Alternate assessment use with students who are deaf or hard of hearing: An exploratory mixed-methods analysis of portfolio, checklists, and out-of-level test formats

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-177

  Cawthon, Stephanie W ^a   Wurtz, Keith A ^b  

^a School Psychology Program   (United States)

^b Walden University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; DEAFNESS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 63349111676     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enn027     Document Type: Article

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