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Wise and Proper Use of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Data
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Innes, Richard G. – Journal of School Choice, 2012
This article provides examples of how serious misconceptions can result when only "all student" scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are used for simplistic state-to-state comparisons. Suggestions for better treatment are presented. The article also compares Kentucky's eighth grade EXPLORE testing to NAEP…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Scoring, Misconceptions, Academic Achievement
Re-Examining Test Item Issues in the TIMSS Mathematics and Science Assessments
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Wang, Jianjun – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
As the largest international study ever taken in history, the Trend in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has been held as a benchmark to measure U.S. student performance in the global context. In-depth analyses of the TIMSS project are conducted in this study to examine key issues of the comparative investigation: (1) item flaws in mathematics…
Descriptors: Test Items, Figurative Language, Item Response Theory, Benchmarking
The Contribution of Constructed Response Items to Large Scale Assessment: Measuring and Understanding Their Impact
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Lissitz, Robert W.; Hou, Xiaodong; Slater, Sharon Cadman – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2012
This article investigates several questions regarding the impact of different item formats on measurement characteristics. Constructed response (CR) items and multiple choice (MC) items obviously differ in their formats and in the resources needed to score them. As such, they have been the subject of considerable discussion regarding the impact of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Scoring, Evaluation Problems, Psychometrics
Challenges and Problems for Research in the Field of Statewide Exams. A Stock Taking of Differing Procedures and Standardization Levels
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Klein, Esther Dominique; van Ackeren, Isabell – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2011
Statewide exit examinations play an important role in discussions on school effectiveness. Referring to educational governance concepts, this paper presumes a relation between varying organizational structures of statewide examinations across states, and heterogeneous effects on school actors. It is assumed that their ability to affect work in…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Governance, School Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Review of "Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States"
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Miron, Gary; Applegate, Brooks – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2009
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University conducted a large-scale analysis of the impact of charter schools on student performance. The center's data covered 65-70% of the nation's charter schools. Although results varied by state, 17% of the charter school students have significantly higher math results than …
Descriptors: Evidence, Traditional Schools, Charter Schools, Program Effectiveness
Review of "How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement"
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Reardon, Sean F. – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2009
"How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement" estimates the effects on student achievement of attending a New York City charter school rather than a traditional public school and investigates the characteristics of charter schools associated with the most positive effects on achievement. Because the report relies on an…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating