{"product_id":"2940149067688","title":"National Profile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards","description":"The National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA) was mandated by Section 664(c) of\u003cbr\u003ethe Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). Specifically, the\u003cbr\u003elaw called for a “Study on Ensuring Accountability for Students Who Are Held to Alternative\u003cbr\u003eAchievement Standards” to examine the following:\u003cbr\u003e“(1) the criteria that States use to determine—\u003cbr\u003e(A) eligibility for alternate assessments; and\u003cbr\u003e(B) the number and type of children who take those assessments and are held accountable\u003cbr\u003eto alternative achievement standards;\u003cbr\u003e(2) the validity and reliability of alternate assessment instruments and procedures;\u003cbr\u003e(3) the alignment of alternate assessments and alternative achievement standards to State\u003cbr\u003eacademic content standards in reading, mathematics, and science; and\u003cbr\u003e(4) the use and effectiveness of alternate assessments in appropriately measuring student\u003cbr\u003eprogress and outcomes specific to individualized instructional need.” (P.L. 108–446, 118\u003cbr\u003eStat. 2784, 2004)\u003cbr\u003eSRI International and its partners Policy Studies Associates (PSA) and the National Center\u003cbr\u003eon Educational Outcomes (NCEO) were selected by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)\u003cbr\u003eNational Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) to conduct the NSAA.\u003cbr\u003eThe alternate assessment arena is rapidly evolving across the 50 states and the District\u003cbr\u003eof Columbia, reflecting the states’ responses to legislative, regulatory, technical, and\u003cbr\u003emethodological developments in the assessment of students with significant cognitive\u003cbr\u003edisabilities for federal, state, and local accountability purposes. NSAA is examining alternate\u003cbr\u003eassessment systems during this period of rapid evolution using two primary data collection\u003cbr\u003emethods: document analysis and data verification activities in 50 states and the District of\u003cbr\u003eColumbia, and teacher surveys in selected states.\u003cbr\u003eTwo reports have been produced to document NSAA findings for the 2006–07 school year. The\u003cbr\u003etwo reports present findings of the document analysis and data verification activities. National\u003cbr\u003eProfile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards. A Report From\u003cbr\u003ethe National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA National Profile) summarizes nationallevel\u003cbr\u003efindings from the document analysis and data verification activities for the 2006–07 school\u003cbr\u003eyear across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The NSAA National Profile also contains\u003cbr\u003edata tables with individual state responses for each item of the data collection instrument. A\u003cbr\u003ecompanion report, State Profiles on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement\u003cbr\u003eStandards. A Report From the National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA State Profiles),\u003cbr\u003epresents individual state profiles for the 2006–07 school year for each of the 50 states and the\u003cbr\u003eDistrict of Columbia. The NSAA State Profiles describe individual state approaches to designing\u003cbr\u003eand administering alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards, key\u003cbr\u003efeatures of individual state alternate assessments, and student participation and performance\u003cbr\u003edata for each state.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067943141616,"sku":"2940149067688","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149067688_p0.jpg?v=1763711636","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149067688","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}