The Status of Large-Scale Assessment Practices for Students with Disabilities in Rural America

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Thompson ◽  
Rachel F. Quenemoen ◽  
Martha L. Thurlow
2001 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizanne Destefano ◽  
James G. Shriner ◽  
Claire A. Lloyd

This article reports on the findings of a study to test the effectiveness of an intervention with teachers and administrators to improve decision making regarding participation and accommodation for students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. Using a pretest/posttest, multiple measures design involving more than 80 teachers, the study assessed the impact of training on teacher's knowledge and confidence about participation and accommodation, accommodation decisions for hypothetical students, and actual accommodation decisions the following year. Results indicate that after training, there was a stronger relationship among participation/accommodation, curriculum, and instructional needs. Teachers expressed high confidence in their ability to make accommodation decisions after training.


2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher DeLuca

Large-scale assessment programs are becoming increasingly common throughout Canada and the United States. Given the emphasis on inclusive education in North America, special education students are largely expected to participate in these programs. However, several challenges exist for educators, policymakers, and psychometricians with respect to including students with disabilities in large-scale assessments. This article is a critical interpretive review of the academic lit-erature in this area intended to identify and examine issues pertinent to inclusive practice. In particular, attention is given to consequences (both positive and neg-ative) of including students with disabilities in large-scale assessments, validity of assessment results, provisions for accommodations, and research limitations. Areas for continued research are also considered.


2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (68) ◽  
pp. 572
Author(s):  
Sueli Ribeiro Comar

<p>O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a concepção de avaliação adotada pelo Laboratório Latino-Americano de Avaliação da Qualidade da Educação (LLECE), órgão ligado à Organização das Nações Unidas Para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco). A metodologia se constitui na interpretação dos documentos resultantes das atividades do Laboratório. Com o intuito de organizar a discussão, quatro tópicos são apresentados. Inicialmente, breves considerações sobre o histórico e a organização do LLECE. Na sequência, apontamentos referentes ao Primeiro Estudo Regional Comparativo e Explicativo (1997), as atividades do Segundo Estudo Regional Comparativo e Explicativo (2007) e, por fim, a síntese do Terceiro Estudo Regional Comparativo e Explicativo (2014). Como resultado, sinalizou-se que a avaliação em larga escala, no Brasil, converge com as orientações do LLECE nas últimas décadas. Constata-se a consolidação de um perfil meritocrata e gerencial para as práticas avaliativas.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Avaliação em Larga Escala; Qualidade da Educação; Equidade; LLECE.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Evaluación en el marco del Laboratorio Latinoamericano de Evaluación de la Calidad de la Educación</strong></p><p>El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la concepción de evaluación adoptada por el Laboratorio Latinoamericano de Evaluación de la Calidad de la Educación (LLECE), organismo vinculado a la Organización de las Naciones Unidas Para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (Unesco). La metodología se refiere a la interpretación de los documentos resultantes de las actividades del Laboratorio. Con el propósito de organizar la discusión se presentan cuatro tópicos. Inicialmente, breves consideraciones sobre el historial y la organización del LLECE. A continuación, consideraciones relativas al Primer Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo (1997), a las actividades del Segundo Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo (2007) y, por fin, la síntesis del Tercer Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo (2014). Como resultado, señalamos que la evaluación en gran escala en Brasil converge con las orientaciones del LLECE en las últimas décadas. Se constata la consolidación de un perfil gerencial y basado en la meritocracia para las prácticas evaluativas.</p><p><strong>Palabras-clave:</strong> Evaluación en Gran Escala; Calidad de la educación; Equidade; LLECE.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Evaluation in the context of the Latin American Laboratory for the Assessment of Quality Education</strong></p><p>This article aims to analyze the concept of evaluation adopted by the Latin American Laboratory for the Assessment of Quality Education (LLECE), an agency linked to the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture Organization (Unesco). The methodology consists in interpreting the documents resulting from the Laboratory activities. In order to organize the discussion, four topics are presented, starting with brief considerations on the LLECE history and organization. Then, some notes will follow on the First Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (1997), the activities of the Second Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (2007) and, finally, we will discuss the synthesis of the Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (2014). As a result, we observed that, in Brazil, large-scale assessment has converged with the LLECE guidelines in the last decades. A consolidation of a merit-based and managerial profile of assessment practices was also noted.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Large-Scale Assessment; Quality Education; Equity; LLECE.</p>


2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Shaftel ◽  
Xiangdong Yang ◽  
Douglas Glasnapp ◽  
John Poggio

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura S. Hamilton ◽  
Stephen P. Klein ◽  
William Lorie

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Anyu Zhang ◽  
Yaojie Yue ◽  
Jing’ai Wang ◽  
Peng Su

Suitable land is an important prerequisite for crop cultivation and, given the prospect of climate change, it is essential to assess such suitability to minimize crop production risks and to ensure food security. Although a variety of methods to assess the suitability are available, a comprehensive, objective, and large-scale screening of environmental variables that influence the results—and therefore their accuracy—of these methods has rarely been explored. An approach to the selection of such variables is proposed and the criteria established for large-scale assessment of land, based on big data, for its suitability to maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation as a case study. The predicted suitability matched the past distribution of maize with an overall accuracy of 79% and a Kappa coefficient of 0.72. The land suitability for maize is likely to decrease markedly at low latitudes and even at mid latitudes. The total area suitable for maize globally and in most major maize-producing countries will decrease, the decrease being particularly steep in those regions optimally suited for maize at present. Compared with earlier research, the method proposed in the present paper is simple yet objective, comprehensive, and reliable for large-scale assessment. The findings of the study highlight the necessity of adopting relevant strategies to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change.


2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 1312-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecília G. Leal ◽  
Jos Barlow ◽  
Toby A. Gardner ◽  
Robert M. Hughes ◽  
Rafael P. Leitão ◽  
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