A Validation of an Alternate State Science Assessment: Alignment of the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) Science Assessment

Heh, Peter (2009) A Validation of an Alternate State Science Assessment: Alignment of the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) Science Assessment. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The current study examined the validation and alignment of the PASA-Science by determining whether the alternate science assessment anchors linked to the regular education science anchors; whether the PASA-Science assessment items are science; whether the PASA-Science assessment items linked to the alternate science eligible content, and what PASA-Science assessment content was considered important by parents and teachers. Special education and science education university faculty determined all but one alternate science assessment anchor linked to the regular science assessment anchors. Special education and science education teachers determined that the PASA-Science assessment items are indeed science and linked to the alternate science eligible content. Finally, parents and teachers indicated the most important science content assessed in the PASA-Science involved safety and independence.

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Item Type:	University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status:	Unpublished
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Heh, Peter pwh2@pitt.edu PWH2
ETD Committee:	Title Member Email Address Pitt Username ORCID Committee Chair Lyon, Steven R srlyon@pitt.edu SRLYON Committee Member Kaczmarek, Louise kaczmk@pitt.edu KACZMK Committee Member Hansen, Mary A hansen@rmu.edu Committee Member Zigmond, Naomi naomi@pitt.edu NAOMI
Date:	2 December 2009
Date Type:	Completion
Defense Date:	3 September 2009
Approval Date:	2 December 2009
Submission Date:	29 September 2009
Access Restriction:	No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs:	School of Education > Instruction and Learning
Degree:	EdD - Doctor of Education
Thesis Type:	Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed:	Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:	alignment; alternate assessment; science; students with disabilities; validation
Other ID:	http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-09292009-120844/, etd-09292009-120844
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2011 20:02
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2016 13:50
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9412

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