NCEO - Synthesis Report 56 - 2003 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

2011

The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has been analyzing state policies on assessment participation and accommodations since 1992. The current analysis updates information last reported by NCEO in 2002. This analysis of states' 2003 participation and accommodation policies found that policies continue to evolve, and are more detailed and specific than in previous years. Key findings include: (a) Clarifications and specifications attached to specific accommodations in state policies, especially those with implications for resulting scores, are increasing; (b) states are providing guidance to readers, scribes, and sign language interpreters, as well as direction for IEP teams, on the process for using accommodations not on an approved list; (c) the number of states permitting the use of accommodations for all students is increasing; and (d) the most controversial accommodations continue to be read-aloud (questions), calculator, spellchecker, and proctor/scribe.

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http://www.cehd.umn.edu/nceo/onlinepubs/synth56report.pdf

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