Colorado Enhanced Assessment Grant (2003-2005)

The Alternate Assessment Collaborative (AAC), led by Colorado, developed two types of alternate assessments for students with complex disabilities, used to assess the content areas of English language arts, mathematics, and science. Measured Progress assisted with assessment development, production, implementation, and research efforts. Read more about this grant.

All files are provided with the consent of the Alternate Assessment Collaborative. (2004). Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Education.

Grant Products

Consensus Frameworks

Expanded Benchmarks

Performance Task Assessments

Instructionally Embedded Assessments

Training Materials

Surveys

Research Reports

Proper citations for these reports are included on the title page.

In-Depth Look at Students Who Take Alternate Assessments: What Do We Know Now?
by Patricia Almond and Sue Bechard (2005)

Reliability in Two Types of Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Administration Fidelity, Rater Agreement, and Internal Consistency, by Patricia Almond, Janet Filbin, and Sue Bechard (2005), Paper presented at the 2005 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada
Publication and PowerPoint

Developing Alternate Assessments Using Expanded Benchmarks from a Nine-State Consensus Framework in Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and Science, by Sue Bechard (2005), Paper presented at the 2005 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada
Publication and PowerPoint

Alignment of Two Performance-Based Alternate Assessments With Combined Content Standards from Eight States Through Expanded Benchmarks, by Patricia Almond and Sue Bechard (2005), Paper presented at the 2005 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada
Publication and PowerPoint

Newsletters

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