ITEM AND TEST DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Stephen N. Elliott, Ryan J. Kettler

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Abstract

The achievement of students with disabilities (SWDs) is a longstanding concern in education (McDonnell, McLaughlin & Morison, 1997; Wagner et al., 2006). Recent results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests indicate SWDs score more than 1 standard deviation below their peers without disabilities in Grades 4, 8 and 12 in reading, and three quarters of a standard deviation below their peers without disabilities in mathematics in Grade 4, with the gap widening to over 1 standard deviation in Grades 8 and 12 (U.S. Department of Education, 2007a, 2007b).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Test Development, Second Edition
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages374-391
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781136242564
ISBN (Print)9780415626019
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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