Describing Performance Standards: Validity of the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Level Descriptors as Characterizations of Mathematics Performance.

Burstein, Leigh; Koretz, Daniel; Linn, Robert; Sugrue, Brenda; Novak, John; Baker, Eva L.; Harris, Elizabeth Lewis

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ERIC Number: EJ557722

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Describing Performance Standards: Validity of the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Level Descriptors as Characterizations of Mathematics Performance.

Burstein, Leigh; Koretz, Daniel; Linn, Robert; Sugrue, Brenda; Novak, John; Baker, Eva L.; Harris, Elizabeth Lewis

Educational Assessment, v3 n1 p9-51 1995-1996

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 standards-based reporting and NAEP results are offered. (SLD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, National Surveys, Performance Factors, Research Reports, Standards, Test Results, Test Validity

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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