1. Test Equity Assessment and Evaluation of Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Mary Morrison Chris Skoczynski www.pepnet.org

2. Who WE are….. Who YOU are….

3. Assumptions

4. Test Purpose

5. The Evaluator

6. The Instrument

7. Test Construct

8. The Student

9. Accommodations/Modifications

10. Accommodations for Testing

11. When providing an interpreter…

12. Further considerations when using an interpreter

13. Moving toward Best Practice..

15. Resources Webinar: Assessment and Evaluation Tools for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, September 28 and 29, 2011 Test Equity Webpage – www.pepnet.org www.pepnet.org White papers Best Practices Videos

16. Hambleton, R.K., Merenda, P.F., and Spielberger, C.D., eds. (2005). Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross-cultural assessment. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Johnson, C.J., Mitchell, R.E., eds. (2008). Testing Deaf Students in an Age of Accountability. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Mounty, J., and Martin, D., eds. (2005). Assessing deaf adults: critical issues in testing and evaluation. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. References and Resources

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