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Download full textMari Quanbeck; Andrew R. Hinkle; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Virginia A. Ressa; Martha M. Thurlow – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2023
This report contains the proceedings of a forum held on June 28, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss issues surrounding meaningful accessibility of assessments. The forum was a post-session to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) and was a collaboration of the "Assessment,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Testing, Technology Integration, Barriers
Martha L. Thurlow; Andrew R. Hinkle; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Kristin K. Liu – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2024
Alternate assessments aligned to alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS) are designed and implemented for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Historically, these assessments have been described as reflecting reduced "depth," "breadth," and "complexity." Yet, the meaning of these terms…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Yi-Chen Wu; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2023
Up to 1.0% of the total tested state student population in a subject area may participate in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). This Brief presents the results of analyses of states' AA-AAAS participation rates from 2015-16 through 2018-19. Information is presented on: (a) the number of states…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Standards, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation
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Direct linkSheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow; Mari K. A. Quanbeck – Journal of Special Education, 2025
The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act placed a 1.0% cap on the participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). U.S. Department of Education regulations clarified that states must develop participation guidelines and a definition of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Alternative Assessment, Guidelines, State Standards
The Relationship between Student Placement and AA-AAAS Participation Rates. NCEO Report 439. Updated
Sheryl S. Lazarus; Mari Quanbeck – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2023
The alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS) is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), placed a 1% cap for states on student participation in the…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Mari Quanbeck; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Martha L. Thurlow – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2023
In the years since the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) placed a 1.0% cap for states on participation in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS), states have worked hard to navigate the new restrictions on participation in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment
Sheryl S. Lazarus; Kascinda Fleming – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2024
Many students with disabilities use accessibility features and accommodations during instruction and when taking assessments. It is important to consider teacher perceptions and experiences when making accessibility decisions. The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) synthesized and summarized research conducted between 1999 and 2022 on…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Teacher Attitudes, Decision Making
