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Chen, Chia-Wen; Andersson, Björn; Zhu, Jinxin – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2023
The certainty of response index (CRI) measures respondents' confidence level when answering an item. In conjunction with the answers to the items, previous studies have used descriptive statistics and arbitrary thresholds to identify student knowledge profiles with the CRIs. Whereas this approach overlooked the measurement error of the observed…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Test Items
Nevels, Nevels – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The dissertation study reported here describes various policies and strategies used by school districts that impact student performance on the Missouri Algebra 1 End-of- Course (EOC) assessment. Analysis of state testing data, teacher survey data, and interview data were used to describe policies and strategies used by 42 teachers and…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Policy, Educational Strategies, Mathematics Achievement
Haynie, Glenda; Kellogg, Athena – Wake County Public School System, 2008
This study examined practices of teachers in Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) high school Algebra I classes. Regression analyses of standardized state testing results allowed for identification of the most effective and least effective Algebra I teachers and schools. The study used surveys, observations, and focus group interviews to compare and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra