NCEO Brief: Understanding Subgroups in Common State Assessments: Special Education Students and ELLs (#4)

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Part of the NCEO Brief series.
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Kamarrie Davis, Sheryl Lazarus, Kristin K Liu PhD, Martha L Thurlow
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A brief -- the fourth in a series for the Race to the Top Assessment Consortia -- presenting information on the characteristics of special education students, English Language Learners (ELLs), and ELLs with disabilities. It highlights the variability in these populations, variability that is multiplied when states are grouped in the Consortia. The brief provides several recommendations for the Consortia to help ensure that they understand the characteristics and variability that exist in their member states. These characteristics and variability should influence their assessment design choices, which in turn will support the validity of the assessment system for all subgroups.

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Date
July 2011 
Type
Brief 
Edition
Number 4
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Topics

  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Assessment Participation
    • English Learners
    • English Learners with Disabilities
    • Students with Disabilities
  • Specific life stage
    • Adolescents and young adults
    • Children