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NAEP Technical DocumentationSample Type in the 2000 State Assessment

Each state assessment uses the inclusion rules (established in 1996) for students with disabilities (SD) and limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. Sample type denotes whether or not a session may allow such accommodations. Sample type 2 (S2) provides no accommodations for SD/LEP students, while the sample type 3 (S3) allows SD/LEP accommodations.

For an assessment subject that allows accommodations, sample type assignment begins by considering all schools assigned an assessment session in the subject. After sorting the schools by jurisdiction, sampled grade, and assessment subject, the assignment of sample type (S2 or S3) to the schools occurs in an alternating pattern.

For the 2000 state assessment, both the mathematics and science subjects allowed SD, LEP, and SD/LEP accommodations. The 2000 state assessment student counts by sample type are provided on the web pages Participating Fourth-Grade School Counts and Participating Eighth-Grade School Counts.

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