Table C17. Did the state document the reliability of the alternate assessment in terms of variability across groups?
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 | 5. Not appropriate for this type of assessment |
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Total | 15 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 |
Percent | 29.41 | 11.76 | 1.96 | 33.33 | 21.57 |
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. |