Table C19. Did the state document the reliability of the alternate assessment in terms of internal consistency of item responses?
State | 1. Yes, formal study conducted (Formal study or expert panel review) |
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 | 5. Not appropriate for this type of assessment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 21 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
Percent | 41.18 | 7.84 | 0 | 31.37 | 19.61 |
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. |