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Download full textMazzeo, John; And Others – 1992
The adequacy of several approaches to estimation of proficiency distributions for the Trial State Assessment (TSA) in eighth grade mathematics of the National Assessment of Educational Progress was examined. These approaches are more restrictive than the estimation procedures originally used, with the same kind of plausible-values approach that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Equations (Mathematics)
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)
