Issue 8_Lindsey Dwyer
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- Prompter
- Are Alternate Assessments Adequate or Necessary?
- No. teachers perceive alternate assessments as an assessment of their ability to complete the task rather than student learning and knowledge. The literature is arranged chronologically. The impact of the alternate assessment will continue to be on a teachers time and resources that could be better spent on activities that promote self care, independent living and work readiness skills.
- Debra Bruster
- Prompter
- Are Alternate Assessments Adequate or Necessary?
- Yes. Making good decisions about assessment participation affects the validity of assessment results and students’ opportunities to learn. Special education leaders can build the capacity of individualized education program (IEP) teams to make decisions about assessment participation. Special education leaders should monitor the decisions made by IEP teams to ensure that appropriate decision making is occurring. An important role for leaders is to ensure that educators and other adults understand that the purpose of the assessment is to determine what students have learned and what needs more attention in instruction.
- Martha L. Thurlow, Ph.D., Rachel F. Quenemoen, M.S., and Debra Albus, M.A.
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