http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/testing?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "testing" on Netvouz http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/pdfs/ell_guidance.pdf Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations For English Language Learners Guidance for 2010-2011. This PDF file explains the types of accommodations that may be given for ISAT and PSAE Assessment > ISAT and PSAE jgordon Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:32:12 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.ef397d712ea0a4a0a89ad324d3108a0c/template.article?articleMgmtId=0e3329f22444b010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD Article by Gene Carter, Executive Director ASCD. Concern is rising in the ASCD community that the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is overemphasizing testing, leading schools to focus too much on the numbers and not enough on the needs of the children. Several recent reports raise concerns about flaws in the NCLB data collection requirements that could not only penalize diverse schools but also cause inaccurate measures of student and school progress. Administrators > NCLB jgordon Fri, 26 May 2006 13:28:47 GMT http://www.icts.nesinc.com/ Assessment jgordon Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:48:36 GMT