Table A3. Alternate assessment approaches (structures/types of items used)
State |
1. Rating scale/checklist |
2. Portfolio/body of evidence |
3. Performance task/events |
4. Multiple choice/constructed response |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 13 | 30 | 21 | 6 |
Percent | 25.49 | 58.82 | 41.18 | 11.76 |
Alabama | — | X | — | — |
Alaska | — | — | X | — |
Arizona | X | — | X | X |
Arkansas | — | X | — | — |
California | — | — | X | — |
Colorado | — | — | X | X |
Connecticut | X | — | — | — |
Delaware | — | X | — | — |
District of Columbia | — | — | — | |
Florida | — | — | — | |
Georgia | — | X | — | — |
Hawaii | X | X | — | — |
Idaho | X | X | — | — |
Illinois | — | X | — | — |
Indiana | X | — | — | — |
Iowa | X | X | — | — |
Kansas | — | X | — | — |
Kentucky | X | X | X | — |
Louisiana | — | — | X | — |
Maine | — | X | — | |
Maryland | — | X | X | — |
Massachusetts | — | X | — | — |
Michigan1 | —/— | —/— | —/X | X/X |
Minnesota | — | — | X | — |
Mississippi | X | 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 | — | X | — |
Ohio | — | X | — | — |
Oklahoma | — | X | — | — |
Oregon | — | — | X | — |
Pennsylvania | — | — | X | X |
Rhode Island | — | X | — | — |
South Carolina | — | — | X | — |
South Dakota | X | X | — | — |
Tennessee | — | X | — | — |
Texas | — | X | X | — |
Utah | — | — | X | — |
Vermont | — | X | — | — |
Virginia | — | X | — | — |
Washington | — | X | — | — |
West Virginia | — | — | — | X |
Wisconsin | X | — | — | |
Wyoming | X | X | X | — |
— No.
X Yes. 1 More than one assessment used. See explanation in introductory text of this appendix. NOTE: Percentages do not sum to 100 because multiple responses were possible. 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. |