1. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O How IEP Teams Make Assessment Accommodation Decisions: Rhode Island’s Research Findings

2. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Purposes of Assessments Classroom Tests Daily Progress Eligibility Assessments Large-Scale Assessments Districtwide Statewide National

3. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Ways to Participate in Assessments for Accountability Same way as other students With Accommodations In an Alternate Assessment

4. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Accommodations Accommodations are changes in assessment materials or procedures that allow the student’s knowledge and skills to be assessed rather than the student’s disability. Accommodations provide students with disabilities access to assessments, so that more can participate.

5. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Accommodations: The National Picture Accommodations use is on the rise. About 50% of students with learning disabilities receive an accommodation during testing. Evidence from experimental studies indicates that some accommodations boost performance. Most common accommodations are –Small group administration –Read-aloud –Extended time

6. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Few states completely prohibit accommodations Policies are really complex, with clarifications about type of test, specific skills assessed, and certain student characteristics Accommodation Policies

7. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O 1999 through 2001 46 Research Studies Most Studied State Tests in Math and Reading Presentation Accommodations Studied Most Often Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations

8. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O Computer administration Oral presentation Extended time Accommodations that showed a positive effect on student test scores across at least 4 studies

9. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O IEP Decisions  Tendency to over-accommodate  Training improves decision making  Limited state and pre-service training about accommodations  Disconnect between decision and day of testing

10. National Center on Educational Outcomes N C E O NCEO Accommodations Research Project NCEO 1.All states invited to submit proposals to conduct research on accommodations analysis and training 2.Four states received funding: West Virginia, Kansas, Oregon, and Rhode Island 3.Reports of results from each state available on NCEO website:

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