Impact of Alternate Assessment on Curricula for Students With Severe Disabilities: Purpose Driven or Process Driven?

K. Alisa Lowrey, Erik Drasgow, Adelle Renzaglia, Laura Chezan

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Abstract

In this article, the authors highlight the impact of alternate assessment on curriculum content for students with severe disabilities. Alternate assessment is a requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Ammendments of 1997 and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 to ensure that students with the most significant disabilities are included in system accountability measures (Thompson, Lazarus, Clapper, & Thurlow, 2006). The authors review and analyze the purpose and processes of alternate assessment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)244-253
Number of pages10
JournalAssessment for Effective Intervention
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • General Health Professions

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