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Download full textAnne H. Davidson – National Assessment Governing Board, 2025
The purpose of this National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Achievement Levels Validity Argument Report is to synthesize evidence currently available to address the validity of the interpretations and uses of the NAEP Achievement Levels. Validity is the extent to which theory and evidence supports or refutes proposed and enacted test…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Test Validity, College Entrance Examinations
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an integral measure of academic progress over time. It is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as civics, mathematics, reading, science, technology and engineering literacy, U.S. history, and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Educational Experience, Test Results
New York State Education Department, 2018
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2018 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
New York State Education Department, 2017
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2017 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
Direct linkWhitby, Sarah Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To help teachers improve their efficiency and effectiveness, this dissertation study uses regression analysis to assess two middle Georgia counties' CRCT and Math 1 EOCT data in order to determine the usability of the CRCT to enhance instruction in Math 1. Data were collected from the 2009 and 2010 CRCT administrations and the 2010 and 2011 EOCT…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Tests, Test Use, Criterion Referenced Tests
New York State Education Department, 2015
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. By comparing the intent of the NYSAA with its process and design, the validity of the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
Peer reviewedBarker, Sandra B.; Patten, Glenda L. – School Counselor, 1989
Conducted study to examine effectiveness of Career Area Interest Checklist (CAIC) with junior high school students. Findings from 35 eighth graders revealed that the 4 most preferred and 4 least preferred career areas had the highest rate of agreement. Findings provide some initial support for using CAIC with junior high school students. (NB)
Descriptors: Career Planning, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Tambini, Robert F. – 1999
The quality and the effectiveness of the 1992 New Jersey Grade 8 Early Warning Test (NJEWT) are assessed. Standardized tests possess clear advantages for educators, especially in the case of administration and scoring, but there are clear disadvantages as well, including the possibility of bias. Four criteria are applied to the NJEWT: adequacy,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1995
A study was designed to provide recommendations regarding the use of the achievement levels set in 1992 for reporting National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading results in 1994 and in future NAEP reading assessments. Two procedures were used: the Item Difficulty Categorization (IDC) procedure involved an evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8
Drahozal, Edward C. – 1988
The purposes of this study were to compare student, school, and group average distributions of two standardized tests, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Stanford 7 Plus Achievement Test, and examine the American College Testing Programs college entrance examinations (Grades 11-12). In addition to the student-school norm comparisons, ratios…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
This booklet prepares a student to take New Jersey's Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), a test that measures the knowledge and skills that will be tested later in the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The GEPA has three test sections (content areas): Language Arts Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The booklet tells students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedMcBee, Maridyth M.; Barnes, Laura L. B. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1998
The temporal stability and intertask consistency of an eighth-grade mathematics performance assessment and how task similarity affects the ability to generalize results of the assessments were studied with results from 101 eighth graders. Results support the suggestion that large-scale performance assessments be used with considerable caution…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Beaton, Albert E.; Gonzalez, Eugenio – 1995
This guide to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is designed to help the secondary data analyst use the NAEP and to introduce some of the sophisticated technology used by the NAEP. The NAEP has been gathering information on American students since 1969. It samples populations that consist of all students in U.S. schools, both…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Databases, Educational Trends
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 1998
An examination of the content and level of mastery required of students taking statewide mathematics achievement tests was conducted to provide clues about the kind and level of mathematics valued in the United States. Proposals for voluntary national tests also contributed to the rationale for the study. In particular, this study: (1) examined…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
