Synthesis and Technical Reports

States' flexibility plans for phasing out the Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) by 2014-15 (Synthesis Report 89) - NEW!
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Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) Participation Policies (Synthesis Report 88) - NEW!
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A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2009-2010 (Technical Report 65) - NEW!
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Test Administrators' Perspectives on the Use of the Read Aloud Accommodation in Math on State Tests for Accountability (Technical Report 66) - NEW!
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Using Cognitive Labs to Evaluate Student Experiences with the Read Aloud Accommodation in Math (Technical Report 67) - NEW!
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Rules for Audio Representation of Science Items on a Statewide Assessment: Results of a Comparative Study (Technical Report 64) - NEW!
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Diploma Options, Graduation Requirements, and Exit Exams for Youth with Disabilities: 2011 National Study (Technical Report 62) - NEW!
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An Evaluation of the Extent to Which Teachers Used the IEP Quality Tutorial-South Dakota After Training (Technical Report 63) - NEW!
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Characteristics of Low Performing Special Education and Non-Special Education Students on Large-Scale Assessments (Technical Report 60) - NEW!
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Learning Progressions in K-8 Classrooms: How Progress Maps Can Influence Classroom Practice and Perceptions and Help Teachers Make More Informed Instructional Decisions in Support of Struggling Learners (Synthesis Report 87)
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Tennessee Special Education Teacher Survey: Training, Large-scale Testing, and TCAP-MAAS Administration (Technical Report 61)
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Educating Struggling Learners: Reflections on Lessons Learned about Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Synthesis Report 86)
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2009 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 83)
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Characteristics of States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards in 2010-2011 (Synthesis Report 85)
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Professional Development to Improve Accommodations Decisions-A Review of the Literature (Synthesis Report 84)
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2008-09 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELLs with Disabilities (Technical Report 59)
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States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2010 (Synthesis Report 82)
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Participation and Performance Reporting for the Alternate Assessment based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) (Technical Report 58)
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Public Reporting of 2007-2008 Assessment Information on Students with Disabilities: Progress on the Gap Front (Technical Report 57)
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Accommodations: Results of a Survey of Alabama Special Education Teachers
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Characteristics of States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards in 2009-2010 (Synthesis Report 80)
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Who are the students who may qualify for an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS)?: Focus group results (Synthesis Report 79)
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Computer-based Testing: Practices and Considerations (Synthesis Report 78)
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Science Assessments for Students with Disabilities in School Year 2006-2007: What We Know about Participation, Performance, and Accommodations  (Synthesis Report 77)
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Earning a High School Diploma through Alternative Routes (Synthesis Report 76)
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A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2007-2008 (Technical Report 56)
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States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2009 (Synthesis Report 75)
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States' Accommodations Policies for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008-2009 (Synthesis Report 74)
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Common Misperceptions and Research-based Recommendations for Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Achievement Standards (Synthesis Report 73)
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States Challenged to Meet Special Education Targets for Assessment Indicator (Technical Report 55)
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Characteristics of States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards in 2008 (Synthesis Report 72)
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State Reports on the Participation and Performance of English Language Learners with Disabilities in 2006-2007 (Technical Report 54)
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Achieving Transparency in the Public Reporting of 2006-2007 Assessment Results (Technical Report 53)
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States' Participation Guidelines for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2008 (Synthesis Report 71)
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Good News and Bad News in Disaggregated Subgroup Reporting  to the Public on 2005-2006 Assessment Results (Technical Report 52)
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An Analysis of Accommodations Issues from the Standards and Assessments Peer Review (Technical Report 51)
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Trends in the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 50) HTML document / PDF document

A Principled Approach to Accountability Assessments for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 70)
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2007 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 69)
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A Brief History of Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (Synthesis Report 68)
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States' Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2007 (Synthesis Report 67) HTML document / PDF document

Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study (Technical Report 49)  HTML document / PDF document

English Language Learners with Disabilities in State English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Review of State Accommodation Policies (Synthesis Report 66)
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Student Think Aloud Reflections on Comprehensible and Readable Assessment Items: Perspectives on What Does and Does Not Make an Item Readable (Technical Report 48)
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A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2005-2006 (Technical Report 47) HTML document / PDF document

Nearing the Target in Disaggregated Subgroup Reporting to the Public on 2004-2005 Assessment Results (Technical Report 46) HTML document / PDF document

Item-level Effects of the Read-aloud Accommodation for Students with Reading Disabilities (Synthesis Report 65) HTML document / PDF document

A Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2002 Through 2004 (Technical Report 45) HTML document  / PDF document

2005 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 64) HTML document / PDF document

A Comparison of IEP/504 Accommodations Under Classroom and Standardized Testing  Conditions: A Preliminary Report on SEELS Data (Synthesis Report 63) HTML document / PDF document

High Stakes Graduation Exams: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Minnesota’s Basic Standards Tests for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 62) HTML document / PDF document

Using the Think Aloud Method (Cognitive Labs) to Evaluate Test Design for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learner (Technical Report 44) HTML document / PDF Document

Effect of Minimum Cell Sizes and Confidence Interval Sizes for Special Education Subgroups on School-Level AYP Determinations (Synthesis Report 61) HTML document / PDF document

Dealing with Flexibility in Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Synthesis Report 60) HTML document / PDF document

Uneven Transparency: NCLB Tests Take Precedence in Public Assessment Reporting for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 43) HTML document / PDF document (2MB)

Alternate Assessments Measured Against Grade-level Achievement Standards: The Massachusetts "Competency Portfolio" (Synthesis Report 59) HTML document / PDF document

Access Assistants for State Assessments: A Study of State Guidelines for Scribes, Readers, and Sign Language Interpreters (Synthesis Report 58) HTML document / PDF document

One State's Story: Access and Alignment to the GRADE-LEVEL Content for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Synthesis Report 57) HTML document / PDF document

Considerations for the Development and Review of Universally Designed Assessments (Technical Report 42) HTML document / PDF document

2003 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 56) HTML document / PDF document

Analyzing Results of Large-scale Assessments to Ensure Universal Design (Technical Report 41) HTML document / PDF document

Steady Progress: State Public Reporting Practices for Students with Disabilities after the First Year of NCLB (2002-2003) (Technical Report 40) HTML document / PDF document

Expectations for Students with Cognitive Disabilities: Is the Cup Half Empty or Half Full? Can the Cup Flow Over? (Synthesis Report 55) HTML document / PDF document

Alternative Routes to the Standard Diploma (Synthesis Report 54) HTML document / PDF document

Almost There in Public Reporting of Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 39) HTML document / PDF document

State Literacy Standards, Practice, and Testing: Exploring Accessibility (Technical Report 38) HTML document / PDF document

Progress Monitoring in an Inclusive Standards-based Assessment and Accountability System (Synthesis Report 53) HTML document / PDF document

Improving Validity of Large-scale Tests: Universal Design and Student Performance (Technical Report 37) HTML document / PDF document

A National Study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities (Technical Report 36) HTML document / PDF document

Washington Alternate Assessment System Technical Report on Standard Setting for the 2002 Portfolio (Synthesis Report 52) HTML document / PDF document

Large-scale Assessment and Accountability Systems: Positive Consequences for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 51) HTML document / PDF document

Measuring Academic Achievement of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Building Understanding of Alternate Assessment Scoring Criteria (Synthesis Report 50) HTML document / PDF document

Going Public: What 2000-2001 Reports Tell Us About the Performance of Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 35) HTML document / PDF Document

Varied Opinions on How to Report Accommodated Test Scores: Findings Based on CTB/McGraw-Hill's Framework for Classifying Accommodations (Synthesis Report 49) HTML document / PDF document

A Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 1999 through 2001 (Technical Report 34) HTML document / PDF Document

Massachusetts: One State's Approach to Setting Performance Levels on the Alternate Assessment (Synthesis Report 48) HTML document / PDF document

Are We There Yet? Accountability for the Performance of Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 33) HTML document / PDF Document

A Report of a Standard Setting Method for Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Disabilities (Synthesis Report 47) HTML document / PDF document

2001 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations (Synthesis Report 46)  HTML document

Access to Computer-Based Testing for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 45) HTML document / PDF document

Universal Design Applied to Large Scale Assessments (Synthesis Report 44)  HTML document / PDF document 

Use of Alternate Assessment Results in Reporting and Accountability Systems: Conditions for Use Based on Research and Practice (Synthesis Report 43)  HTML document

Setting Standards on Alternate Assessments (Synthesis Report 42)  HTML document

On the Road to Accountability: Reporting Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 32) HTML document

Empirical Support for Accommodations Most Often Allowed in State Policy (Synthesis Report 41)  HTML document

Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment and Accountability Systems (Synthesis Report 40)  HTML document

Read-Aloud Accommodation: Effects on Multiple-Choice Reading and Math Items (Technical Report 31) HTML document

Use of Accommodations in State Assessments: What Databases Tell Us About Differential Levels of Use and How to Document the Use of Accommodations (Technical Report 30) HTML document

Addressing Standards and Assessments on State IEP Forms (Synthesis Report 38)  HTML document

Students with Disabilities in Standards-based Assessment and Accountability Systems: Emerging Issues, Strategies, and Recommendations (Synthesis Report 37)  HTML document

Effects of a Reading Accommodation on the Validity of a Reading Test (Technical Report 28) HTML document

Interpreting Trends in the Performance of Special Education Students (Technical Report 27) HTML document

Assessment Accommodations Research: Considerations for Design and Analysis (Technical Report 26) HTML document

Social Promotion and Students with Disabilities: Issues and Challenges in Developing State Policies (Synthesis Report 34)  HTML document

Where's Waldo? A Third Search for Students with Disabilities in State Accountability Reports (Technical Report 25) HTML document / PDF document

Neglected Numerators, Drifting Denominators, and Fractured Fractions: Determining Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessment Programs (Synthesis Report 23)  HTML document

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