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ERIC Number: EJ449429
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0362-9791
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Interpreting Scales through Scale Anchoring.
Beaton, Albert E.; Allen, Nancy L.
Journal of Educational Statistics, v17 n2 p191-204 Sum 1992
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) makes possible comparison of groups of students and provides information about what these groups know and can do. The scale anchoring techniques described in this chapter address the latter purpose. The direct method and the smoothing method of scale anchoring are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level, Mathematical Models, National Surveys, Scaling, Student Evaluation, Test Interpretation, Test Items
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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