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Direct linkTihomir Asparouhov; Bengt Muthén – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2024
Penalized structural equation models (PSEM) is a new powerful estimation technique that can be used to tackle a variety of difficult structural estimation problems that can not be handled with previously developed methods. In this paper we describe the PSEM framework and illustrate the quality of the method with simulation studies.…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Computation, Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques
How Should States Choose a Growth Model? Aligning Your Growth Model with Policy and Technical Values
Download full textScott Marion; Chris Domaleski; Will Lorié – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2025
Federal law requires that state accountability systems include "another academic indicator" for elementary and middle schools in addition to academic achievement. Nearly all states use a measure of student longitudinal growth as their other academic indicator. But how should states decide which growth model to use? The Center for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Accountability, Educational Indicators, Federal State Relationship
