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Peer reviewedYen, Wendy M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1997
The accuracy of statistics based on performance assessments that represent percentages of students reaching standards is explored using data from a large-scale performance assessment, the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program. Results with students in grades 3, 5, and 8 support the accuracy of pooling results to produce the statistics.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Error of Measurement, Performance Based Assessment
