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Moyer, Eric L.; Galindo, Jennifer – National Assessment Governing Board, 2023
The National Assessment Governing Board (the Board) contracted with Pearson to design and implement a review of the achievement level descriptions (ALDs) for National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Grade 8 assessments in Science, U.S. History, and Civics. This document describes the procedural and technical aspects and outcomes of the…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Student Evaluation, Grade 8, Academic Achievement
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Harsch, Claudia; Kanistra, Voula Paraskevi – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
We report on a standard-setting project in which the Item-Descriptor-Matching Method (IDM) and a complementary benchmarking approach were employed to align a suite of English language proficiency exams to the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR), with a particular focus on the integrated and independent writing exams. Judges'…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Guidelines, Rating Scales, Definitions
Moyer, Eric L.; Galindo, Jennifer – National Assessment Governing Board, 2022
The National Assessment Governing Board has a legislatively mandated responsibility to develop National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) achievement levels. The Board Policy Statement on Developing Student Achievement Levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress provides policy definitions of "NAEP Basic,"…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests