Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: IV. NELS:88 Science Achievement to 12th Grade.

Nussbaum, E. Michael; And Others

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Publication Date: 1997

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Enhancing the Validity and Usefulness of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: IV. NELS:88 Science Achievement to 12th Grade.

Nussbaum, E. Michael; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v34 n1 p151-73 Spr 1997

This study is fourth in a series demonstrating that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using subscores from national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. It extends the analyses of science achievement data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) through grade 12. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, High Schools, Knowledge Level, National Surveys, Sciences, Test Format, Test Use, Test Validity, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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