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Yen, Wendy M. – 1979
Three test-analysis models were used to analyze three types of simulated test score data plus the results of eight achievement tests. Chi-square goodness-of-fit statistics were used to evaluate the appropriateness of the models to the four kinds of data. Data were generated to simulate the responses of 1,000 students to 36 pseudo-items by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis
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Download full textThompson, Bruce – Third Education Group Review, 2006
Value-added models, which rate schools for effectiveness while taking into account the poverty and other socioeconomic status of the students, are generating increased interest. This paper describes the use of one such model to evaluate whether school ratings changed when three new programs were introduced: the "Target Teach" curriculum…
Descriptors: Class Size, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness
