NCEO Brief: Understanding Subgroups in Common State Assessments: Special Education Students and ELLs (#4)
Part of the NCEO Brief series.
- Author(s)
- Kamarrie Davis, Sheryl Lazarus, Kristin K Liu PhD, Martha L Thurlow
Description
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.
Details
- Date
- July 2011
- Type
- Brief
- Edition
- Number 4
- Publisher
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Topics
- Specific life stage
- Children
- Adolescents and young adults
- Educational accountability and assessment
- English Learners with Disabilities
- Assessment Participation
- English Learners
- Students with Disabilities