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Burstein, Leigh; And Others – 1993
This report evaluates the degree to which the achievement level descriptions adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) for the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment in mathematics accurately represent what students at a given achievement level can do. Three different analytical approaches were used in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Burstein, Leigh; And Others – 1981
The possibilities and problems in the use of within-group slopes of outcomes on inputs as indicators of substantive educational group effects are considered. Slopes are proposed as outcome measures which may reflect within-group processes in between-group analyses of multilevel data. Research on aptitude x treatment interactions, contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Educational Assessment, Outcomes of Education
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Burstein, Leigh; Koretz, Daniel; Linn, Robert; Sugrue, Brenda; Novak, John; Baker, Eva L.; Harris, Elizabeth Lewis – Educational Assessment, 1996
Three studies evaluating the validity of the descriptors and exemplars of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as characterizations of the actual mathematics performance of students at achievement levels are reported. Serious inconsistencies were found between actual performance and descriptors and exemplars. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, National Surveys
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Burstein, Leigh – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 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
Burstein, Leigh – 1984
This is one of a series of reports based on an ongoing reality test of systemic evaluation for instructional decision making. This feasibility study is being carried out by the Center for the Study of Evaluation with the Laboratory in School and Community Relations at a suburban Los Angeles high school (called Site A). Viewing a school as a…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Burstein, Leigh – 1982
A conceptual synthesis is presented of the ways in which multilevel methods of data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting can be used in instructional improvement activities in local school districts. This discussion of multilevel methods in school settings focuses on the "what" of information needs and usage. Principles and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Burstein, Leigh – 1990
This paper contends that, apparently, the patterns of above-norm performance that J. Cannell (1987) reported exist, although the extremity of his "Lake Wobegon" effect is perhaps overstated. The use of outdated test norms and other practices has been identified as a partial explanation for the reporting of "above-average"…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, National Norms
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Burstein, Leigh – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
The purpose of this article is to comment on practice in the use of existing data bases in program evaluation and school improvement and to explore directions for increased and improved use. (BW)
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization
Burstein, Leigh; Sirotnik, Kenneth A. – 1984
This is one of a series of reports based on an ongoing reality test of systemic evaluation for instructional decision making. This feasibility study is being carried out by the Center for the Study of Evaluation with the Laboratory in School and Community Relations at a suburban Los Angeles high school (called Site A). Viewing a school as a…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Environment, Evaluation Methods, High Schools