H Gary Cook, Ph.D., Associate Scientist WIDA Senior Director of Assessment 2/25/2019
Overview – What we’re observing Topic 1: Accounting for differential growth rates for ELs with disabilities who participate in the state’s English language proficiency assessment Topic 2: Conceptualizing progress for ELs with significant cognitive disabilities on alternative ELP assessments 2/25/2019
Differential Growth Rates Are there differential rates in attaining English proficiency between EL’s identified with and without IEPs? Data: WIDA’s EL assessment data from 2009 to 2014 ACCESS for ELLs assessment information on the ACCESS 1.0 scale Analysis: Event history 2/25/2019
Event History Analysis to Proficiency K-2 x nIEP = ELs not recorded with an IEP IEP = ELs recorded with an IEP x? 2/25/2019
Event History Analysis to Proficiency K-2 x x nIEP = ELs not recorded with an IEP IEP = ELs recorded with an IEP 2/25/2019
Event History Analysis to Proficiency 3-5 x nIEP = ELs not recorded with an IEP IEP = ELs recorded with an IEP x? 2/25/2019
Event History Analysis to Proficiency 3-5 About one to two year difference between groups in attaining a 4.5 with an 80% likelihood. x x x nIEP = ELs not recorded with an IEP IEP = ELs recorded with an IEP x? 2/25/2019
Progress on Alt ACCESS How do ELs with significant cognitive disabilities make progress on Alt ACCESS? Data: WIDA’s Alt ACCESS overall scale scores and proficiency levels between 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, N=10,087 students Analysis: Descriptive 2/25/2019
What is Alt ACCESS? An English language proficiency assessment for ELs with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 1 through 12 An ELP assessment only for ELs who participate or may participate in a state’s alternate assessment 2/25/2019
Alt ACCESS Specifics Clusters: 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Domains: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing Based upon: WIDA’s AMPIs Topics: SIL, LoLA, LoMA, LoSC P1 P2 P3* 2/25/2019
Overall Composite PL Progress on Alt ACCESS ELs at lower PLs make greater progress ELs at lower grade clusters tend to make progress at greater rates than ELs at higher clusters except high school Cluster 1 – grades 1, 2; Cluster 3 = grades 3-5; Cluster 6 = grades 6-8, Cluster 9 = grades 9-12 2/25/2019
Thank you. hcook@wisc.edu 2/25/2019