Looking behind the "Average": How Are States Reporting Test Results?.

Burstein, Leigh

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ERIC Number: EJ415925

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Publication Date: 1990

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Looking behind the "Average": How Are States Reporting Test Results?

Burstein, Leigh

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v9 n3 p23-26 Fall 1990

Means of interpreting norm-referenced tests to lead to more accurate reporting results are discussed, with particular emphasis on state-level and district-level data. Suggestions fall into the categories of documentation, frequency norming, and multiple form use. (TJH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests, Research Methodology, School Districts, State Programs, Test Interpretation, Test Results, Testing Programs

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Language: English

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