Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Advance Access published online on April 28, 2006
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, doi:10.1093/deafed/enj040
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1 Walden University
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. This paper reports the results of the National Survey of Accommodations and Alternate Assessments for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States (National Survey). This study focused on the use of accommodations and alternate assessments in statewide assessments used with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. A total of 258 participants responded to the survey, including 32 representing schools for the deaf, 168 from districtwide/school programs, and 58 from mainstreamed settings. These schools and programs served a total of nearly 12,000 students who are deaf or hard of hearing nationwide. The most prevalent accommodations used in 2003-2004 statewide standardized assessments in mathematics and reading were extended time, an interpreter for directions, and a separate room for test administration. Read aloud and signed question-response accommodations were often prevalent, used more often for mathematics than in reading assessments. Participants from mainstreamed settings reported a more frequent use of accommodations than those in schools for the deaf or districtwide/school programs. In contrast, schools for the deaf were most likely to have students participate in alternate assessments. The top three alternate assessment formats used across all settings were out-of-level testing, work samples, and portfolios. Using the National Survey results as a starting point, future research will need to investigate the validity of accommodations used with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. In the context of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 accountability policies, the accommodations and alternate assessment formats used with students who are deaf or hard of hearing may result in restrictions in how scores are integrated into state accountability frameworks.
Received January 9, 2006
Revised March 28, 2006
Accepted April 3, 2006
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National Survey of Accommodations and Alternate Assessments for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States
Stephanie W. Cawthon 1 *
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Online Research Lab
Stephanie W. Cawthon, E-mail: scawthon{at}waldenu.edu
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