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Direct linkSaatcioglu, Argun; Skrtic, Thomas M.; DeLuca, Thomas A. – Teachers College Record, 2016
The overuse of test accommodations (e.g., test readers, extra time, and calculators) for students with disabilities is a potential means of gaming the accountability system because it can inflate proficiency gains. However, no direct evidence on this problem exists, and findings on whether or not test accommodations improve test scores are…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Middle School Students, Grade 8
