1 / 9

State of Alternate Assessment Survey: Trends and Challenges in Education

Dive into the findings of the 2004 survey on alternate assessment in education, highlighting changes, perceptions, and training needs. Discover the shift in teacher reactions from 2000 to 2004, and explore the benefits and negative consequences. Gain insights into the alignment with state standards and the clamor for more training.

audreylee
Download Presentation

State of Alternate Assessment Survey: Trends and Challenges in Education

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alternate Assessment:State of the States 2004 Martha Thurlow NCEO Betsy Case Harcourt Assessment June 2004

  2. Interested inAlternateAssessment? Important Survey Enclosed Jan – Pilot Feb - Modify and Send Out March - Survey April - Analyze Results May - Summarize Findings

  3. 2000 30% of states had an alternate assessment in place 30% had selected portfolios, performance assessments, or direct observation 70% said alternate assessments would be based on state standards 2004 60% had an alternate assessment in place 75% had selected portfolios 50% said state standards 25% said had alternate standards 2000 – 2004 Comparison

  4. 2000 80% No real pressure felt by teachers 60% did not understand why have to participate in alternate assessments 55% students will never be proficient 2004 70% of elementary teachers felt pressured 30% high school teachers felt pressured 40% still not wanting to be accountable 40% students will never be proficient Benefits/Negative Consequences

  5. 2000 90% did not know if tests aligned with state standards 25% had descriptors for proficiency 2004 86% of elementary teachers knew there were state standards and alignment 60% used same achievement level descriptors Alignment

  6. Training Needs 2000 • 90% of special ed teachers not familiar with standards 2004 • 50% familiar with state standards

  7. 2000 60% said not worth time and resources OK 40% wanted training. 2004 20% said not worth time and effort 80% preferred multiple measures 80% wanted more training on all aspects

  8. 2000 30% had alternate assessment in place 30% wanted more training 2004 75% of states made or making changes in alternate assessment 80% clamoring for more training. Conclusion

More Related