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Peer reviewedBurstein, Leigh; Koretz, Daniel; Linn, Robert; Sugrue, Brenda; Novak, John; Baker, Eva L.; Harris, Elizabeth Lewis – Educational Assessment, 1996
Three studies evaluating the validity of the descriptors and exemplars of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as characterizations of the actual mathematics performance of students at achievement levels are reported. Serious inconsistencies were found between actual performance and descriptors and exemplars. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, National Surveys
Peer reviewedBaker, Eva L. – Educational Assessment, 1996
A series of studies by the Technical Review Panel (TRP) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to improve the quality and utility of the NAEP is introduced, with a description of the NAEP, the creation of the TRP, the education policy issues that influenced the selection of research topics, and the relationship among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDeibert, Edward; Koretz, Daniel – Educational Assessment, 1996
The use of achievement levels and anchor points in press reports of the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment was studied. In a review of 41 articles, widespread oversimplification and frequent misinterpretations were found, sometimes stemming from standards-based reporting. Implications for future standards-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
