Table C10. Did the state document the validity of the alternate assessment in terms of the assessment system's producing intended and/or unintended consequences?
State | 1. Yes, formal study conducted |
2. Yes, but evidence was not provided to the research team (Not available for examination) |
3. Yes, but no formal study was conducted (Anecdotal or committee process) |
4. No |
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Total | 22 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
Percent | 43.14 | 15.69 | 3.92 | 35.29 |
Alabama | — | X | — | — |
Alaska | X | — | — | — |
Arizona | X | — | — | — |
Arkansas | — | — | — | X |
California | — | — | — | X |
Colorado | X | — | — | — |
Connecticut | — | X | — | — |
Delaware | X | — | — | — |
District of Columbia | — | — | — | X |
Florida | † | † | † | † |
Georgia | X | — | — | — |
Hawaii | X | — | — | — |
Idaho | X | — | — | — |
Illinois | — | — | — | X |
Indiana | X | — | — | — |
Iowa | X | — | — | — |
Kansas | — | — | — | X |
Kentucky | — | — | — | X |
Louisiana | — | — | — | X |
Maine | — | — | — | X |
Maryland | — | — | — | X |
Massachusetts | X | — | — | — |
Michigan1 | — / — | — / — | — / — | X / X |
Minnesota | — | — | — | X |
Mississippi | X | — | — | — |
Missouri | — | X | — | — |
Montana | — | — | — | X |
Nebraska | — | — | — | X |
Nevada | X | — | — | — |
New Hampshire | X | — | — | — |
New Jersey | — | X | — | — |
New Mexico | X | — | — | — |
New York | X | — | — | — |
North Carolina | — | X | — | — |
North Dakota | — | — | X | — |
Ohio | — | X | — | — |
Oklahoma | — | — | — | X |
Oregon | X | — | — | — |
Pennsylvania | X | — | — | — |
Rhode Island | X | — | — | — |
South Carolina | — | — | — | X |
South Dakota | X | — | — | — |
Tennessee | — | — | — | X |
Texas | — | X | — | — |
Utah | — | — | X | — |
Vermont | X | — | — | — |
Virginia | — | — | — | X |
Washington | — | — | — | X |
West Virginia | — | X | — | — |
Wisconsin | X | — | — | — |
Wyoming | X | — | — | — |
— No.
X Yes. † Not applicable. State did not have alternate achievement standards for this assessment. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Study on Alternate Assessments (NSAA), state data summaries for school year 2006–07. |