Hollenbeck, K., Tindal, G., & Almond, P. (1998). Teachers’ knowledge of accommodations as a validity issue in high-stakes testing . The Journal of Special Education , 32 (3), 175–183. https://doi.org/10.1177/002246699803200304
Hollenbeck, K., Tindal, G., & Almond, P. (1998). Teachers’ knowledge of accommodations as a validity issue in high-stakes testing. The Journal of Special Education, 32(3), 175–183. https://doi.org/10.1177/002246699803200304
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Summary
Accommodation
This article presents results of a survey of general and special education teachers' knowledge and use of a variety of test accommodations.
Participants
166 general and special educators responded to a mailed survey.
Dependent Variable
Survey of knowledge and use of a variety of test accommodations.
Findings
Results indicated that only 21% of the respondents reported using the accommodations specified in the state testing manual. Overall, teachers appeared to have low knowledge of allowable accommodations and their knowledge did not always translate into consistent action.