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Administration and Results of a State Alternate Assessment Based on Alternate Academic Standards in Science for Students Who Are Blind and Have Low Vision
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McCarthy, Tessa; Schles, Rachel Anne; Moore, Debra W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Introduction: This study evaluated performance and engagement on the tactile science alternate assessment based on alternate academic standards (AA-AAS). This assessment was designed for students with significant intellectual disabilities and visual impairments (i.e., blindness and low vision). Four primary research questions guided this study.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Science Education, Students with Disabilities
Accessibility in GCSE Science Exams -- Students' Perspectives
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Crisp, Victoria; Macinska, Sylwia – Research Matters, 2020
As part of continued efforts to ensure inclusivity in assessment, OCR has developed a set of accessibility principles for question design in GCSE Science examinations, which has been applied since 2018. The principles are intended to help ensure that all students can demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills to the best of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations, Science Tests, Test Construction
Effects of a Computerized Program on Use of the Test-Taking Strategy by Secondary Students with Disabilities
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Lancaster, Paula E.; Schumaker, Jean B.; Lancaster, Sean J. C.; Deshler, Donald D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
Students with disabilities must meet many testing demands, given the current emphasis on accountability and state competency testing. The purpose of this project was to develop and field test a computerized program to teach the Test-Taking Strategy (Hughes, Schumaker, Deshler, & Mercer, 1988) to secondary-level students with disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Protocol Analysis, Learning Disabilities
The ACT: Preparing for the ACT, 2007-2008
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ACT, Inc., 2007
This booklet is intended to help students do their best on the ACT. It summarizes general test-taking strategies, describes the content of each test, provides specific tips for each, and lets students know what they can expect on test day. Included in this booklet are complete practice tests--"retired" ACT questions that were administered to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Test Wiseness
The Efficacy of an Interactive Hypermedia Program for Teaching a Test-Taking Strategy to Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
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Lancaster, Paula E.; Lancaster, Sean J. C.; Schumaker, Jean B.; Deshler, Donald D. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
Increased demand for accountability in the public schools has led to an increase in the number of testing situations for all students, including students with disabilities. The purpose of this project was to develop and validate an interactive hypermedia (IH) program to teach a test-taking strategy to secondary-level students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Test Wiseness
Uncommonly Successful English/Language Arts Programs Share Common Instructional Features
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Center on English Learning & Achievement (NJ1), 1999
This research brief is published at the mid-way point of a five-year study that is analyzing a spectrum of programs in four states to identify outstanding English instruction in secondary schools. Outstanding schools are defined as those whose students beat the odds and outscore their peers in comparable skills on high-stakes, standardized test of…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Standardized Tests, Literacy, English Teachers