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The National Center on Educational Outcomes provides national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements.


The NCEO Data Viewer

The NCEO Data Viewer lets you view information related to students with disabilities and create individualized reports based on criteria that you can choose. Two major databases are currently available for your use:

  1. State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  2. Annual Performance Reports

Get started by using our new Data Viewer Tutorial.


New Publications

Annual Performance Report (APR): 2005-2006 State Assessment Data

Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study (Technical Report 49)  HTML format / PDF format

States’ Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) in 2007 (Synthesis Report 67) HTML format / PDF format

English Language Learners with Disabilities in State English Language Proficiency Assessments: A Review of State Accommodation Policies (Synthesis Report 66) HTML format / PDF format

Planning Alignment Studies For Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (Policy Directions 20) (HTML format available soon) / PDF format

Aligning Alternate Assessments to Grade Level Content Standards: Issues and Considerations for Alternates Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (Policy Directions 19) (HTML format available soon) / PDF format

Links for Academic Learning: An Alignment Protocol for Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards
(published by the National Alternate Assessment Center)
PDF format

A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2005-2006 (Technical Report 47) HTML format / PDF format

Student Think Aloud Reflections on Comprehensible and Readable Assessment Items: Perspectives on What Does and Does Not Make an Item Readable (Technical Report 48)
HTML format / PDF format

State Performance Plans: 2004-2005 State Assessment Data
PDF format

 

Learning Opportunities for Your Child Through Alternate Assessments: Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards
PDF format

Learning Opportunities for Your Child Through Alternate Assessments (Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards)
(published by the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
PDF format

Nearing the Target in Disaggregated Subgroup Reporting to the Public on 2004-2005 Assessment Results (Technical Report 46)
HTML format / PDF format

Hints and Tips for Addressing Accommodations Issues for Peer Review
PDF format

Before- and After-School Care Arrangements and Activities of School-Age Language Minority Children
PDF format

 

NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do
PDF format

Standards-based Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners with Disabilities (ELLs with Disabilities Report 18)
HTML format / PDF format

Annual Performance Reports (APR): 2003-2004 State Assessment Data
PDF format

2005 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (Synthesis Report 64)
HTML format / PDF format

A State Guide to the Development of Universally Designed Assessments
HTML format / PDF format

Universal Design Online Manual

Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (AA-MAS)


Teleconference 15: December 18, 2007
Low assessment scores for students with disabilities? Is it a problem with the assessment or is it a problem with instruction – and what can a state do about it?


Teleconferences on Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement Standards

September 20, 2007
The Role of the IEP Team in Identifying 2% Students: Notes

August 16, 2007
Identifying the 2% Students: Resources / Notes

June 21, 2007
AYP Caps on 1% and 2%, Interim Flexibility: Notes

May 17, 2007
Standards-based IEPs and IEP Goals based on Grade-Level Standards: Notes


New NCLD Publications

Rewards and Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring Under No Child Left Behind

State Testing Accommodations: A Look at their Value and Validity


Teleconference 14: March 12, 2007
Best Practice and Policy Considerations in Science Teaching and Testing for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities




 

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