Highlights
Record Level: Student by Year by Assessment
Record Count: 139,000-282,000 records per year
Years Covered: 2008-Present
Population Coverage: Data covers all students from private, home schooled and public schools who have participated in these assessments
This Assessment Accommodations Researcher file contains commonly requested student-level assessment data from the K-12 environment pertaining to accommodations on state administered tests, such as MI-Access, MEAP-Access, M-STEP, MEAP, MME, ELPA and WIDA. Data covers all students from private, home schooled and public schools who have participated in these assessments. Data from the 2007-2008 school year forward will be included. Future years' data will be added on an annual basis as data become available. We have records on accommodations on assessments for over 666,000 students. With regards to each specific assessment, we have records for 170,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the MEAP, 60,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the MME, 20,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the MEAP-Access, 40,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the Mi-Access, 27,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the ELPA, 10,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the WIDA, and 458,000 students that were given accommodations when they were assessed using the M-STEP.
There are only about two thousand records in the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Codebook
| Category Sort descending | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Category: All | Variable: TESTED_SCHOOL_CODE | Description: 5-digit code for building where student was tested |
| Category: All | Variable: ASSESSMENT | Description: The assessment the student participated in. |
| Category: All | Variable: BARCODE | Description: The barcode of the test given. |
| Category: All | Variable: IS_HOME_SCHOOLED | Description: Flag denoting whether the student was homeschooled at the time of test. |
| Category: All | Variable: IS_PRIVATE_SCHOOL | Description: Flag denoting whether student was attending private school at time of the test |
| Category: All | Variable: RIC | Description: Student ID denoting a single student throughout educational career in MI |
| Category: All | Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR | Description: School Year of the data collection. |
| Category: All | Variable: SUBJECT | Description: The subject of the assessment. |
| Category: All | Variable: TEST_CYCLE_ID | Description: Number identifier for test, season, and year combination of assessment |
| Category: All | Variable: TEST_CYCLE_NAME | Description: The name that represents the test - year combination of the assessment. |
| Category: All | Variable: TESTED_DISTRICT_CODE | Description: State assigned 5 digit public school district where student was tested |
| Category: All | Variable: TESTED_GRADE | Description: The grade level or the educational setting in which the student is enrolled. |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CD_PART_A | Description: CD PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: STANDARD | Description: STANDARD |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LARGE_PRINT | Description: LARGE PRINT |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: VIDEO_SPANISH | Description: VIDEO SPANISH |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_READER_NATIVE | Description: LEP TEST READER NATIVE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: READ_ALOUD_ELA_PASSGES | Description: READ ALOUD - English Language Arts (ELA) PASSAGES |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CD_PART_B | Description: CD PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: STD_ASST_TECH_RSPND_TST_ITEM | Description: STUDENT USES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LARGE_PRINT_BOOKLET | Description: LARGE PRINT BOOKLET |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: VISUAL_AIDS | Description: VISUAL AIDS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MAGNIFCATN_OR_LOW_VISION_AID | Description: MAGNIFICATION OR LOW VISION AIDS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: ABACUS | Description: ABACUS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: READ_ALOUD_LSTNG_RSPNSE_OPN | Description: READ ALOUD LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CLOSED_CAPTIONING | Description: CLOSED CAPTIONING |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: STD_RSPND_BRAILLE | Description: STUDENT RESPONDS USING BRAILLE WRITER OR BRAILLE NOTETAKER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LARGE_PRINT_PART_A | Description: LARGE PRINT PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: WORD_PRCESSOR_RSPND_TST_ITEM | Description: WORD PROCESSOR OR SIMILAR KEYBOARDING DEVICE TO RESPOND TO TEST ITEMS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MANUAL_CNTL_START_AUDIO_PLAY | Description: MANUAL CONTROL TO START AUDIO PLAY OF ITEM |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: ALTERNATE_RESPONSE | Description: ALTERNATE RESPONSE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: READ_ALOUD_TEST_ITEM | Description: READ ALOUD TEST ITEMS BY HUMAN READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: COLOR_CHOOSER | Description: COLOR CHOOSER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: STD_RSPND_ORALLY | Description: Student responds orally using external communication device or software |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LARGE_PRINT_PART_B | Description: LARGE PRINT PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: WORD_PROCESSOR | Description: WORD PROCESSOR |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MASKING | Description: MASKING |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: AMPLIFICATION_SYSTEM | Description: AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: READER | Description: READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: COMPUTER_ASSISTED | Description: COMPUTER ASSISTED |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: STD_RSPND_RECORD_DEVICE | Description: Student responds using recording device, which is transcribed by student |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_DIR_AUDIO | Description: LEP DIR AUDIO |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MODIFIED_PRESENTATION_FORMAT | Description: MODIFIED PRESENTATION FORMAT |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: ARABIC_GLOSSARY | Description: ARABIC GLOSSARY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: REPEAT_IN_PERSON_HUMAN_READER | Description: REPEAT_IN_PERSON_HUMAN_READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CONTINUOUS_MAGNIFICATION_200 | Description: NULL |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEST_CONTENT_PROVIDED | Description: TEST CONTENT PROVIDED IN ASL OR SEE (HUMAN SIGNER) |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_DIR_CD | Description: LEP DIR CD |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MODIFIED_RESPONSE_FORMAT | Description: MODIFIED RESPONSE FORMAT |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: AUDIO | Description: AUDIO |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: REPEAT_ITEM_AUDIO | Description: REPEAT ITEM AUDIO |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CONTRASTING_TEXT | Description: CONTRASTING TEXT |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEST_IN_NONSCHL_SETTG | Description: TEST MAY BE ADMINISTERED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN A NON-SCHOOL SETTING |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM | Description: LEP OTHER ACCOM |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MODIFIED_TEST_DIRECTIONS | Description: MODIFIED TEST DIRECTIONS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: AUDIO_AMP_DEVICE | Description: AUDIO AMP DEVICE OR NOISE BUFFER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: REPEAT_LSTNG_TEST_RSPNSE_OTN | Description: REPEAT LISTENING TEST RESPONSE OPTIONS BY HUMAN READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: DIRECTION_PROVIDED | Description: Directions provided in American Sign Language or Signed Exact English |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEST_READ | Description: TEST READ |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A | Description: LEP OTHER ACCOM PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MODIFIED_TIMING_SCHEDULING | Description: MODIFIED TIMING/SCHEDULING |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: AUDIO_PART_A | Description: AUDIO PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: REPEAT_TEST_ITEM | Description: REPEAT TEST ITEMS BY HUMAN READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: ENGLISH_DICTIONARY | Description: ENGLISH DICTIONARY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEST_READ_PART_A | Description: TEST READ PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_OTHER_ACCOM_PART_B | Description: LEP OTHER ACCOM PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: MULTIDAY | Description: MULTIDAY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: AUDIO_PART_B | Description: AUDIO PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: REVERSE_CONTRAST | Description: REVERSE CONTRAST |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: ENGLISH_GLOSSARY | Description: ENGLISH GLOSSARY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEST_READ_PART_B | Description: TEST READ PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_ENGLISH | Description: LEP TEST DIRECTIONS ENGLISH |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: NOISE_BUFFERS | Description: NOISE BUFFERS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: BILINGUAL_DICTIONARY | Description: BILINGUAL WORD TO WORD DICTIONARY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: SCRIBE | Description: SCRIBE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: EXTEND_SPKG_TST_RSPNSE_TIME | Description: EXTENDED SPEAKING TEST RESPONSE TIME |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEXT_TO_SPEECH | Description: TEXT-TO-SPEECH |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_DIRECTIONS_NATIVE | Description: LEP TEST DIRECTIONS NATIVE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: NON_SPANISH_TRANSLATION | Description: NON-SPANISH TRANSLATION |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: BRAILLE | Description: BRAILLE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: SCRIBE_ELA_WRITING | Description: SCRIBE - ELA WRITING ITEMS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: EXTEND_TESTING_SESSION | Description: EXTENDED TESTING SESSION OVER MULTIPLE DAYS FOR A SINGLE DOMAIN |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: TEXT_TO_SPEECH_PASSAGES | Description: TEXT-TO-SPEECH PASSAGES |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_ENGLISH | Description: LEP TEST ENGLISH |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: OSA_MULTIPLICATION_TABLE | Description: Online Supports and Accommodations (OSA) MULTIPLICATION TABLE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: BRAILLE_PART_A | Description: BRAILLE PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: SEPERATE_SETTING | Description: SEPARATE SETTING |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: SETTING_FORMAT | Description: SETTING FORMAT |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: EXTEND_TESTING_TIME | Description: EXTENDED TESTING TIME WITHIN THE SCHOOL DAY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: THESAURUS | Description: THESAURUS |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_NATIVE | Description: LEP TEST NATIVE |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: OTHER_ACCOM | Description: OTHER ACCOM |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: BRAILLE_PART_B | Description: BRAILLE PART B |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: BRAILLE_TEST_OR_WRITER | Description: BRAILLE TEST OR WRITER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: SPANISH_GLOSSARY | Description: SPANISH_GLOSSARY |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: IN_PERSON_HUMAN_READER | Description: IN_PERSON_HUMAN_READER |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: VIDEO | Description: VIDEO |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: LEP_TEST_READER_ENG_PART_A | Description: LEP TEST READER ENGLISH PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: OTHER_ACCOM_PART_A | Description: OTHER ACCOM PART A |
| Category: Testing Accommodations | Variable: CALCULATOR | Description: CALCULATOR |