Module:

Accountability: High-stakes Testing for Students with Disabilities

Wrap Up

In this module, you have been introduced to high-stakes testing and how students with disabilities participate in these assessments. Listen now as Drs. McLaughlin and Nolet provide a brief summary of the key points of this module.

Think back to your initial responses to the following questions. After working through the resources in this module, do you agree with your Initial Thoughts? If not, what aspects of your answers would you change? What do you think of Ms. Flores' reaction to the low performance scores of the students with disabilities in her school? Why do you think she describes the testing as "high stakes"? Why do you think students with disabilities are being required to participate in high-stakes testing? Why should school personnel be held accountable for the performance of students with disabilities on those assessments?