Descriptor
| State Programs | 2 |
| Testing Programs | 2 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| School Districts | 1 |
| School Effectiveness | 1 |
| Standard Setting | 1 |
| Synthesis | 1 |
| Test Interpretation | 1 |
| Test Results | 1 |
| Validity | 1 |
Source
| Educational Measurement:… | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Kentucky | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedGreen, Donald Ross; Trimble, C. Scott; Lewis, Daniel M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2003
Describes the procedures by which Kentucky's state assessment program synthesized results from three standard setting procedures (Contrasting Groups, Bookmark, and Jaeger-Mills) for the 2000 state assessment. Shows the value of using multiple standard-setting approaches to gather information from each. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standard Setting, State Programs, Synthesis
Peer reviewedGuskey, Thomas R.; Kifer, Edward W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
How state educational authorities in Kentucky use statewide test data to rank the state's 178 school districts was studied, using data from the "Kentucky Essential Skills Test: Statewide Testing Results" (1987). The methods used, means of refining those methods, the fairness/accuracy/validity of resulting interpretations, and problems…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Effectiveness, State Programs, Test Results
