NCEO - Synthesis Report 70 - A Principled Approach to Accountability Assessments for Students with Disabilities

2011

Building on research and practice, the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has revisited and updated its 2001 document that identified principles and characteristics that underlie inclusive assessment and accountability systems. This report on a principled approach to accountability assessments for students with disabilities reflects what we have learned during the past seven years. The principles provide a vision for an inclusive system of assessments used for system accountability. We address state and district K-12 academic content assessments designed for system accountability and focus specifically on all students with disabilities, including targeted groups of students within this group (e.g., English Language Learners with disabilities). Multiple stakeholders who share the common goal of improving educational outcomes for all students have reviewed and provided comments on the principles and characteristics presented here. Available online at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Synthesis70/Synthesis70.pdf

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