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Technical Reports

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

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

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

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

A Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2002 Through 2004 (Technical Report 45) HTML format  / PDF format

Using the Think Aloud Method (Cognitive Labs) to Evaluate Test Design for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learner (Technical Report 44) HTML format / PDF Format

Uneven Transparency: NCLB Tests Take Precedence in Public Assessment Reporting for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 43) HTML format / PDF format (2MB)

Considerations for the Development and Review of Universally Designed Assessments (Technical Report 42) HTML format / PDF format

Analyzing Results of Large-scale Assessments to Ensure Universal Design (Technical Report 41) HTML format / PDF format

Steady Progress: State Public Reporting Practices for Students with Disabilities after the First Year of NCLB (2002-2003) (Technical Report 40) HTML format / PDF format

Almost There in Public Reporting of Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 39) HTML format / PDF format

State Literacy Standards, Practice, and Testing: Exploring Accessibility (Technical Report 38) HTML format / PDF format

Improving Validity of Large-scale Tests: Universal Design and Student Performance (Technical Report 37) HTML format / PDF format

A National Study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities (Technical Report 36) HTML format / PDF format

Going Public: What 2000-2001 Reports Tell Us About the Performance of Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 35) HTML format / PDF Version

A Summary of Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 1999 through 2001 (Technical Report 34) HTML format / PDF Version

Are We There Yet? Accountability for the Performance of Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 33) HTML format / PDF Version

On the Road to Accountability: Reporting Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (Technical Report 32) HTML format

Read-Aloud Accommodation: Effects on Multiple-Choice Reading and Math Items (Technical Report 31) HTML format

Use of Accommodations in State Assessments: What Databases Tell Us About Differential Levels of Use and How to Document the Use of Accommodations (Technical Report 30) HTML format

Effects of a Reading Accommodation on the Validity of a Reading Test (Technical Report 28) HTML format

Interpreting Trends in the Performance of Special Education Students (Technical Report 27) HTML format

Assessment Accommodations Research: Considerations for Design and Analysis (Technical Report 26) HTML format

Where's Waldo? A Third Search for Students with Disabilities in State Accountability Reports (Technical Report 25) HTML format / PDF format

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