My Research Paper's Abstract

In the ever-changing world of America’s Educational System there has been continuous discussion and debate over the topic of assessment.With the changes in legislation over the past decade, state lawmakers, districts, and more specifically teachers, have opened new doors to students in Special Education, exposing them to a more demanding and specialized curriculum. These changes have created a recent discussion and inquiry on incorporating assessment into the field of Special Education. The balance of accommodating student needs and gathering measurable performance data has been incredibly difficult. This paper explores the topic of alternative assessment and the web of obstacles that comes with it that teachers encounter everyday, highlighting the variables that go into assessment procedures and the series of questions that are only recently being asked

response to peer editing.

Honestly, I did not get as much feedback as I would have liked to. Most of the comments were for grammatical errors and the like. There were some points where issues of clarity were noted, which I really appreciate because its easy to overlook those. As the writer of my paper, it is so easy to understand the point that I am trying to make and to overlook that fact that there is major ambiguity with the point I am actually making. This weekend I plan to really dissect and analyse my paper. I plan to read it aloud several times to find the errors and to physically break the pages apart into their sections and try to find the best fit for them. Also, I will try to receive feedback from more than one of my peers when it gets closer to the actual paper deadline. My work is still a work in progress and I hope this weekend to hammer out a lot of progress.