Sireci, S. G. (2005). Unlabeling the disabled: A perspective on flagging scores from accommodated test administrations . Educational Researcher , 34 (1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X034001003

Journal Article

Sireci, S. G. (2005). Unlabeling the disabled: A perspective on flagging scores from accommodated test administrations. Educational Researcher, 34(1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X034001003

Notes

direct link: http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/34/1/3

URL

http://journals.sagepub.com/home/edr

Summary

Accommodation

This article reviews the psychometric issues regarding accommodations flagging and discusses the guidance provided by the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Research in this area related to college admissions testing is also reviewed and suggestions for avoiding the flagging issue in the future are provided.

Participants

This research is a meta-analysis. The relevant studies appear to have been completed within the U.S. educational system.

Dependent Variable

This research is a meta-analysis.

Findings

This review lends support to the recent decisions by several testing agencies to discontinue flagging practices.