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Articulating the Validity Evidence for a Science Alternate Assessment
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Andersen, Lori; Nash, Brooke L.; Bechard, Sue – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) are the 1% of the total student population who have a disability or multiple disabilities that significantly impact intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors and who require individualized instruction and substantial supports. Historically, these students have received little…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Alternative Assessment, Science Instruction, Standards
The Impact of Large-Scale International Assessments: A Case Study of How the Ministry of Education in Namibia used SACMEQ Assessments to Improve Learning Outcomes
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Makuwa, Demus K.; Maarse, Jan – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
This article highlights the rationale for Namibia's participation in three studies which were conducted under the auspices of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) during the period 1995-2007. The article provides some of the innovative ways in which the results of the first (SACMEQ I, 1995) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement