I found several interesting artifacts that I wanted to present for this section of my blog. I found several articles that I thought would be important for both educators and parents. These articles provide information that is important to know about high stakes testing and how this information is affected by federal law. I also found a specific article that I wanted to present for parents and students in the state of Texas.
The first artifact that I found is an article called: The Next Wave of Special Education Litigation. This is an article that describes how high stakes testing can interfere with the rights of students with disabilities and it provides information on a case that has already been litigated because of these types of assessment. This article also brings an outside interpretation of Federal laws to help parents and students understand their rights when it does come time to take a high stakes test. If you would like to look at or read this article you can use the link below to access it.
http://www.harborhouselaw.com/articles/highstakes.litigation.wright.htm
The next artifact that I found is on the website called Fair Test. The informational page that I would like to present to you is called: The Case Against High Stakes Testing. It provides links to information about the effect that high stakes testing has on students and it provides lots of links to other information about high stakes testing. I would recommend that you scroll to the middle of the page and find the heading: Testing Special Needs Students. This is informative because it could help parents and students to better understand the strengths and weaknesses that high stakes testing can present. To access The Case Against High Stakes Testing click on the link below.
http://www.fairtest.org/arn/caseagainst.html
The final artifact that I found is an article about the SDAA. This article will be specifically directed to parents and student in the state of Texas. It describes the SDAA, and lets parents and students know about the ramifications of taking this test as an alternate to the TAKS. If you would like more information on the SDAA please click on the following link.
http://www.essortment.com/all/specialeducatio_tvjm.htm
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High stakes testing is a very complicated topic that involves many variables. In Florida our state wide assessment is the FCAT. Every student has to pass the FCAT before graduating high school. Just recently, the state has de-emphasized the FCAT to some extent. Now, students can substitute their failing FCAT scores with SAT or ACT scores. For students with disabilities that are unable to pass the FCAT, they can apply for an FCAT waiver.
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