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Thurlow, Martha L.; Larson, Erik D.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Shyyan, Vitaliy V.; Christensen, Laurene L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2017
To evaluate the experiences that teachers and other decision makers were having with accessibility features and accommodations, as well as their attitudes toward them, an online survey was conducted with educators in nine states. These states were part of an Enhanced Assessment Initiative grant project to promote optimal decision making about…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Teacher Attitudes, Online Surveys
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Hodgson, Jennifer R.; Price, Lynn M.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2011
Federal legislation requires that all students participate in state accountability systems. Most students with disabilities participate in the regular assessment, with or without accommodations. Students with more significant cognitive disabilities participate in the Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS). A few…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Guidelines, State Policy, Academic Achievement
Swierzbin, Bonnie; Anderson, Michael E.; Spicuzza, Richard; Walz, Lynn; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report describes a decision-making tool designed to inform special educators of the most up-to-date participation and test accommodations guidelines and to assist educators in the process of making informed decisions. It reports on the results of a study that examined the tool's feasibility and practicality. The decision-making tool is an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making, Disabilities
Liu, Kristin K.; Anderson, Michael E.; Swierzbin, Bonnie; Spicuzza, Richard; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report describes a decision-making tool designed to inform English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual educators of the most up-to-date participation and test accommodations guidelines and to assist educators in the process of making informed decisions. It reports on the results of a study that examined the tool's feasibility. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making