Research on Mathematics Test Accommodations Relevant to NAEP Testing.

• Summary of the primary issues relevant to including students with disabilities in large-scale testing: Accommodations include changes that are allowable by state policies and which do not change the construct being measured by the test. Modifications are changes that substantially alter the construct being measured. Students needing modifications are either excluded from the assessment or if allowed to participate, the outcomes are not aggregated with scores generated under standard administration conditions. This paper focuses on the use of accommodations by students with disabilities in large-scale assessment programs.

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