Teleconference 10:
March 21, 2005
SETTING STANDARDS ON
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE
DISABILITIES
We will look at
traditional methods of standard-setting for general assessments, and
discuss how these methods can be applied to alternate achievement
standard-setting. We will facilitate an interactive exchange of state
leadership and test company partners to clarify what can work for each
state’s context. WE ENCOURAGE STATES TO INVITE YOUR TEST COMPANY PARTNER
TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR LOCATION TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES.
In our December
13 teleconference, we referenced a possible call on access and alignment
to the grade level content to be held this winter. We will be offering a
1.5 day pre-session
on that topic at the CCSSO Large-scale assessment conference, from noon
Friday, June 17 through Saturday, June 18, in lieu of a call.
In order to get the most out of our
March 21 teleconference, please review these materials online, or if you
prefer, download them to your computer, or print them out. Thank
you.
Note: Some of the
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I. Materials for
Teleconference 10
a.
ITEMS: The Instructional Topics in Educational Measurement Series -
Setting Performance Standards: Contemporary Methods.
Gregory
J. Cizek, Michael B. Bunch, & Heather Koons
http://www.ncme.org/pubs/Setting%20Performance%20Standards%20ITEMS%20Module.pdf
b.
Olson, B., Mead, R., & Payne, D. (2002).
A report of a standard setting method
for alternate assessments for students with significant disabilities
(Synthesis Report 47).
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational
Outcomes.
c.
Setting Alternate Achievement Standards,
Sue Rigney PowerPoint presentation.
d. Arkansas
performance level descriptors and
scoring rubric.
You may link to the
Arkansas Web site to view their Administration Manual for Students with
Disabilities mentioned on the call:
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/actaap/pdf/SWD%20Manual%2004-05.pdf
II. Additional Resources
a. Comprehensive
Resources on NCLB law, regulation, and guidance documents from
http://www.ed.gov
b. Overview:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/landing.jhtml?src=rt
c. Peer Review
Guidance - an essential resource:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/saaprguidance.doc
d. Checklist
developed by MSRRC. A
"short form" tool for the Peer Review Guidance.
State Standards and Assessments: Critical Elements Checklist. Extracted
from Standards and Assessments Peer Review Guidance: Information and
Examples for Meeting the Requirements of NCLB (April 28, 2004).
Panelists for the
March 21, 2005 Teleconference
Researcher Panelists
Rachel Quenemoen,
NCEO
Martha Thurlow,
NCEO
State Panelist
Gayle Potter,
Arkansas Department of Education
Policy Panelist
Sue Rigney, OESE
Federal Panelists
OSEP: David Malouf and Cynthia
Bryant
Co-hosts
Anne Chartrand, Southeast Regional Resource Center
Rachel Quenemoen, National
Center on Educational Outcomes
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