NCEO Synthesis Reports: Who Are the Students Who May Qualify for an Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS)? Focus Group Results (#79)
Part of the NCEO Synthesis Reports series.
- Author(s)
- Sandra Berndt, Barbara Ebben, Eva Kubinski, Grant Sim, Kristin K Liu PhD, et. al.
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A report summarizing the results of educator focus groups conducted by one state in a consortium dedicated to studying alternate assessments based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) eligibility issues. In 2008 and 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction held three focus groups to accomplish three specific goals: (1) To help educators become familiar with federal regulatory language about students eligible for the AA-MAS; (2) to familiarize educators with issues that must be considered when determining which students might qualify for the AA-MAS; and (3) to help educators identify strategies for improving instruction and assessment practices for struggling learners.
Details
- Date
- January 2011
- Type
- Report
- Edition
- Number 79
- Publisher
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Topics
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Alternate Assessments
- Assessment Participation
- Students with Disabilities
- Specific life stage
- Adolescents and young adults
- Children