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Direct linkAnakaren Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study investigates the impact of the rapid transition from paper-based to online administration of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams on student performance in a South Texas school district. The transition, mandated by House Bill 3261, presented Texas public schools with a tight timeline for adapting…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Testing, Scores
Download full textNew York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
Peer reviewedLuo, Dehong; Gong, Jing – SAGE Open, 2022
Home language (HL) effects on academic language literacy have been extensively discussed. However, previous research has mostly focused on Indo--European languages. This study extends the literature by using data (n = 17,600) collected in a diversified language area: Guangxi, China. We examined the effects of four HLs and four socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Native Language, Academic Language, Literacy, Socioeconomic Influences
Kevelson, Marisol J. C. – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
This study presents estimates of Black-White, Hispanic-White, and income achievement gaps using data from two different types of reading and mathematics assessments: constructed-response assessments that were likely more cognitively demanding and state achievement tests that were likely less cognitively demanding (i.e., composed solely or largely…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Achievement Gap, White Students, African American Students
Taylor, Catherine S.; Lee, Yoonsun – Applied Measurement in Education, 2012
This was a study of differential item functioning (DIF) for grades 4, 7, and 10 reading and mathematics items from state criterion-referenced tests. The tests were composed of multiple-choice and constructed-response items. Gender DIF was investigated using POLYSIBTEST and a Rasch procedure. The Rasch procedure flagged more items for DIF than did…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Gender Differences, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
Zebehazy, Kim T.; Zigmond, Naomi; Zimmerman, George J. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: This study investigated the use of accommodations and the performance of students with visual impairments and severe cognitive disabilities on the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA)yCoan alternate performance-based assessment. Methods: Differences in test scores on the most basic level (level A) of the PASA of 286…
Descriptors: Test Items, Visual Impairments, Alternative Assessment, Special Needs Students
