Guidelines for Ensuring the Technical Quality of Assessments Affecting English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities Development and Implementation of Regulations
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Publisher: WestEd
Publication Date: 2007, September
Full text available online at: http://www.aacompcenter.org/cs/aacc/print/htdocs/aacc/dir.htm
Description
These guidelines help regional Comprehensive Centers and states comply with the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This evolving document explains the standards by which NCLB holds students in these two subgroups accountable for achievement; explains the indicators of state tests' validity, reliability, and freedom from bias; and discusses the question of how to select appropriate test accommodations. The "Test Accommodations" section has a handy matrix of specific accommodations that 24 research studies recommend and a list of resource links relevant to testing accommodation.
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From WestEd.org
Supporting High School Students Through Assessment: What Have We Learned?
"While states and localities have made progress over the past decade in expanding contextual learning choices for all students (e.g., expanding career academies and service learning, creating small learning communities, and using communities as classrooms), a major source of tension is how to ensure these choices are consistent with accountability-driven assessments." — from the paper
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