Assessment Series

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• ELLs with Disabilities
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Projects
• Out-of-Level Testing Project
• Maryland/Kentucky State Assessment Project
• Minnesota Assessment Project

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ELLs with Disabilities

Middle School Principals’ Perspectives on Academic Standards-based Instruction and Programming for English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 22)  - NEW!
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Delphi Study of Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities: Recommendations from Educators Nationwide (ELLs with Disabilities Report 21)  - NEW!
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Middle School Principals’ Interpretation of State Policy and Guidance on Instructional Strategies for ELLs with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 20)  - NEW!
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Reading, Mathematics, and Science Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities: Insights from Educators Nationwide (ELLs with Disabilities Report 19)  - NEW!
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Standards-based Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 18)
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Use of Chunking and Questioning Aloud to Improve the Reading Comprehension of English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 17)
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Math Strategy Instruction for Students with Disabilities who are Learning English (ELLs with Disabilities Report 16)
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Large-Scale Assessments and English Language Learners with Disabilities: A Case Study of Participation, Performance, and Perceptions, "Walking the Talk!" (ELLs with Disabilities Report 15)
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Including English Language Learners with Disabilities in Large-Scale Assessments: A Case Study of Linguistically-Diverse Populations (ELLs with Disabilities Report 14)
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Online Survey on Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 13)
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ELL Parent Perceptions on Instructional Strategies for their Children with Disabilities  (ELLs with Disabilities Report 12)
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Student Perceptions of Instructional Strategies: Voices of English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 11)
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Beyond Subgroup Reporting: English Language Learners with Disabilities in 2002-2003 Online State Assessment Reports (ELLs with Disabilities Report 10)
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Confronting the Unique Challenges of Including English Language Learners with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments (ELLs with Disabilities Report 9)
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Policymaker Perspectives on the Inclusion of English Language Learners with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments (ELLs with Disabilities Report 8)
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Educator Perceptions of Instructional Strategies for Standards-based Education of English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 7)
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English Language Learners with Disabilities and Large-Scale Assessments: What the Literature Can Tell Us (ELLs with Disabilities Report 6)
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A Review of 50 States’ Online Large-scale Assessment Policies: Are English Language Learners with Disabilities Considered? (ELLs with Disabilities Report 5)
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2000-2001 Participation and Performance of English Language Learners with Disabilities on Minnesota Standards-based Assessments (ELLs with Disabilities Report 4)
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Graduation Exam Participation and Performance (2000-2001) of English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 3)
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Graduation Exam Participation and Performance (1999-2000) of English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 2)
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1999-2000 Participation and Performance of English Language Learners with Disabilities on Minnesota Standards-based Assessments (ELLs with Disabilities Report 1)
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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Projects

Grade-Level Standards-Based Science Outcomes for English Language Learners and Language Minority Students: A Review of the Literature (LEP Projects Report 6) - NEW!
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Connecting English Language Proficiency, Statewide Assessments, and Classroom Proficiency (LEP Projects Report 5) HTML format / PDF version

Relationships Between a Statewide Language Proficiency Test and Academic Achievement Assessments (LEP Projects Report 4) HTML format / PDF version

Literature on Early Literacy Instruction in Four Languages PDF format

1999-2000 Participation and Performance of English Language Learners Reported in Public State Documents and Web Sites (LEP Projects Report 3) PDF format

State and District Assessments as an Avenue to Equity and Excellence for English Language Learners with Disabilities (LEP Projects Report 2) HTML format

The Effect of a Simplified English Language Dictionary on a Reading Test (LEP Projects Report 1) HTML format

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Out-of-Level Testing Project

Educators' Opinions About Out-of-Level Testing: Moving Beyond Perceptions (OOLT Report 15) HTML format / PDF Version

States' Procedures for Ensuring Out-of-Level Test Instrument Quality (OOLT Report 14) HTML format / PDF Version

Rapid Changes, Repeated Challenges: States' Out-of-Level Testing Policies for 2003-2004 (OOLT Report 13) HTML format / PDF Version

Understanding Out-of-Level Testing in Local Schools: A Second Case Study of Policy Implementation and Effects (OOLT Report 12) HTML format / PDF Version

Understanding Out-of-Level Testing in Local Schools: A First Case Study of Policy Implementation and Effects (OOLT Report 11) HTML format / PDF Version

Reporting Out-of-Level Test Scores: Are These Students Included in Accountability Programs? (OOLT Report 10) HTML format / PDF Version

Testing Students with Disabilities Out of Level: State Prevalence and Performance Results (OOLT Report 9) HTML format / PDF Version

Scale Score Comparability Across Two Levels of a Norm-Referenced Math Computation Test for Students with Learning Disabilities (OOLT Report 8) HTML format

A Follow-up Web-based Survey: Test and Measurement Expert Opinions on the Psychometric Properties of Out-of-Level Tests (OOLT Report 7) HTML format

Test and Measurement Expert Opinions: A Dialogue About Testing Students with Disabilities Out of Level in Large-Scale Assessments (OOLT Report 6) HTML format

Testing Students Out of Level in Large-Scale Assessments: What States Perceive and Believe (OOLT Report 5) HTML format

States' Out-of-Level Testing Policies (OOLT Report 4) HTML format

Test Publishers' Views on Out-of-Level Testing (OOLT Report 3) HTML format

How Out-of-Level Testing Affects the Psychometric Quality of Test Scores (OOLT Report 2) HTML format

Past and Present Understandings of Out-of-Level Testing: A Research Synthesis (OOLT Report 1) HTML format

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Maryland/Kentucky State Assessment Project

The Maryland-Kentucky-NCEO Assessment Project encompasses a comprehensive array of research studies on assessment accommodations and alternate assessment approaches that facilitate inclusion of all students in statewide assessment programs.

Performance Trends and Use of Accommodations on a Statewide Assessment:  Students with Disabilities in the KIRIS On-Demand Assessments from 1992-93 through 1995-96 (Report #3) HTML format

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Minnesota Assessment Project

A series of reports from the Minnesota Assessment Project, a four-year, federally funded effort awarded to the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning (now the Minnesota Department of Education) from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The project's goal was to promote and evaluate the participation of students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities in Minnesota's Graduation Standards.

Student Perspectives on the Use of Accommodations on Large-scale Assessments (Report 35) HTML format

1999 Report on the Participation and Performance of Limited English Proficient Students on Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests (Report 30) HTML format

1999 Report on the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests (Report 29) HTML format

Participation and Performance of Limited English Proficient Students: Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in Reading and Math, 1998-99 (Report 24) HTML format

Limited English Proficient Students' Participation and Performance on Statewide Assessments: Minnesota Basic Standards Reading and Math, 1996-98 (Report 19) HTML format

Participation and Performance of Students Receiving Special Education Services on Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests: Reading and Math, 1996 through 1998 (Report 18) HTML format

Participation and Performance of Students from non-English Language Backgrounds: Minnesota's 1996 Basic Standards Tests in Reading and Math (Report 17) HTML format

Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities in Minnesota's 1996 Basic Standards Tests in Reading and Math (Report 16) HTML format

Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, Spanish-Speaking, and Vietnamese Parents and Students Speak Out on Minnesota's Basic Standards Tests (Report 12) HTML format

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