Assessment Strategies

Students who qualify for special education frequently require some sort of modification to the testing and assessment strategies used for their peers. These accommodations may range from simple strategies, such as allowing a little more time, to more complex interventions, such as the use of readers or other assistive devices. In other situations, entirely different testing strategies may be appropriate. This section introduces some of the issues and options available for assessment of special education students. Final determinations about assessment strategies should, of course, be make on an individual basis by appropriately qualified psychologists or other professionals.

The following ERIC Digests offer more information on specific aspects of assessment.

Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Special Education Eligibility

Assessment of Preschool Children (1995)

Minimum Competency Testing and the Handicapped (1983)

Portfolios for Testing and Instruction (1995)

Testing Students with Disabilities (1995)

 

 

 

 

 

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