Assessment of Students with Disabilities

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Assessment of Students with Disabilities

• Cari Wieland
• TEA Division of Student Assessment

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Assessment of Students with Disabilities
(2007-2008)
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TAKS-M Overview

• A testing option for students receiving special
  education services
• Participation requirements available to make
  assessment decisions
• Available in all grades and subjects where TAKS
  is administered, except Spanish
• Field testing will be required
• All modified items and passages will be reviewed
  by educators in the test development process

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Test Design and Modifications

• Mathematics Science
• Fewer items
• Reduced number of answer choices
• Verdana font and larger point size, more white
  space
• Simplified sentence structure, vocabulary, and
  graphics
• Formula/conversion/definition boxes added to some
  items
• Simplify numbers and number of steps
• Delete extraneous information
• Remove griddable and negative not items

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Fewer Items (DRAFT)
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Fewer Items (DRAFT)
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Test Design and Modifications

• Reading
• Fewer items
• Reduced number of answer choices
• Verdana font and larger point size, more white
  space
• Simplified sentence structure, vocabulary, and
  graphics in passages and item stems
• Delete extraneous information
• Chunking of passages according to items
• Pre-reading box added prior to passages
• Definition boxes added to figurative language
  items
• Paired passages become singleton
• Remove crossover items

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Fewer Items (DRAFT)
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Fewer Items (DRAFT)
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Student Assessment

Student Assessment Webpage http//www.tea.state.t
x.us/student.assessment/
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Region 4 Special Education Contacts

• TAKS
• Ms. Sherri McCord 713-744-6596 smccord_at_esc4.net
• TAKS Accommodated
• Ms. Sherri McCord 713-744-6596 smccord_at_esc4.net
• Dr. Cynthia Barrett 713-744-6345
  cybarret_at_esc4.net
• Dr. Brian Malechuk 713-744-6345 bmalechuk_at_esc4.net
  
• TAKS Modified
• Ms. Sherri McCord 713-744-6596 smccord_at_esc4.net
• Dr. Cynthia Barrett 713-744-6345
  cybarret_at_esc4.net
• Dr. Brian Malechuk 713-744-6345 bmalechuk_at_esc4.net
  
• TAKS Alt
• Ms. Susan Parker 713-744-6398 sdparker_at_esc4.net