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Download full textWainer, Howard; And Others – 1992
Four researchers at the Educational Testing Service describe what they consider some of the most vexing research problems they face. While these problems are not completely statistical, they all have major statistical components. Following the introduction (section 1), in section 2, "Problems with the Simultaneous Estimation of Many True…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Educational Research, Estimation (Mathematics)
Wright, Douglas; Cohen, Michael P. – 1993
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently expanded its national survey to include state representative samples on a trial basis. In 1992, the NAEP undertook studied non-response in the trial assessment through two simulation projects. The first looked at state assessments that were similar to NAEP tests for states with low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Simulation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Levine, Roger; Rathbun, Amy; Selden, Ramsay; Davis, Andrew – 1998
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the only accurate and credible indicator of educational performance capable of informing about national trends and state differences in student achievement, serves many different constituencies whose opinions must figure heavily in determining the future directions of the NAEP. To identify,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Research
