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NCSI Brief: Advantages of Assessing SiMR Progress by Tracking a Sample Over Time

January 26, 2016 By Tanner Petry

When planning your SSIP evaluation, it is critical that you choose a design that will capture your target population’s progress toward the SiMR. However, that population will change over time. This brief overviews approaches to and advantages of tracking a broader group of at-risk students over time. The brief is available on our Resources: Tools and Publications page. … [Read more...]

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Brief: Lessons Learned About Instruction from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments

January 20, 2016 By Tanner Petry

The new large-scale assessments rolled out by consortia and states are designed to measure student achievement of rigorous college- and career-ready (CCR) standards. Recent surveys of teachers in several states indicate that students with disabilities like many features of the new assessments, but that there also are challenges. Many of these challenges are related to instructional issues that … [Read more...]

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National Evaluation Webinar Series

January 15, 2016 By Tanner Petry

OSEP hosted a two-part “National Evaluation Webinar” series on January 14th and January 21st. A joint collaboration of NCSI, ECTA, IDC, DaSy and OSEP, the webinars will focus on evaluation planning in the context of the Phase II of the SSIP. The webinars address clarification of OSEP Phase II requirements, development of a quality evaluation plan, and the process of moving from a theory of action … [Read more...]

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