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Download full textBurton, Nancy W.; And Others – 1976
Assessment exercises (items) in three different formats--multiple-choice with an "I don't know" (IDK) option, multiple-choice without the IDK, and open-ended--were placed at the beginning, middle and end of 45-minute assessment packages (instruments). A balanced incomplete blocks analysis of variance was computed to determine the biasing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Guessing (Tests)
Peer reviewedBeaton, Albert E.; Johnson, Eugene G. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1992
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) uses item response theory (IRT) based scaling methods to summarize information in complex data sets. The necessity of global scores or more detailed subscores, creation of developmental scales for different ages, and use of scale anchoring for scale interpretation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Sherman, Susan W. – 1976
The multiple-choice science exercises used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress include an "I Don't Know" (IDK) alternative to estimate more accurately knowledge of groups of respondents. Group percentages of IDK responses were examined and compared with correct responses to see if the IDK introduces bias. Variance common…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Groups, Guessing (Tests)
Freund, David S.; Rock, Donald A. – 1992
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) focuses on providing information on what demographic subgroups of America's students know and can do. Because the NAEP does not report for individual students, it could be classified by some students as a low-risk test. Consequently, some students may lack proper motivation for giving their…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Students, Cohort Analysis, Educational Assessment
