NCEO Brief: Considerations for Consortia as States Transition Away from AA-MAS (#7)

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Part of the NCEO Brief series.
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Martha L Thurlow, Vitaliy Shyyan, Laurene L Christensen, Sheryl Lazarus
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A brief addressing the need for consortia to assist their member states in moving away from the alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). It focuses on key considerations for consortia as they address the inclusion of low-performing students in all member states, informed by the lessons learned from the AA-MAS. Topics highlighted in this brief are: including low-performing students in field test designs, customizing non-summative assessments to include low-performing students, and collecting and examining data on this group of students.

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Date
February 2014 
Type
Brief 
Edition
Number 7
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Topics

  • Specific life stage
    • Children
    • Adolescents and young adults
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Accessibility & Accommodations
    • Assessment Participation
    • Students with Disabilities
    • Alternate Assessments