ERIC Number: ED603379
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-May
Pages: 128
Abstractor: As Provided
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Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment: Measuring the Performance of Grade 3, 4, and 5 Students in Number (Whole Numbers and Fractions), Operations, and Algebraic Thinking in Fall 2015. Research Report No. 2018-24
Schoen, Robert C.; Anderson, Daniel; Riddell, Claire M.; Bauduin, Charity
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This report provides a description of the development process, field testing, and psychometric properties of the fall 2015 grades 3-5 Elementary Mathematics Student Assessment (EMSA), a student mathematics test designed to be administered in a whole-group setting to students in grades 3, 4, and 5. The test was administered to 2,614 participating grade 3, 4, and 5 students in 266 classrooms located in 10 public school districts in Florida during fall 2015. Focused on number (including whole number and fractions), operations, and algebraic thinking, the student assessment was designed to serve as a baseline measure of student achievement for use as a covariate in a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a teacher professional development program on student learning. [This report was prepared by the Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (FCR-STEM) within the Learning Systems Institute.]
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Number Concepts, Fractions, Algebra, Mathematics Tests, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Field Tests, Public Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Scoring, Test Items, Item Response Theory, Test Reliability, Predictive Validity, Scaling
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Florida Department of Education
Authoring Institution: Florida State University, Learning Systems Institute (LSI)
Identifiers - Location: Florida
Grant or Contract Numbers: 3712355B5C001; 3712356B6C001; 3712357B7C004