Assessment Accommodations

Guidelines for Inclusive Test Administration--Meeting the Testing Needs of Students with Disabilities

21st Century Approach: Preparing Students for the Global Workplace

Education is undergoing a new cycle of profound change worldwide as students prepare to participate in the global economy. This transformation is leading to a more efficient delivery of educational resources, targeted to individual progress and learning science and the goal of attaining the benefits of true data-driven instruction.

CTB Education Leadership Panel Discussion -- November 12 -- 13, 2004

Executive Summary of topics discussed: Accountability, data-driven instruction, technology in education, serving special needs populations.

Literacy Development for English Language Learners

Provides background information about the increasing importance of the English Language Learners (ELL) proficiency, important considerations for ELL literacy instruction, and research-based recommendations for quality literacy instruction for ELL students.

Proficiency in Reading Comprehension: Implications of Reading First at Grade 3

The purpose of this research study was to examine how the instructional components of Reading First may be used in combination to discriminate third graders in terms of their reading comprehension skills.

Screening of Cheating on High-Stakes Tests Using Neural Networks

A conceptually new approach for screening possible cheaters in high-stakes tests using a neural network.