Scaling Procedures in NAEP.

Mislevy, Robert J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ449426

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Publication Date: 1992

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Scaling Procedures in NAEP.

Mislevy, Robert J.; And Others

Journal of Educational Statistics, v17 n2 p131-54 Sum 1992

Scaling methodologies used in analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) surveys since 1984 are reviewed. The plausible values methodology developed for NAEP scale-score analyses is described in the contexts of item response theory and average response method scaling. Current NAEP research in scaling is discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics), Item Response Theory, Mathematical Models, National Surveys, Research Methodology, Scaling, Scores, Student Evaluation, Test Interpretation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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