{"id":641,"date":"2016-06-02T13:52:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:52:26","slug":"principles-of-inclusive-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/june-2016\/principles-of-inclusive-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Inclusive Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cehd.umn.edu\/NCEO\/OnlinePubs\/Report400\/NCEOReport400.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-644\" src=\"http:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Report-400-cover-for-Web.jpg\" alt=\"Report-400-cover-for-Web\" width=\"117\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a>NCEO released an updated version of its <em>Principles<\/em> report, one that recognizes a dramatically changing assessment landscape. The report, titled <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cehd.umn.edu\/NCEO\/OnlinePubs\/Report400\/NCEOReport400.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Landscape<\/a>, <\/em>is an update of the 2008 <em>Principles<\/em>. It reflects the broader perspective that acknowledges that the <em>Principles <\/em>apply to English learners (ELs) and ELs with disabilities, as well as to students with disabilities. The principles also apply to all types of assessments, not just those used for accountability purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really important to update the <em>Principles<\/em>,\u201d said Martha Thurlow, NCEO Director. \u201cThese principles reflect NCEO\u2019s current thinking, and so much has changed in the assessment context that it was imperative to reflect on those changes and their meaning for inclusive assessment systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before its release, the <em>Principles<\/em> were reviewed by the NCEO Advisory Committee and the NCEO Community of Practice. There are six general principles, with each one explicated through a set of characteristics that embody that principle.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Principles<\/em> are available on the NCEO website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cehd.umn.edu\/NCEO\/OnlinePubs\/Report400\/NCEOReport400.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cehd.umn.edu\/NCEO\/OnlinePubs\/Report400\/NCEOReport400.pdf<\/a>. A Spanish version of the document will be available soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCEO released an updated version of its Principles report, one that recognizes a dramatically changing assessment landscape. The report, titled Principles and Characteristics of Inclusive Assessment Systems in a Changing Landscape, is an update of the 2008 Principles. It reflects the broader perspective that acknowledges that the Principles apply to English learners (ELs) and ELs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":628,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663,"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/641\/revisions\/663"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nceotacenter.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}