Module 9

Session One

*ERIC digest of measurement terms. (1989). Educational Resources Information Center

(ERIC), Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.

Available online: http://ericae.net/edo/ed315430.htm.

Messick, S.(1996).Validity of performance. In Philips, G.(1996). Technical issues in

large-scale performance assessment. Washington, DC: National Center for Educational Statistics.

Overton, T.(2003). Assessing learners with special needs: An applied approach (4^th. ed.). New Jersey: Merrill Prentice Hall.

*Rudman, Herbert C. (1989). Integrating testing with teaching. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 1(6).

Available online: http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=1&n=6.

*Ruder, L., & Schafer, W. (2002). What teachers need to know about assessment.

Washington, DC: National Education Association. Available online: http://ericae.net/books/nea

Salvia, J., & Ysseldyke, J.(1995). Assessment in special and remedial education (6^th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Standards for educational and psychological testing (1999). Washington, DC:

American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, National Council on Measurement in Education.

Session Two

Mamlin, M. The dreaded behavioral objective. Available online:http://www1.appstate.edu/~mamlinnl/behavior.htm.

Mercer, C., & Mercer, A. (2001). Teaching students with learning problems (6^th ed.).

Columbus, OH: Merrill.

*Ruder, L., & Schafer, W. (2002). What teachers need to know about assessment.

Washington, DC: National Education Association. Available online: http://ericae.net/books/nea/

*Wright, J. (2002). Curriculum-based assessment manual. New Jersey: Intervention

Central Available online: http://www.interventioncentral.org.

Session Three

Brazorsport College. Improving your objective test-taking skills. Available online:

http://gator1.brazosport.cc.tx.us/~lac/objtest.htm.

*Boyd, Ronald T. C. (1988). Improving your test-taking skills. Practical Assessment,

Research & Evaluation, 1(2). Available online: http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=1&n=2.

Carman, R.A., & Adams, W.R. (1972). Study skills: A Studentsí guide for survival.

New York: Wiley.

Deshler, D., Ellis, E. , & Lenz, K. (1996). Teaching adolescents with learning

disabilities (2^nd ed.). Denver, CO: Love Publishing.

*Eissenberg, Thomas E. & Rudner, Lawrence M. (1988). Explaining test results to

parents. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 1(1). Available online: http://ericae.net/pare/getvn.asp?v=1&n=1.

Hughes, C. A., Schumaker, J.B., Deshler, D.D., & Mercer, D.D. (1988). The test-taking

strategy. Lawrence, KS: Edge Enterprises.

*Ruder, L., & Schafer, W. (2002). What teachers need to know about assessment. Washington, DC: National Education Association.

Available online: http://ericae.net/books/nea/.

Southwestern Academic Services. (2002). Test taking strategies.

Available online: www.southwestern.edu/academic/acser-skills-teststr.html

Tennessee Department of Education. (2002). Test strategies for students, parents, and

teachers. Available online: http://www.state.tn.us/education/tsteststrategies.htm

University of South Carolina. (2002). Writing essay type examination.

Available online: www.history.ohio-state.edu/essayexm.htm.

Session Four

*Ruder, L., & Schafer, W. (2002). What teachers need to know about assessment.

Washington, DC: National Education Association. Available online: http://ericae.net/books/nea/.

*Council for Exceptional Children. (1998). IDEAs definitions of disabilities. Reston,

VA: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Available

online: http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed429396.html.

Landau, J., Vohs, J., Romano, C. (2002). All kids count. Boston, MA: Parents Engaged

in Education Reform (PEER Project). Available online: http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/special_educator/peer_assessment.html.

*Thurlow, M., & Bolt, S. (2001). Empirical support for accommodations most often

allowed in state policy (Synthesis Report 41). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Synthesis41.html.

*Thurlow, M., Olsen, K., Elliott, J., Ysseldyke, J., Erickson, R., & Aherarn, E. (1996).

Alternate assessments for students with disabilities for students unable to participate in general large-scale assessments (Policy Directions No. 5). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes. Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Policy5.html

*Thurlow, M., Quenemoen, R., Thompson, S., & Lehr, C. (2001). Principles and characteristics of inclusive assessment and accountability systems. (Synthesis Report 40). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Synthesis40.html.

*Ysseldyke, J.E., & Olsen, K.R. (1997). Putting alternative assessments into practice:

What measures and possible sources of data (Synthesis Report No. 28). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes. Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OlinePubs/Synthesis28.htm.

Session Five

Center for Universal Design. Available online: http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/index.html.

Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education. (2002). Washington, DC: Joint Committee

on Testing Practices. (Mailing Address: Joint Committee on Testing Practices, Science Directorate, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; http://www.apa.org/science/jctpweb.html).

*Liu, K., Anderson, M.E., Swierzbin, B., & Thurlow, M. (1999). Bilingual

accommodations for limited English proficient students on statewide reading tests: Phase 1 (Minnesota Report No. 20). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes. Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/MnReport20.html.

*National Center on Educational Outcomes. Special topic area: Universally designed

assessments. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/TopicAreas/UnivDesign/UnivDesign_Resources.htm.

*Thompson, S.J., Johnstone, C.J., & Thurlow, M.L. (2002). Universal design applied to large scale assessments (Synthesis Report 44). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes. Available online: http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/MnReport20.html.

*The instructor and/or the students should download these materials. They are excellent resources. The instructor can use these materials to prepare the presentation. Students can use these materials as reading resources.