The Effects and Perceived Consequences of Testing Accommodations on Math and Science Performance Assessments

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 224-239

  Elliott, Stephen N ^a   Kratochwill, Thomas R ^b   McKevitt, Brian C ^c   Malecki, Christine Kerres ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

effects on scores; expert judgments; performance assessment; testing accommodations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950510554     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018000     Document Type: Article

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