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| | Series: | NCEO Synthesis Report 68 | | Author: | Quenemoen, Rachel | | Publication Date: | 2008 | | Abstract: | This report provides a historical look back over the past 15 years of alternate assessment development, from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s, as reported by state directors of special education on the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) state surveys, and augmented by other research and policy reports published by NCEO and related organizations during that time frame. It is meant to be a resource to state and federal policymakers and staff, researchers, test companies, and the public to help us understand why and where we have come from and where we may be going in the challenging work of alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities. | | Publisher: | National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) | | Pages: | 38 | | Format: | PDF, HTML | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | http://cehd.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Synthesis68/index.htm | | PDF Version: | http://cehd.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Synthesis68/Synthesis68.pdf |
| | Series: | | | Author: | Küpper, Lisa | | Publication Date: | 1999 | | Abstract: | On the audiotape of this award winning set, young people with mental retardation or autism speak candidly about their job related experiences. Parents, transition specialists, and employers also share their insights. A Student’s Guide to Jobs is designed especially for students with significant disabilities such as mental retardation and autism. This guide and the tape are meant to be used in combination with NICHCY's Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students with Cognitive Disabilities Find and Keep a Job. The Student’s Guide to Jobs package includes a printed booklet and an audiotape. | | Publisher: | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) | | Pages: | 12 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | Educators Families | | HTML Version: | | | PDF Version: | http://www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/st2.pdf |
| | Series: | | | Author: | Lange, Cheryl M.; Sletten, Sandra J. | | Publication Date: | 2002 | | Abstract: | This report is a review of the alternative education literature, which is scattered across three topic areas: (1) dropout prevention, (2) special education, and (3) at-risk youth. Each of these areas provide insight into alternative education. Books and articles for this review were chosen to provide a view of the literature from the beginning of the modern alternative movement, generally considered to be the 1960s, to the present, and to show the progression of research and literature to the present day. | | Publisher: | Project Forum | | Pages: | 40 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | | | PDF Version: | http://www.projectforum.org/docs/alternative_ed_history.pdf |
| | Series: | | | Author: | Reschly, Daniel J.; Hosp, John L.; Schmied, Catherine M. | | Publication Date: | 2003 | | Abstract: | The report focuses on the major events leading to the questioning of the use of the discrepancy criterion and an analysis of current specific learning disabilities (SLD) requirements in relation to proposed changes in SLD classification criteria. Possibilities for and barriers to change are addressed in this analysis. | | Publisher: | National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) | | Pages: | 37 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | http://www.nrcld.org/about/research/states/index.html | | PDF Version: | http://www.nrcld.org/about/research/states/MilestoGo.pdf |
| | Series: | Quick Turn Around (QTA) | | Author: | Müller, Eve; Markowitz, Joy | | Publication Date: | 2003 | | Abstract: | This Quick Turn Around (QTA) is a brief analysis of the types of information about disproportionality that states provided in their Biennial Performance Reports (BPRs), submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on May 31, 2002. These reports cover the academic years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. | | Publisher: | Project Forum | | Pages: | 8 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | | | PDF Version: | http://www.projectforum.org/docs/bpr_disproportionality.pdf |
| | Series: | Quick Turn Around (QTA) | | Author: | Muller, Eve | | Publication Date: | 2002 | | Abstract: | This Quick Turn Around (QTA) provides a brief analysis of the goals and indicators provided by states as a part of the second round of state Biennial Performance Reports (BPRs) covering academic years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. | | Publisher: | Project Forum, National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) | | Pages: | 8 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | | | PDF Version: | http://www.projectforum.org/docs/bpr_goals_indicators.pdf |
| | Series: | NICHCY General Resources, GR3, 1-6. | | Author: | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) | | Publication Date: | 2002 | | Abstract: | This information sheet gives a general overview of the 13 disabilities defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended in 2004. An earlier edition of this publication is available in Spanish and reflects the definitions within IDEA 1997. | | Publisher: | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) | | Pages: | 6 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | Educators Families General Public | | HTML Version: | http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Categories/Pages/Default.aspx | | PDF Version: | http://www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/gr3.pdf |
| | Series: | NCEO Synthesis Report 60 | | Author: | Gong, Brian; Marion, Scott | | Publication Date: | 2006 | | Abstract: | Alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards—and the corresponding instruction for these students—have come from a highly individualized tradition in which comparisons among students and data aggregation have not been the focus. Alternate assessment and instruction is moving more firmly into a standards-based accountability world, due in large part to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997, the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004, and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
This report provides a useful framework to inform discussion about flexibility in assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities that will:
a. permit clarification of values and goals so fundamental policy decisions can be made regarding desired comparability,
b. support research and development work to improve assessment for this population of students, with the long-term goal that such assessment will support improved achievement,
c. help the discussion of alternate assessment approaches move beyond simply using nominal labels of familiar assessment formats (e.g., portfolio, performance, checklist or rating scales) and recognize that most alternate assessments are a blend of multiple formats with varying degrees of flexibility for different components of the system, and
d. assist in the evaluation of the technical quality of alternate assessment systems. | | Publisher: | National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) | | Pages: | 31 | | Format: | PDF, HTML | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | http://www.education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Synthesis60.html | | PDF Version: | http://education.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/Synthesis60.pdf |
| | Series: | inForum Brief Policy Analysis | | Author: | Müller, Eve; Markowitz, Joy; Srivastava, Shafali (Westat)
| | Publication Date: | 2005 | | Abstract: | In this report, state variations in terms, definitions, and eligibility crieteria for disability categories are discussed. In addition, Project Forum worked with Westat to analysize proportions of children served under IDEA to determine if the state variation in terms is related to the proportion of children with a disability served across states. | | Publisher: | Project Forum | | Pages: | 8 | | Format: | PDF | | Target Age: | | | Intended Audience: | | | HTML Version: | | | PDF Version: | http://www.projectforum.org/docs/DisabilityCategories_two.pdf |
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