A Description of Accommodations, Modifications, and Forms of Assessments in Middle Schools That Made Adequate Yearly Progress in an Urban County During 2010

Students with disabilities (SWD) have frequently been one of the subgroups not to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) in middle schools. If one subgroup does not meet the required objectives for meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), the entire school does not meet AYP. The purpose of this study was to identify accommodations, modifications, and forms of assessments that inclusion teachers find useful in middle schools that made adequately yearly progress. The researcher conducted a quantitative study. This study was a descriptive study using survey data. A total of 78 inclusion teachers participated in the study. The data indicated that inclusion teachers used presentation, response, and time/scheduling accommodations weekly and they used setting accommodations either weekly or seldom. Secondly, the survey data indicated all inclusion co-teachers used all of the five modifications on a weekly basis. Thirdly, the survey data indicated that inclusion teachers used: true-false quizzes, multiple choice test, and short answer tests as the forms of assessment. Inclusion teachers rarely used benchmark assessments, projects, portfolios or online assessments. More practice and training should be provided to administrators and inclusion teachers who practice co teaching in the inclusion classroom setting. Administrators should provide ongoing training to inclusion teachers on when to appropriately use accommodations, modifications, and forms of assessments.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Morris, Quinton Joel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Randy Carlson
• Angela Crawford
• Russell Mays

• ETD
• Students with disabilities
• Inclusion teachers
• Adequate yearly progress
• Forms of assessments
• Accommodations
• Learning disabilities
• Learning disabled children

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/401

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1401