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Article: Alternate Assessments.(study by the University of Minnesota)(Brief Article)
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- School Administrator
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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The most prevalent form of alternate assessment in use across the country is a collection of a body of evidence that assesses functional indicators of progress toward state standards using a variety of strategies.
That was one of the findings of a new study issued by the National Center on Educational Outcomes at the University of Minnesota. The group studied alternate assessments, which are now required under the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for the small number of students with disabilities who cannot participate in district- and state-level assessments.
Among the other findings:
* Wide divergence exists among who ...