These assessments are the basis for making instructional decisions about an individual child. Assessment refers to tests given to large groups of students. Usually these assessments help school districts and states find out how well students have learned the content and skills set forth in state and districtwide standards. Assessment is an important part of education reform.
Testing provides schools with critical information to improve student achievement.
Students with disabilities benefit from state assessments in many ways. Schools Accountable for the Progress of All Students Test scores are used to measure a school s success in teaching students. To understand if schools are successfully teaching students with disabilities, participation in the assessments is critical. When all students take the test, superintendents, principals, and teachers realize that they are accountable for the achievement of all students. If students with disabilities do not take the test, the school may not think their achievement is important.