCEO.
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- Subject:
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- Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
- Academic Standards
- Alternative Assessment
- Disabilities
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Evaluation Methods
- Policy Formation
- State Programs
- Student Evaluation
- Student Participation
- Testing
- Out of Level Testing Testing Accommodations (Disabilities)
- Alaska Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Iowa Louisiana North Dakota South Carolina Utah Vermont West Virginia
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