Preliminary Data Results from Survey of State Assessment and Accountability Initiatives Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairments, Draft

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by  Carol Allman

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DRAFT: Preliminary Data Results from
Survey of State Assessment and Accountability Initiatives
Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairments
Carol Allman, Ph.D.
April 2004
© 2004, APH
In September of 2003 the American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
distributed surveys to state assessment personnel and personnel
serving visually impaired students in an effort to identify areas of need
from both populations. Each group received basically the same survey.
Some questions were different in order to gain perspective from the
state assessment personnel about the process of test development and
perspective from the educational personnel about the testing
environment. The following is a preliminary comparison of the 2001
survey to the TVI and State Assessment Personnel survey groups of
2003-04. Comments provided at the end of each table address areas
that were not surveyed in 2001.
State Testing
2004 TVI 2004
2001 Yes Yes Assmt
responses responses Office yes
out of 33 out of 33 responses
out of 19
*VI Included in State 31 14
33
Assessment Program
*Passing State Test
Required for 17 20 11
Graduation
*Passing State Test
Required for VI to 15 20 10
Graduate
*State Test Used for
Grading of Schools or 28 28 19
Sanctions
*VI Included in School 28 18
21
Grading or Sanctions
*Scores are Reported
with Accommodations 17 16
Indicated
Responses indicate that criterion referenced tests
developed through contract with a test publisher are used
most often by states. Test content is linked to state
standards and consists of primarily multiple choice items
with some short answer or open response items.
Accommodations Allowed in the Presentation of Test
Material
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2004 fvf 2004 Assmt
1
1 2001 Yes
1 Accommodation responses Yes Off. Yes 3
Allowed Responses responses
out of 33 t
— out of 33 out of 19
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Use of Magnification
1 32 31
Device 17
( S
Use of Large Print 18
I 32 32 1
Version of Test i
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State Provides Large 16
\ 30 23 1
Print Test
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Enlarging at Local
i 11 7
Level Allowed
%
Use of Templates,
1
-19
Rulers, Markers to 29 27
1J Maintain Place 151 ti \\ 1it
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1 Use of Braille Version 32 29 1
of Test 1 !
1
' State Provides Braille 30 23 1 14 J
Test \ i
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Brailling at Local
8 5 j"
Level Allowed 1 }1
; 1
Use Computer 5
J 12 I 7 i 1
Presentation of Test
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1 1
Use of Scanner, Text- \
' talk Converter, Voice
1 1 !
Output on Reading 1 5
13 5 j
Comprehension 1
Section of Test |l
\
1 . 1
njse of Paraphrasing 1
or Simplification of 21 17 10
Directions
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Use of Paraphrasing
or Simplification of
5
Stimulus Material or 2
Test Questions
1
njseofCaiculator on
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Mathematics 23 22 16
Computation II
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State Provides 10 |~"""^Io~
Talking Calculator or 18 use 1 18 use
11
1
Mandates Specific personal personal
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Calculator for Use calc. calc.
II 1
Use of Oral Reader or
Tape-recorded Test 1
11
for Reading ^
Comprehension Test 1
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Use of Oral Reader or
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Tape-recorded Test 30 26 18
1
for Math Test II
Use of Oral Reader or
1
Tape-recorded Test
1 30 : 24
for Other Academic 17
Areas f
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Use of Dictionary for 1 NA NA
13
Writing Test ! 11
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pUse of Oral Reader or
Tape-recorded Test 1 26 21 16
1 j1 1 1
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*NA = Not asked
Most respondents indicated that they provide contracted braille
with a few indicating that uncontracted braille is also provided. An
abacus is allowed by the majority with a few indicating that it is
not allowed.
student Response Accommodations
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2001 Yes
Accommodation Yes Office Yes {
i responses
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Allowed responses responses
out of 33 1
1 out of 33 out of 19
1 ™y(i ~~ i
fMark Responses in 19
j 25 1
Test Booklet i
1 1 1 \
Mark Responses in 18
1 | 28 i
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Large rrint oooKiet \
1 i r \ \
rMarl< Responses in 16
22 1
\
Braille Booklet
i 1 | 1
Indicate Responses to
1 ||
a Scribe for Reading, | 25
1 j 25 1
Matn, or utner
1 i i i
Academic Area Test
1 |
indicate Responses to
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a Scribe for Writing 27 16 16
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Test 1
1
1 1
Record Responses on 24 9
Audio Tape j 1 11 1 . 1
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Use Computer,
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Typewriter,
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Braillewriter, or 31 25 16
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Communication
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Board to Respond
1 |
Indicate Responses
1 |
with Otiier
1 II 27
1 Communic.ati.on ii 1 NA INVIAA
j Device such as | 1
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Speech Synthesizer
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Use Spell Check on
Tests Where Spelling NA
1 | ^ NA
1 and Writing Will Be i
Scored
1 |
NA = Not asked
Respondents indicated that the student's teacher or a hired
consultant are used most often for transferring the student's
answers to the scannable answer sheet.
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Setting, Timing and Scheduling Accommodations
2004 TVI 2004Assmt
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Accommodation Yes Office Yes
responses II I |
Allowed } f responses responses
33
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1 out of 33 out of 19
Take Test Alone or in
| 31 27
Study Carrel ll 1
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Take Test with Small
il i 31 19
Group j
1
Take Test at Honne 14
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or Other Care Facility
1 I 1 ||
Take More Breaks 29 30 19
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Have Flexibfe
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Scheduling (Time of
| 27
1
Day, Days Between II IS 1
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Sessions) | 1 1
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Use Extra Time for
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Timed Test
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2004 responses indicated that extra time is lEP driven and not
automatic (as in 2 times the regular time); about half the
respondents indicated extra time is generally monitored during
testing and evaluated for its effectiveness.
Font Sizes Used
Responses from 2001 and 2004 indicate that 18 point is
most often used.
State Process for Providing Braille and Large Print
Tests
2004 TVI 2004 Assmt
2001 Yes
\
1 || Yes Office Yes
Activity responses 1
1 | responses responses |
1 out of 33 1 out of 33 out of 19 {
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FRequirement of
Test Publisher to 2 NA NA
| ' . 1
Provide Test in BR 1 1
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Requirement of
1
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Test Publisher to 23 NA NA
1 ||
Provide Test in LP
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Test Publisiner to
1
Assure Proof- NA
I NA ;
reading and
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Accuracy of BraiNe
1 1 f
Uest
1
fRequlrennent of
Test Publisher to j NA
1 j NA 1
Assure Readability
1 j
of Large Print Test
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Review ofTest
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Items for Disability 20 NA j NA
1 | || 1
Bias
1 1 11 , 1 1
Review of Test
1 | | j
Items for Brailling 18 NA 17
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1ii» Issues 1 1 J j
j Review of Test 1
Items for LP || 14 NA 13
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Formatting Issues
1 J
Modification of
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Test Items for 17 NA NA
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|_Brail[ing _ |
1
Modification of
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Test Items for 11 NA NA
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" Large Print Version
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Deletion of
Specified Items in | 14 16 7 1
the Braille Version
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Deletion of Field iS
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Test Items in the | 9 NA NA
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Braille Version
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Deletion of
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the Large Print
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Version
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Deletion of Field
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Tests Items in the i 7 1 NA NA
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Large Print Version
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