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  • NCEO Classroom-Based Assessment Project: Using a Curriculum-Based Instructional Management System to Enhance Math Achievement in Urban Schools
    Formats: PDF

    A report from NCEO's Classroom-Based Assessment Project.

    Published: December 2001
  • NCEO Classroom-Based Assessment Project: Effects of Using a Curriculum-Based Monitoring System on the Classroom Instructional Environment and Math Achievement
    Formats: PDF

    A report from NCEO's Classroom-Based Assessment Project.

    Published: March 2001
  • NCEO Classroom-Based Assessment Project: Changes in Mathematics Achievement and Instructional Ecology Resulting from Implementation of a Learning Information System
    Formats: PDF

    A report from NCEO's Classroom-Based Assessment Project.

    Published: March 2000
  • NCEO Synthesis Reports: 2007 State Policies on Assessment Participation and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (#69)
    Formats: Online, PDF

    A 2008 report updating the National Center on Educational Outcomes' (NCEO) report from 2006 that tracked and analyzed state policies on assessment participation and accommodations since 1992. The purpose of the current analysis is to update information on these policies that was last reported by NCEO in 2006 (based on 2005 data). In this analysis, policies from all 50 states, plus 8 of the unique states, were reviewed. The current analysis of states' 2007 participation and accommodation policies found that state policies on participation and accommodation continue to evolve, and that they have become more detailed and specific than in previous years.

    Published: December 2008
  • NCEO Synthesis Reports: Empirical Support for Accommodations Most Often Allowed in State Policy (#41)
    Formats: Online

    This year 2001 report is a compilation of information collected from NCEO's searchable database on the accommodations that are most often allowed in state policies: Braille editions, computer/machine response, dictate response to scribe, extended time, interpreter for instructions, large print edition, mark answers in test booklet, read aloud, test direction clarifications, and test breaks. The summary of research reveals that there are not yet simple or conclusive answers to questions about the effects of specific accommodations.

    Published: November 2001
  • NCEO Synthesis Reports: Why We Can't Say Much About the Status of Students with Disabilities During Education Reform (#21)
    Formats: Online

    This 1995 report synthesizes the results of National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) activities that focused on determining whether secondary data analysis of state and/or national data collection programs could produce policy-relevant reports on the status of children and youth with disabilities. Recommendations are offered for improving the collection and reporting of information in state and national data collection programs.

    Published: August 1995
  • NCEO Technical Reports: Matching State Goals to a Model of School Completion Outcomes and Indicators (#9)
    Formats: PDF

    This year 1994 report presents the conceptual model of school completion indicators developed by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) in partnership with stakeholders and compares how the identified indicators match to those developed by states. The model, which includes eight major outcome domains, was designed to be appropriate for students with and without disabilities at these levels: early childhood--age 3, early childhood--age 6, grade 4, grade 8, school-completion, and post school.

    Published: February 1994
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Student Reads Aloud to Self: States' Accessibility Policies, 2023
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for student reads aloud to self is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).

    Published: 12/16/2024
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Familiar Proctor/Test Administrator: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2023
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for familiar proctor/test administrator is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).

    Published: 3/5/2024
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Clarify/Simplify/Repeat Directions: States' Accessibility Policies, 2023
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for clarify/simplify/repeat directions is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).

    Published: 1/18/2024
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Small Group and Individual Administration: Research
    Formats: Online

    This fact sheet on small group and individual administration is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of small group and individual administration as an accessibility feature or accommodation.

    Published: 6/8/2022
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Clarify/Simplify/Repeat Directions: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for clarify/simplify/repeat directions is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).  

    Published: 12/14/2021
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Familiar Proctor/Test Administrator: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2020
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for familiar proctor/test administrator is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). 

    Published: 9/30/2021
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Text-to-Speech (Computer-Generated Voice): States’ Accessibility Policies, 2020
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for computer-generated text-to-speech is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).

    Published: 8/31/2021
  • NCEO Maryland/Kentucky State Assessment Project: Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in Kentucky (#7)
    Formats: Online

    A report from the past Maryland-Kentucky-NCEO Assessment Project, a federally funded effort supported, in part, by a grant to the Maryland State Department of Education.

    Published: January 2000
  • NCEO Maryland/Kentucky State Assessment Project: Instructional and Assessment Accommodations in Maryland (#6)
    Formats: Online

    A report from the past Maryland-Kentucky-NCEO Assessment Project, a federally funded effort supported, in part, by a grant to the Maryland State Department of Education.

    Published: December 1999
  • Accommodations Toolkit: Student Reads Aloud to Self: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2020
    Formats: Online

    This summary of states’ accessibility policies for student reads aloud to self is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). 

    Published: 9/30/2021
  • NCEO Maryland/Kentucky State Assessment Project: Accommodations, Modifications, and Alternates for Instruction and Assessment (#5)
    Formats: Online

    A report from the past Maryland-Kentucky-NCEO Assessment Project, a federally funded effort supported, in part, by a grant to the Maryland State Department of Education.

    Published: December 1999
  • Reconsiderandolas expectativas para los estudiantes con discapacidades (NCEO Brief #17) (Spanish)
    Formats: PDF

    The purpose of this brief (translated in Spanish) is to summarize some of the past exclusionary practices that resulted from low expectations for students with disabilities, and how those were addressed in policies related to standards-based reform. The brief is based on a comprehensive paper that takes a cross-disciplinary approach to examining expectations for students with disabilities, “Students with Disabilities in Educational Policy, Practice, and Professional Judgment: What Should We Expect?” (NCEO Report 413). We highlight answers to critical questions about expectations for students with disabilities, including those with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Suggestions are provided for policymakers, states, and technical assistance providers on how to work with districts, schools, and educators to revisit expectations for students with disabilities.

    Published: July 2020
  • 1% Toolkit: Data Analysis and Use Planning Tool for Examining AA-AAAS Participation: Addressing the Percentage of Students Participating in the Alternate Assessment (NCEO Tool #2)
    Formats: PDF, Online

    This Data Analysis and Use Planning Tool is designed to help states and districts develop a plan for analyzing and using their AA-AAAS data as part of their efforts to meet the 1.0% cap on state-level participation in the alternate assessment aligned to alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). Developed during the NCEO’s Peer Learning Group 1 (PLG 1), it presents a four-step data analysis framework that is intended to serve as an example and a starting point for states and districts.

    Published: September 2019