Understanding the Assessment Process

         A website created for families who want to know more about the assessment process!

Secondary

Content

What are alternative assessments ?  What if my child can not take the             regular tests other students take?

What transition services are available?  What happens after high school?

What are my child's diploma options? What happens if my child can not            graduate with a regular diploma?

I know my child is smart; why can't he learn like the other children?

How is my child's behavior assessed? What happens if my child has behavior    problems?

Links:

Internet Special Education Resources
Special Education & Learning Disabilities Resources: A Nationwide Directory http://www.iser.com/morrison.html

Learning Disabilities Information                                                                                learning disabilities research, support, and assessment             http://www.hopkins.k12.mn.us/Pages/North/LD_Research/

 Students with Disabilities and Statewide Assessment

Federal and state special education legislation requires that all students with disabilities participate in state and district assessments.  Specifically, the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states, "children with disabilities are included in general State and district-wide assessment programs with accommodations, where necessary." In addition, the reauthorized IDEA specifies that alternate assessment is to be provided for the small number of students with disabilities for whom the standardized assessment is inappropriate even with accommodations.

http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/assessmt.html

 Educational Assessment Reassessed:
The Usefulness of Standardized and Alternative Measures of Student Achievement as Indicators for the Assessment of Educational Outcomes.  William L. Sanders, Sandra P. Horn, University of Tennessee

http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v3n6.html

FIX OR KILL WASL!: Assessment for Education De/Reform: Education Reform Wars Main Page    Washington State Assessment like FCAT.

http://www.leconsulting.com/arthurhu/index/washtest.htm

 Home | Background| Pre-K | Elementary | Secondary | Post-Secondary 
This website was developed collaboratively during the summer session of  June/July 2000, as a technology project by graduate students in EEX 6222: Assessment and Dr. Marcia Greene, Associate Professor and Bill Halverson, Technology Instructor/Webmaster, Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Education.   Comments/Feedback??? Email us directly or use the Feedback option at the top of the page.  We hope you have enjoyed this website! 

Last modified: July 05, 2000