Table C8. Did the state document the validity of the alternate assessment in terms of purposes of the assessment, delineating the types of uses and decisions most appropriate and the assessment results consistent with the purposes?

National Profile on Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards:A Report From the National Study on Alternate Assessments

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Appendix B: Data Tables

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
Total	17	10	12	12
Percent	33.33	19.61	23.53	23.53

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.