When are students tested? 1
4th grade
6th grade
8th grade
10th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
Language Arts
Reading
Mathematics
Social Studies
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
How are test results used? 1
Student diagnosis
Student placement
Identification of students at risk
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Professional development
Program evaluation
Student awards or recognition
What tests are used? 1
Norm-referenced testing
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Students not participating in assessments require justification for
nonparticipation which must be
evidenced in the students’ IEPs or 504 plans.
Alternate assessments given to non-participating students.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
List of possible accommodations is provided in the test coordinator’s
manual.
It is suggested that teams provide the same accommodations as those
used during instruction.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports separate ("disaggregate") scores
of students with disabilities using non-standardized testing conditions
or accommodations.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Special Education
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, ND 58505-0440
701-328-2277
701-328-2461 Fax
www.dpi.state.nd.us/dpi
Contact: Brenda Oas, Director
boas@c01as400.state.nd.us
Note: There is no State Assessment Director.
North Dakota Parent Centers on Disability
Native American Family Network System
Arrowhead Shopping Center
1600 2nd Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701
701-852-9426 Voice
701-852-9436 TTY
1-800-245-5840 in ND
701-838-9324 Fax
ndpath01@minot.ndak.net
www.ndcd.org/pathfinder
Contact: Jan Blowers
Pathfinder Family Center
Arrowhead Shopping Center
1600 2nd Ave. SW
Minot, ND 58701
701-852-9426 Voice
701-852-9436 TTY
701-838-9324 Fax
ndpath01@minot.ndak.net
www.ndcd.org/pathfinder
Contact: Kathryn Erickson