Evaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 2 : interim report /
Evaluation of the voluntary national tests, year 2 : interim report /
Committee on the Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2 [and others].
- Washington, DC : National Academy Press, ©1999.
- 1 online resource (viii, 52 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2 -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- ITEM QUALITY AND READINESS -- TECHNICAL ISSUES IN TEST DEVELOPMENT -- INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION -- 1 Introduction and History -- VNT YEAR 1 EVALUATION -- Test Specifications -- Test Items -- Pilot and Field Test Plans -- Inclusion and Accommodation -- Reporting Plans -- OVERVIEW OF PLANNED YEAR 2 EVALUATION -- Scope of Work -- Report Purpose and Organization -- 2 Item Quality and Readiness -- ITEM DEVELOPMENT Item Status as of April 1999AIR Plans for Further Item Development -- ITEM REVIEW PROCESS -- Sampling Completed Items -- Expert Panel -- Comparison Sample of NAEP Items -- Rating Booklet Design -- Rating Task -- RESULTS -- Item Quality Ratings -- Agreement Among Panelists -- Overall Evaluation -- Evaluation of Different Types of Items -- Specific Comments -- Matching VNT Items to the NAEP Achievement-Level Descriptions -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 Technical Issues in Test Development -- SCORE REPORTING -- PILOT TEST PLANS -- Forms Design Use of School ClustersUse of Hybrid Forms -- NAEP Anchor Forms -- Item Calibration -- Forms Assembly and Item Survival Rates -- PILOT TEST ANALYSES -- Differential Item Functioning -- Operational Form Difficulty and Information Targets -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Inclusion and Accommodation -- THE CHALLENGES OF INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION -- YEAR 1 EVALUATION FINDINGS -- INTERIM YEAR 2 FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- References
0309583853 (electronic bk.) 9780309583855 (electronic bk.)
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
Reading (Elementary)--Ability testing--United States.
Mathematical ability--Testing.
Tests et mesures en éducation--États-Unis.
Lecture (Enseignement primaire)--Tests d'aptitude--États-Unis.
Aptitude pour les mathématiques--Tests.
EDUCATION--Elementary.
Educational tests and measurements.
Mathematical ability--Testing.
Reading (Elementary)--Ability testing.
United States.
Electronic books.
LB3060.83 / .E93 1999eb
372.126/0973
Includes bibliographical references.
Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2 -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- ITEM QUALITY AND READINESS -- TECHNICAL ISSUES IN TEST DEVELOPMENT -- INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION -- 1 Introduction and History -- VNT YEAR 1 EVALUATION -- Test Specifications -- Test Items -- Pilot and Field Test Plans -- Inclusion and Accommodation -- Reporting Plans -- OVERVIEW OF PLANNED YEAR 2 EVALUATION -- Scope of Work -- Report Purpose and Organization -- 2 Item Quality and Readiness -- ITEM DEVELOPMENT Item Status as of April 1999AIR Plans for Further Item Development -- ITEM REVIEW PROCESS -- Sampling Completed Items -- Expert Panel -- Comparison Sample of NAEP Items -- Rating Booklet Design -- Rating Task -- RESULTS -- Item Quality Ratings -- Agreement Among Panelists -- Overall Evaluation -- Evaluation of Different Types of Items -- Specific Comments -- Matching VNT Items to the NAEP Achievement-Level Descriptions -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 Technical Issues in Test Development -- SCORE REPORTING -- PILOT TEST PLANS -- Forms Design Use of School ClustersUse of Hybrid Forms -- NAEP Anchor Forms -- Item Calibration -- Forms Assembly and Item Survival Rates -- PILOT TEST ANALYSES -- Differential Item Functioning -- Operational Form Difficulty and Information Targets -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Inclusion and Accommodation -- THE CHALLENGES OF INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION -- YEAR 1 EVALUATION FINDINGS -- INTERIM YEAR 2 FINDINGS -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- References
0309583853 (electronic bk.) 9780309583855 (electronic bk.)
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
Reading (Elementary)--Ability testing--United States.
Mathematical ability--Testing.
Tests et mesures en éducation--États-Unis.
Lecture (Enseignement primaire)--Tests d'aptitude--États-Unis.
Aptitude pour les mathématiques--Tests.
EDUCATION--Elementary.
Educational tests and measurements.
Mathematical ability--Testing.
Reading (Elementary)--Ability testing.
United States.
Electronic books.
LB3060.83 / .E93 1999eb
372.126/0973