The importance of appropriate score use
- As illustrated in the previous modules, assessments represent a significant investment for students, parents, educators, and other staff.
- ELLs with disabilities require special consideration because this group may participate in various assessments and may use accommodations.
- Assessment results should be available for stakeholders to view and interpret.
- To aid in interpretation, it is recommended that results be disaggregated for ELLs with disabilities. Disaggregated means that students’ test scores are averaged or summed across a subgroup of students (i.e., ELLs with disabilities) and reported separately from (as well as within) the scores of other students at the school, district, or state levels.
- Disseminating results allows schools, districts, and states to see how well current instructional programming and policies are supporting the academic achievement of ELLs with disabilities.
